Sanjay Nishad
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Sanjay Nishad | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Fisheries Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 25 March 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2021 | |
| Constituency | Nominated By Governor |
| President-Founder of NISHAD Party | |
| Assumed office 7 June 2013 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 June 1965 Chaumukha, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Party | NISHAD Party |
| Other political affiliations | National Democratic Alliance |
| Children | 3 sons:Praveen Kumar Nishad, Amit Nishad, Sarvan Kumar Nishad. |
Sanjay Nishad (born 7 June 1965) is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh serving as a cabinet minister in the Second Yogi Adityanath ministry. He has been a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council since 2021. As a member of the Nishad caste, he founded the NISHAD Party in 2016.[1][2][3][4]
Sanjay Nishad was born to a Nishad family on 7 June 1965 in Chaumukha, Gorakhpur. He completed a course in electrohomeopathy. He initiated a struggle to get this course recognised as a medical discipline, and founded the Purvanchal Medical Electro Homeopathy Association in 2002 and became its president.[5] Before forming the NISHAD Party, he ran a clinic at Geeta Vatika Road, Gorakhpur for a decade.[6][7][8]