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'''Kunwer Singh Nishad''' (born 1971)<ref name=":0" /> is an Indian politician from [[Chhattisgarh]] who is an MLA from [[Gunderdehi Assembly constituency]] in [[Balod district|Balod District]]. He won the [[2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election]], representing the Indian National Congress.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-03 |title=Gunderdehi Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/gunderdehi-election-result-2023-live-updates-and-highlights-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-8687558.html |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-03 |title=Gunderdehi Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: INC's Kunwer Singh Nishad with 103191 defeats BJP's Virendra Sahu |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/gunderdehi-assembly-election-results-2023-live-2470879-2023-12-03 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Nishad is from [[Gunderdehi]], Balod District, Chhattisgarh. He is the son of Dukhwaram. He completed his M.A. in 1995 at [[Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University]], Raipur.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Kunwer Singh Nishad(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- GUNDERDEHI(BALOD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/Chhattisgarh2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=325 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=myneta.info}}</ref>

== Career ==
Nishad won from Gunderdehi Assembly constituency representing the [[Indian National Congress]] in the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election. He polled 103,191 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Virendra Sahu of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], by a margin of 14,863 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Live |first=A. B. P. |date=2023-12-03 |title=Gunderdehi Election Result 2023 Live: Inc Candidate Kunwer Singh Nishad Wins From Gunderdehi |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/gunderdehi-election-result-2023-live-updates-constituency-vote-counting-winner-loser-bjp-congress-jcc-chhattisgarh-assembly-election-results-news-1647397 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-03 |title=Gunderdehi, Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: Gunderdehi सीट पर INC प्रत्याशीKunwer Singh Nishad की जीत |url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/story/gunderdehi-chhattisgarh-assembly-election-results-2023-live-1830650-2023-12-03 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=आज तक |language=hi}}</ref> He first became an MLA winning the [[2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election]] defeating his nearest rival, Deepak Tarachand Sahu of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], by a huge margin of 55,394 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gunderdehi Constituency Election Results 2023: Gunderdehi Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/chhattisgarh/constituency-show/gunderdehi |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:1971 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:Chhattisgarh MLAs 2023–2028]]
[[Category:People from Balod district]]
[[Category:Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University alumni]]

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