Neeraj Kushwaha Maurya Explained

Neeraj Kushwaha Maurya
Office:Member of Parliament
Term Start:June 2024
Term End:Present
Predecessor:Dharmendra Kumar Kashyap
Constituency:Aonla
Birth Date:1969 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Lucknow district
Parents:Late Nalneesh Maurya (father)
Nationality:Indian
Party:Samajwadi Party
Spouse:Rashmi Maurya
Children:1 son and 1 daughter
Residence:Shahjahanpur district
Alma Mater:Vidyant Hindu Post Graduation College, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University
Profession:Farmer and politician
Footnotes:[1]

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] 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

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

Political career

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] 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

From To Position Comments
01 2012 2017
02 2007 2012

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Candidate affidavit . My neta.info . December 16, 2015 . 22 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222105247/http://myneta.info/up2012/candidate.php?candidate_id=2046 . live .
  2. News: Member Profile. Legislative Assembly official website. December 16, 2015 .
  3. News: 2012 Election Results. Election Commission of India website. December 16, 2015. 8 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130508084526/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_UP2012.pdf. live.
  4. News: 2007 Election Results. Election Commission of India website. December 16, 2015. 13 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180713102642/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2007/StatReport_AS_2007_UTTAR_PRADESH.pdf. live.
  5. News: All MLAs from constituency . elections.in . December 16, 2015 . 22 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222172538/http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/jalalabad.html . live .
  6. Web site: Three former BSP MLAs join BJP . 15 October 2017 . 16 April 2024 . 9 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180609035818/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/three-former-bsp-mlas-join-bjp-4891908/ . live .
  7. Web site: Archived copy . 16 April 2024 . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220117080100/https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar-pradesh/shahjahanpur/kalan/news/former-mla-neeraj-kushwaha-maurya-joined-sp-won-the-same-assembly-seat-twice-129300278.html . live .
  8. Web site: Profile of members of 15th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. 7 June 2024.
  9. Web site: Result 2024. Election Commission of India. 5 June 2024. 6 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240606015510/https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseS2424.htm. live.