Neeraj Kushwaha Maurya

Indian politician

Neeraj Kushwaha Maurya


Member of Parliament
In office June 2024 – Present
Preceded by	Dharmendra Kumar Kashyap
Constituency	Aonla

Personal details
Born	(1969-07-07) 7 July 1969 (age 54) Lucknow district
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Samajwadi Party
Spouse	Rashmi Maurya
Children	1 son and 1 daughter
Parent	Late Nalneesh Maurya (father)
Residence	Shahjahanpur district
Alma mater	Vidyant Hindu Post Graduation College, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University
Profession	Farmer 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

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

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

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

References

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