Ajay Nishad

Ajay Nishad is an Indian politician and the ex member of parliament from Muzaffarpur. He won the 2014 and the 2019 general election being a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate.^[1][2][3] He is the son of former Minister Jai Narain Prasad Nishad. Nishad had earlier contested and lost two assembly elections as a Rashtriya Janata Dal candidate from Kurhani and Sahebganj constituencies respectively.^[4]

Ajay Nishad
Member of parliament for Muzaffarpur
In office 16 May 2014 – 4 June 2024
Preceded by	Jai Narain Prasad Nishad
Constituency	Muzaffarpur
Personal details
Born	(1966-10-02) 2 October 1966 (age 58) Hajipur, Bihar, India
Political party	Indian National Congress (2 April 2024 - Present)
Other political affiliations	Bharatiya Janata Party (Resigned on 2 April 2024) Rashtriya Janata Dal
Spouse	Rama Nishad
Residence	Muzaffarpur
Alma mater	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University
Website	https://ajaynishad.in/

Election results

General Election, 2014: Muzaffarpur^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Ajay Nishad	4,69,295	49.46	+49.46
	INC	Akhilesh Prasad Singh	2,46,873	26.02	+8.60
	JD(U)	Bijendra Chaudhary	85,140	8.97	−22.40
	SS	Ashok Kumar Jha	19,945	2.10	+2.10
	RAJVP	Raghvendra Pratap Singh	13,283	1.40	+1.40
	NOTA	None Of The Above	9,690	1.02	+1.02
Margin of victory			2,22,422	23.44	+15.76
Turnout			9,48,887	63.10	+16.69
	BJP gain from JD(U)		Swing	+49.46