Ajay Nishad is an Indian politician and the current member of parliament from Muzaffarpur. He won the 2014 and the 2019 general election being a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate. 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.
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Ajay Nishad
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| Member of parliament for Muzaffarpur |
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| Assumed office 16 May 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Jai Narain Prasad Nishad |
| Constituency | Muzaffarpur |
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2 October 1966 |
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| Political party |  Indian National Congress(02 April 2024 – Present) |
| Other political affiliations |
 Bharatiya Janata Party(Resigned on 02 April 2024)  Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Spouse | Rama Nishad |
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| Residence | Muzaffarpur |
| Alma mater | Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | |
| SHS | 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 | |||