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Neeraj Kushwaha Maurya

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Neeraj Kushwaha Maurya
Member of Parliament
In office
June 2024 – Present
Preceded byDharmendra Kumar | Kashyap
ConstituencyAonla
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
2007–2017
Preceded bySharadveer Singh
Succeeded bySharadveer Singh
ConstituencyJalalabad
Personal details
Born (1969-07-07) 7 July 1969 (age 55)
Lucknow district
NationalityIndian
Political partySamajwadi Party
SpouseRashmi Maurya
Children1 son and 1 daughter
ParentLate Nalneesh Maurya (father)
ResidenceShahjahanpur district
Alma materVidyant Hindu Post Graduation College, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University
ProfessionFarmer and politician
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Neeraj Kushwaha Maurya (Hindi: नीरज कुशवाहा मौर्य; born 7 July 1969[2]) is a leader of Samajwadi Party & Hon'ble Member of Parliament from Aonla Lok Sabha Constituency, Aonla, Uttar Pradesh. He is a former member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[2][1] Initially, he was associated with Bahujan Samaj Party and has been an MLA from 2007 to 2017, elected twice from Jalalabad constituency in 2007 and 2012.[3][4][5] In 2017, he left the BSP to join the Bharatiya Janata Party and played a key role in the Jalalabad Nagar Palika election.[6] But he left the party soon afterwards and finally joined SP in 2022.[7]

Early life and education

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Neeraj Kushawaha was born in Samesi Lucknow. He attended the Vidyant Hindu PG College and attained Bachelor's degree.[1][2] He belongs to Koeri caste.[8]

Political career

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Neeraj Kushawaha has been an MLA for two terms. He represented the Jalalabad constituency and was a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party political party.[1][2] In 2024 Indian general election, he was made a candidate of Samajwadi Party from Aonla Lok Sabha constituency. He won this seat to become the member of Indian parliament for the first time.[9]

Posts held

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# From To Position Comments
01 2012 2017 Member, 16th Legislative Assembly
02 2007 2012 Member, 15th Legislative Assembly

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Member Profile" (PDF). Legislative Assembly official website. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  3. ^ "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  4. ^ "2007 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  5. ^ "All MLAs from constituency". elections.in. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Three former BSP MLAs join BJP". 15 October 2017. Archived from the original on 9 June 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Profile of members of 15th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Result 2024". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.