Neeraj Shekhar

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

Neeraj Shekhar Singh (born 10 November 1968) is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party.

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Early life

He was born in Ibrahimpatti in Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh. He belongs to a Rajput family [1] and he is the son of the former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar and Duja Devi. [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. [4] Currently, he is a Rajya Sabha member. [5]

His election campaign was supported by Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India and former Bharatiya Janata Party MP Rajnath Singh. [6] [7] He left Samajwadi Party on 15 July 2019 and resigned as Rajya Sabha MP on same date and joined Bharatiya Janata Party. [8]

Personal life

He is married Sushma Shekhar and has 2 children. [9]

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References

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  2. "Shri Neeraj Shekhar | National Portal of India". www.india.gov.in. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
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Lok Sabha
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Ballia

2007 – 2014
Succeeded by
Rajya Sabha
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Rajya Sabha (Uttar Pradesh)

2014 - 2019
Succeeded by