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]

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][9]

Personal life

He is married Sushma Shekhar and has 2 children.[10]

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. ^ "outlookindia.com| wired". Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2008.
  6. ^ Zee News - Stiff challenge for BSP in Ballia LS by-poll
  7. ^ Solidarity Network Last UpDates: 11 20 URGENT_actions>[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Members : Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.194. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  10. ^ 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 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


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