Jai Prakash Nishad (Gorakhpur)

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Jai Prakash Nishad
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Member of Parliament
Rajya Sabha
In office
2020–2022
Alma mater Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University
ProfessionPolitician

Jai Prakash Nishad is an Indian politician. He is a Member of Parliament, representing Uttar Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament representing the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a Minister of State in Uttar Pradesh, from 2008-2009. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Personal life

Nishad is a graduate. He completed his studies from D.P.G College Deoria and Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University in 1998. [1]

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