Neeraj Shekhar
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Neeraj Shekhar Singh (born 10 November 1968) is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a Lok Sabha MP for 2 terms and a Rajya Sabha MP as a Samajwadi Party member. He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2019 and became a Rajya Sabha MP again.
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][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 same date and joined Bharatiya Janata Party.[9][10]
Personal life
He is married Sushma Shekhar and has 2 children.[11]
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