Jai Narain Prasad Nishad

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 has been 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.

Cap (Retd.) Jai Narain Nishad with the Indian Activist Dr Harikumar Pallathadka in June 2013

Disqualified from parliament

Nishad was a member of BJP when he was disqualified 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 for switching sides.[6] He was removed as a member of Rajya Sabha.

He changed to five political parties fifteen times but got elected from the same seat five times.[7][8]

gollark: Independence: no, you are required to follow server rules.
gollark: Well, power... nope, not at all.
gollark: What would it actually give you in terms of benefits?
gollark: But why?
gollark: /warp choruscity

References
  1. "Former Union Minister Jai Narain Prasad Nishad passes away at 88". Newsd www.newsd.in. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  2. Lok Sabha
  3. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/miscellaneous_statistics/PresdElec/Members_LS.pdf
  4. Members Page
  5. Member's Web Site
  6. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/BJP-MP-disqualified/article15204599.ece
  7. Another JD(U) leader Captain Jai Narayan Nishad meets Narendra Modi, calls him a 'good king' : East, News - India Today
  8. MP Jai Narain Prasad roots for Narendra Modi as India's next PM - India - DNA
Lok Sabha
Preceded by
George Fernandes		 Member of Parliament
for Muzaffarpur
1996 – 2004		 Succeeded by
George Fernandes
Preceded by
George Fernandes		 Member of Parliament
for Muzaffarpur
2009 – 2014		 Succeeded by
Ajay Nishad



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