Neeraj Shekhar

Neeraj Shekhar Singh (born 10 November 1968) is an Indian politician. He is the son of the former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar and Duja Devi. 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.

Neeraj Shekhar Singh
Member of Parliament for Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
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	(1968-11-10) 10 November 1968 Ibrahimpatti, Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)	Dr. Sushma Shekhar
Children	2

In 2009, he was re-elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from the same constituency.[1] Currently, he is a Rajya Sabha member.[2]

His election campaign was supported by Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India and former Bharatiya Janata Party MP Rajnath Singh.[3][4] He left Samajwadi Party on 15 July 2019 and resigned as Rajya Sabha MP on same date and joined Bharatiya Janata Party.

References

1. "Detailed Profile: Shri Neeraj Shekhar Singh". india.gov.in website. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
2. "outlookindia.com| wired". Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2008.
3. Zee News - Stiff challenge for BSP in Ballia LS by-poll
4. Solidarity Network Last UpDates: 11 20 URGENT_actions>

Lok Sabha
Preceded by Chandra Shekhar	Member of Parliament for Ballia 2007 – 2014	Succeeded by Bharat Singh
Rajya Sabha
Preceded by Avtar Singh Karimpuri	Member of Parliament for Rajya Sabha (Uttar Pradesh) 2014 - 2019	Succeeded by Vacant