Kajal Nishad

{{Short description|Indian actress}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Kajal Nishad

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| birth_name =Kajli

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1982|06|01}}

| birth_place = Bhachau, Gujarat, India

| other names = Kajal 'Kajju' Nishad

| occupation = Actor, poet, Politician, Comedian

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| spouse = Sanjay Nishad

|party= Bhartiya Janta Party, Indian National Congress

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Kajal Nishad (born 1 June 1982) is an Indian actress and politician. She has acted in a number of TV series and Bhojpuri films, though is best known for her character Chameli in the SAB TV comedy soap Lapataganj (2009-2010) and Bhojpuri film Shaadi Biyah.{{cite news |title=Actor kajal nishad to contest election |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-10/news-interviews/30262536_1_contest-actor-election |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411040945/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-10/news-interviews/30262536_1_contest-actor-election |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 April 2013 |date=10 October 2011 |work=The Times of India |access-date=14 February 2013}} She was engaged in another of the channel's serial, Tota Weds Maina, where she portrayed the role of Ram Katori Chachi. She also played the role of Kanak Tripathi in Colors TV's Ishq Ka Rang Safed.{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Kajal-to-play-Mishals-mother-in-Filmfarms-next/articleshow/47786202.cms |title=Kajal to play Mishal's mother in Filmfarm's next |publisher=The Times of India |work=The Times Group |date=23 June 2015 |access-date=11 February 2016 |author=Neha Maheshwari}} She contested the 2012 Uttar Pradesh election from Gorakhpur (Rural) constituency on an Indian National Congress (INC) candidacy and is contesting the 2024 general election from Gorakhpur Lok Sabha constituency on a Samajwadi Party (SP) candidacy as a part of the INDIA Alliance.