Neeraj Shekhar Singh (born 10 October 1968) is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was a Lok Sabha MP from Ballia and a Rajya Sabha MP
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.
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. However, he was defeated in 2014 by Bharat Singh of BJP. Currently, he is a Rajya Sabha member.
His election campaign was supported by Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India and former Bharatiya Janata Party MP Rajnath Singh.Zee News - Stiff challenge for BSP in Ballia LS by-pollSolidarity Network Last UpDates: 11 20 URGENT_actions> He left Samajwadi Party on 15 July 2019 and resigned as Rajya Sabha MP on the same date and joined the BJP.
Personal life He is married Sushma Shekhar and has 2 children.
Elections Contested Lok Sabha Rajya Sabha PositionParty Constituency From To Tenure Remarks Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha(1st Term) Uttar Pradesh 26 November2014 15 July2019 Resignation before term end on 25/11/2020 Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha(2nd Term) 20 August2019 25 November2020 elected in bye-election resignation by himself Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha(3rd Term) 26 November2020 25 November2026
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