Jai Narain Prasad Nishad
Indian politician
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Jai Narain Prasad Nishad (18 November 1930 – 24 December 2018)[1] was an Indian politician and member of parliament from Muzaffarpur Lok Sabha Constituency in the Indian State of Bihar.[2][3] He was a Union Minister for State in 1996-1998 and a member of Lok Sabha five times and a former member of Rajya Sabha.[4] He was a member of Janata Dal (United) and with the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2][3][4][5] His son, Ajay Nishad is the MP of Muzaffarpur.
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Jai Narain Prasad Nishad | |
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| Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Non-Conventional Energy Sources | |
| In office 21 February 1997 – 10 January 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| Succeeded by | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment and Forests | |
| In office 29 June 1996 – 21 February 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| Preceded by | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| Succeeded by | Saifuddin Soz |
| Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests | |
| In office 1 June 1996 – 29 June 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| Minister | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2009 – 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | George Fernandes |
| Succeeded by | Ajay Nishad |
| Constituency | Muzaffarpur |
| In office 12 May 1996 – 13 May 2004 | |
| Preceded by | George Fernandes |
| Succeeded by | George Fernandes |
| Constituency | Muzaffarpur |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 8 July 2004 – 26 March 2008 | |
| Succeeded by | Rajiv Pratap Rudy |
| Constituency | Bihar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 November 1930 |
| Died | 24 December 2018 (aged 88) |
| Party | Janata Dal (United) |
Other political affiliations | |
| Children | Ajay Nishad |
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Disqualified from parliament
Nishad was a member of BJP when he was disqualified for switching sides as a member of Rajya Sabha in April 2008 under the Anti-defection Law by the Vice President of India who is also the chairman of Rajya Sabha.[6] He was removed as a member of Rajya Sabha.
During his political career, he changed to five political parties fifteen times but got elected from the same seat five times.[7][8]