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Neeraj Kushwaha Maurya
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
4 June 2024
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 57)
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Political partySamajwadi Party
Spouse(s)Rashmi Maurya
Children1 son and 1 daughter
Parent(s)Late 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 (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; hi; born 7 July 1969[2]) is a leader of Samajwadi Party & Hon'ble Member of Parliament from Aonla Lok Sabha Constituency, Aonla, Uttar Pradesh.[3] 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.[4][5][6] In 2017, he left the BSP to join the Bharatiya Janata Party and played a key role in the Jalalabad Nagar Palika election.[7] But he left the party soon afterwards and finally joined SP in 2022.[8]

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Neeraj Kushawaha was born in Samesi Lucknow. He attended the Vidyant Hindu PG College and attained Bachelor's degree.[1][2] He belongs to kushwaha caste.[9]

Political career[edit | edit source]

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.[10]

Posts held[edit | edit source]

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

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Member Profile" (PDF). Legislative Assembly official website. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  3. "Party changers | Shifting hues". India Today. 13 July 2024. Archived from the original on 2 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  4. "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  5. "2007 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  6. "All MLAs from constituency". elections.in. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  7. "Three former BSP MLAs join BJP". 15 October 2017. Archived from the original on 9 June 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  8. "Former MLA Neeraj Kushwaha Maurya joined SP, won the same assembly seat twice | पूर्व विधायक नीरज कुशवाहा मौर्य ने थामा सपा का दामन, दो बार एक ही विधानसभा सीट पर जीते - Dainik Bhaskar". Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  9. "Profile of members of 15th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  10. "Result 2024". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.

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