Neeraj Kushwaha Maurya | |
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Member of Parliament | |
In office June 2024 – Present | |
Preceded by | Dharmendra Kumar Kashyap |
Constituency | Aonla |
Personal details | |
Born | Lucknow district | 7 July 1969
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]
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]
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]
# | From | To | Position | Comments |
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01 | 2012 | 2017 | Member, 16th Legislative Assembly | |
02 | 2007 | 2012 | Member, 15th Legislative Assembly |