Overview
Sanjay Nishad (born 7 June 1965) is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh. He is the founder of the Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal (NISHAD) Party, which he established in 2016 to represent the interests of the Nishad community and other allied groups.
Nishad has served as a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council since 2021. He holds office as a cabinet minister in the second ministry of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Uttar Pradesh.
He belongs to the Nishad caste, a community traditionally associated with riverine occupations in northern India. His political work has been closely linked to the formation and growth of the NISHAD Party, which functions in the political landscape of Uttar Pradesh.
References
Adapted from the English Wikipedia article on Sanjay Nishad.