Neeraj Nayar
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Neeraj Nayar
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|08|17|df=y}}
| office = Member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| constituency = Chamba Assembly constituency
| term_start = 8 December 2022
| predecessor = Pawan Nayyar, BJP
| term_end =
| successor =
| nationality = {{flag|India}}n
| party =20px Indian National Congress
|spouse = Bharti Nayar
| parents = Sagar Chand
Nayar Chanchal Nayar
| occupation = Politician
| profession =
| birth_place = Mohalla Upper, Julakari Chamba Town, Tehsil & District Chamba, Himachal Pradesh
}}
Neeraj Nayar (born 17 August 1971) is the Indian politician from Himachal Pradesh. He is a member of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing Chamba.{{cite web |title=14th Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) |url=https://hpvidhansabha.nic.in/Member/Details/501 |website=Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly |access-date=25 January 2023}} He won 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.{{cite news |title=Himachal Pradesh polls: Cong's Neeraj Nayar wins from Chamba |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/election/himachal-pradesh-polls-congs-neeraj-nayar-wins-from-chamba-1169816.html |access-date=25 January 2023 |work=Deccan Herald |agency=PTI |date=8 December 2022 |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-12-08 |title=Chamba, Himachal Election Result-2022: जीत की हैट्रिक नहीं लगा सकी भाजपा, कांग्रेस के नीरज नैय्यर जीते |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/nation/chamba-vidhansabha-seat-result-live-update-himachal-pradesh-election-result-neeraj-nayyar-neelam-nayyar-shasi-kant-bjp-aap-congress-loose-winner-5001865.html |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=News18 हिंदी |language=hi}}
Early life and education
Nayar was born in Chamba. He is the son of Chanchal Nayar and Sagar Chand Nayar. He married Bharti Nayar, and together they have a son and a daughter. He is a graduate and is a businessman.
Career
Nayar served as the president of the District Congress Committee Chamba from 2019 to 2023. He has also been a member of the Steel Consumer Council (Ministry of Steel) from 2011 to 2012 and a member of Nagar Parishad Chamba from 2013 to 2017. He also served as director of J and K gramin bank from 2013 to 2017 and chairman at APMC Chamba from 2013 to 2017. He was the president of the District Chamba Football Association from 2013 to 2017 and is the president of the District Chamba Hockey Association.
He won from Chamba Assembly constituency representing the Indian National Congress in the 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. He polled 32,783 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Neelam Nayyar of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 7,782 votes.{{cite news |date=December 8, 2022 |title=Neeraj Nayar: Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election Results Live, Candidates News, Videos, Photos |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2022/himachal-pradesh/neeraj-nayar-chamba-candidate-s08a003c004/ |access-date=25 January 2023 |work=News18 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Himachal Pradesh polls: Cong's Neeraj Nayar wins from Chamba |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/himachal-pradesh-polls-congs-neeraj-nayar-wins-from-chamba-1169816.html |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}