Praveen Kumar Nishad (born 19 February 1989) is an Indian politician and a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.

He is a member of Lok Sabha from Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh since 2019 elections.

[1] He is an engineer with a degree from Gautam Buddh Technical University, Lucknow.

[2][3] For the 2018 by-elections to Phulpur and Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seats, Samajwadi Party tied up with a number of smaller parties, including Nishad Party to extend its social base beyond Yadavs and Muslims.

[2] One year later, he joined BJP, and was elected to Lok Sabha in 2019 from Sant Kabir Nagar seat.