Neeraj Kushwaha Maurya ( hi, नीरज कुशवाहा मौर्य; born 7 July 1969
) is a leader of
Samajwadi Party
The Samajwadi Party ( SP; translation: ''Socialist Party'', founded 4 October 1992) is a Socialism, socialist political party in India, headquartered in New Delhi but mainly based in Uttar Pradesh, with significant presence in other states as w ...
& Hon'ble Member of Parliament from
Aonla Lok Sabha Constituency
Aonla Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest cou ...
,
Aonla, Uttar Pradesh. He is a former member of the
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
Initially, he was associated with
Bahujan Samaj Party
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is a national level political party in India that was formed to represent Bahujans (literally means "community in majority"), referring to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes (OBC), alon ...
and has been an
MLA from 2007 to 2017, elected twice from
Jalalabad constituency in 2007 and 2012.
In 2017, he left the BSP to join the
Bharatiya Janata Party and played a key role in the
Jalalabad Nagar Palika election. But he left the party soon afterwards and finally joined SP in 2022.
Early life and education
Neeraj Kushawaha was born in
Samesi Lucknow. He attended the
Vidyant Hindu PG College and attained
Bachelor's degree.
He belongs to
Koeri
The Koeri (spelt as Koiry or Koiri) and also referred to as Kushwaha and Maurya in several parts of North India are an Indian non-elite caste, found largely in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, whose traditional occupation was agriculture. According ...
caste.
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
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is a national level political party in India that was formed to represent Bahujans (literally means "community in majority"), referring to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes (OBC), alon ...
political party.
In 2024 Indian general election, he was made a candidate of
Samajwadi Party
The Samajwadi Party ( SP; translation: ''Socialist Party'', founded 4 October 1992) is a Socialism, socialist political party in India, headquartered in New Delhi but mainly based in Uttar Pradesh, with significant presence in other states as w ...
from
Aonla Lok Sabha constituency
Aonla Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest cou ...
. He won this seat to become the member of Indian parliament for the first time.
Posts held
See also
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Jalalabad (UP Assembly constituency)
Jalalabad Assembly constituency is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Shahjahanpur district and one of the five assembly constituencies in the Shahjahanpur Lok Sabha constit ...
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Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
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Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
References
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Bahujan Samaj Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2007–2012
Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2012–2017
People from Shahjahanpur district
1969 births
Living people
Samajwadi Party politicians
21st-century Indian politicians
People from Lucknow district
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University alumni
India MPs 2024–2029