NISHAD Party

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Nishad Party
Leader Sanjay Nishad
Lok Sabha  LeaderPravin Nishad
Founded16 August 2016;9 years ago (2016-08-16)
Youth wing Nishad Raj Youth
Ideology Nishads Interest
Political position Centre-left
Colours  Maroon
ECI Statusregistered unrecognized party
Alliance
Seats in  Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha
6 / 403
Seats in  Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad
1 / 100
Election symbol
BHOJAN KI THALI
Website
nishadparty.com

Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal is a political party in India. It was founded on 16 August 2016. [1] The party was formed for empowerment of Nishad, Kewats, Bind, Beldar, Mallah, Sahani, Kashyap, and Gondi communities whose traditional occupations centred on rivers, such as boatmen or fishermen. Its founder, Sanjay Nishad, is a former member of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). According to Nishad, a separate party representing these communities was essential as they had played an integral role in the victories of BSP and Samajwadi Party. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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The Nishad Party nominated 100 candidates in various constituencies in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election in alliance with Peace Party of India, the Apna Dal and the Jan Adhikar Party. [3] In the election swept by the BJP, the NISHAD party won only the Gyanpur constituency. [6] Party leader Sanjay Nishad came third in Gorakhpur Rural, polling 35,000 votes, against 83,686 votes by the winner Bipin Singh. [7]

For the 2018 by-elections to Phulpur and Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seats, Samajwadi Party united with several smaller parties, including Nishad Party, to extend its social base beyond Yadavs and Muslims. Sanjay Nishad's son, Praveen Kumar Nishad was selected as the Samajwadi candidate in Gorakhpur, where the Nishad community is the second-largest demographic group. [7] [8] In a major upset, Praveen Nishad wrested the seat from BJP, which had not lost the seat since 1989. The victory margin was 21,000 votes. [9]

Nishad party contested the 2022 UP State Election in alliance with BJP and won six seats. [10] [11]

Election Performance

Assembly Elections

Vidhan Sabha TermUP ElectionsSeats contestedSeats won% of votesParty VotesRef
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
17th Vidhan Sabha 2017 720.70%9,30,785 [12]
18th Vidhan Sabha 2022 170.91%8,40,584

2022

2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Majhawan [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NISHAD Vinod Kumar Bind 103,235 42.07
SP Rohit Shukla69,64828.38
BSP Pusplata Bind52,99021.59
INC Shiv Shanker Chaudhary3,3991.39
NOTA None of the Above 2,7461.12
AAP Prakash Chand Tripathi [14] 2,3610.96
Majority 33,58713.69
Turnout 2,45,391
NISHAD gain from BJP Swing

Election results

2022

NISHAD Party member Vipul Dubey won in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, defeating Samajwadi Party candidate, Ram Kishore Bind, by a margin of 6231 votes.

2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Gyanpur [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NISHAD Vipul Dubey 73,446 34.12
SP Ram Kishore Bind [15] 6721531.23

References

  1. ↑ "Nishad party's 'show of strength' on August 16". The Times of India. 11 August 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  2. ↑ Mishra, Pranshu (2 March 2017). "Nishad and Peace Party Alliance May Spoil BJP, SP, BSP Fortunes in East UP". News18. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  3. 1 2 Gupta, Smita (28 February 2017). "Nishad Party's idea of power". The Hindu .
  4. ↑ "UP elections 2017: As polls draw to a close, Nishads may consolidate under 'own party'". The Indian Express. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Nishad Party: Why Gorakhpur's river communities could drown SP, BJP & BSP". CatchNews.com. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF UTTAR PRADESH" (PDF). ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA. 6 March 2012.
  7. 1 2 "Gorakhpur: NISHAD candidate to fight on SP symbol". Economic Times. 19 February 2018.
  8. ↑ Aviral Virk. "UP Bypolls: Consolidating Nishad Vote Key to Winning Gorakhpur". The Quint.
  9. ↑ "How 29-year-old Praveen Kumar Nishad shook off 29-year hold of BJP in Gorakhpur". Times of India. 15 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "निषाद पार्टी के अध्यक्ष संजय निषाद भी बने मंत्री, हैं विधान परिषद के सदस्य". Aaj Tak (in Hindi). 25 March 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "UP Election Result: भाजपा के साथ से मिली पहचान, मिला चौथे नंबर की पार्टी का मान...जानिए कैसे बदल गई निषाद पार्टी". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  12. ↑ "2017 Vidhan Sabha / Assembly election results Uttar Pradesh". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  13. 1 2 "State Election, 2022 to the Legislative Assembly Of Uttar Pradesh". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India . Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  14. ↑ Bhandari, Shashwat (16 January 2022). "AAP announces 150 candidates for UP elections 2022 | Check complete list". indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  15. ↑ "Dharmaraj Bind".
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