Neeraj Shekhar Singh (born 10 November 1968) is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Neeraj Shekhar Singh | |
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Member of Parliament for Rajya Sabha | |
Assumed office 19 August 2019 | |
Preceded by | Himself |
Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
In office 26 November 2014 – 15 July 2019 | |
Preceded by | Avtar Singh Karimpuri |
Succeeded by | Himself |
Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
Member of Parliament for Lok Sabha | |
In office 16 May 2009 – 15 May 2014 | |
Preceded by | Himself |
Succeeded by | Bharat Singh |
Constituency | Ballia |
In office January 2008 – 15 May 2009 | |
Preceded by | Chandra Shekhar |
Succeeded by | Himself |
Constituency | Ballia |
Personal details | |
Born | Ibrahimpatti, Uttar Pradesh, India | 10 November 1968
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Other political affiliations | Samajwadi Party, Samajwadi Janata Party |
Spouse | Sushma Shekhar |
Children | 2 |
Parents |
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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]
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]
He is married Sushma Shekhar and has 2 children.[9]