Neeraj Shekhar

• Chandra Shekhar (father)
• Duja Devi (mother)

Neeraj Shekhar Singh
Shekhar in BJP Office in 2019
Member of Parliament for Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 August 2019

Neeraj Shekhar Singh (born 10 November 1968) is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was a Lok Sabha MP for 2 terms and a Rajya Sabha MP as a Samajwadi Party member. He joined the BJP in 2019 and became a Rajya Sabha MP again.

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]

References

1. Chand, Attar (1991). The Long March: Profile of Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar. Mittal Publications. ISBN   978-81-7099-272-1.
2. "Shri Neeraj Shekhar | National Portal of India". www.india.gov.in. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
3. "Detailed Profile: Shri Neeraj Shekhar Singh". india.gov.in website. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
4. "Bharat Singh of BJP defeats sitting SP MP Neeraj Shekhar". The Times of India . 16 May 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
5. "Parrikar, 9 others elected unopposed to RS". Business Standard. 13 November 2014. Archived from the original on 1 June 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
6. "outlookindia.com| wired". Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2008.
7. Zee News - Stiff challenge for BSP in Ballia LS by-poll
8. Solidarity Network Last UpDates: 11 20 URGENT_actions> ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
9. The Hindu (16 July 2019). "Former PM and SP leader Chandra Shekhar's son Neeraj Shekhar joins BJP". Archived from the original on 5 October 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
10. "Members : Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.194. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
11. Staff (12 September 2007). "Chandra Shekhar's elder son accuses SP of breaking family unity". One India. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

Lok Sabha
Preceded by Chandra Shekhar	Member of Parliament for Ballia 2007 – 2014	Succeeded by Bharat Singh
Rajya Sabha
Preceded by Avtar Singh Karimpuri	Member of Parliament for Rajya Sabha (Uttar Pradesh) 2014 - 2019	Succeeded by Vacant