Praveen Kumar Nishad Member of Parliament Incumbent Assumed office 14 March 2018 Preceded by Yogi Adityanath Constituency Gorakhpur (by-election) Personal details Nationality Indian Political party Bharatiya Janata Party (2019-Incumbent) Samajwadi Party (2017-19) Father Sanjay Nishad Alma mater Gautam Buddh Technical University, Lucknow