Neeraj Shekhar
Indian politician
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Neeraj Shekhar (born 10 October 1968) is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was a Lok Sabha MP from Ballia and a Rajya Sabha MP
Neeraj Shekhar | |
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Neeraj Shekhar in 2019 | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 26 November 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Avtar Singh Karimpuri |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office January 2008 – 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Chandra Shekhar |
| Succeeded by | Bharat Singh |
| Constituency | Ballia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 November 1968 Ibrahimpatti, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Samajwadi Party, Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) |
| Spouse | Sushma Shekhar |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents |
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Early life
He was born to the former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar and Duja Devi, in Ibrahimpatti in Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh. He belongs to a Rajput family.[1][2]
Political career
On 29 December 2007, he contested and won from the Ballia constituency as a Samajwadi Party candidate, in the by-election held due to the death of his father. He got over 295,000 votes.
In 2009, he was re-elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from the same constituency.[3] However, he was defeated in 2014 by Bharat Singh of BJP.[4] Currently, he is a Rajya Sabha member.[5][6]
His election campaign was supported by Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India and former Bharatiya Janata Party MP Rajnath Singh.[7][8] He left Samajwadi Party on 15 July 2019 and resigned as Rajya Sabha MP on the same date and joined the BJP.[9][10]
Personal life
He is married Sushma Shekhar and has 2 children.[11]
Elections Contested
Lok Sabha
Rajya Sabha
| Position | Party | Constituency | From | To | Tenure | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (1st Term) |
SP | Uttar Pradesh | 26 November 2014 |
15 July 2019 |
4 years, 231 days | Resignation before term end on 25/11/2020 | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (2nd Term) |
BJP | 20 August 2019 |
25 November 2020 |
1 year, 97 days | elected in bye-election resignation by himself | ||
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (3rd Term) |
26 November 2020 |
25 November 2026 |
5 years, 364 days | ||||
