Neeraj Kushwaha Maurya

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| office = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

| term_start = 4 June 2024

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| predecessor = Dharmendra Kumar Kashyap

|constituency = Aonla

|office1 =Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

|term_start1 =2007

|term_end1 =2017

|predecessor1 =Sharadveer Singh

|successor1 =Sharadveer Singh

|constituency1 =Jalalabad

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1969|7|7}}

| birth_place = Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

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| parents = Late Nalneesh Maurya (father)

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| nationality = Indian

| party = Samajwadi Party

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| children = 1 son and 1 daughter

| residence = Shahjahanpur district

| alma_mater = Vidyant Hindu Post Graduation College, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University

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| profession = Farmer and politician

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Neeraj Kushwaha Maurya ({{langx|hi|नीरज कुशवाहा मौर्य}}; {{IPA|hi|n̪iːɾəd͡ʒ kʊʃʋaːɦaː mɔːɾjə}}; born 7 July 1969{{cite news |title=Member Profile|publisher=Legislative Assembly official website|accessdate=December 16, 2015 |url=http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/ENGLISH/pdfs/members_profile/132.pdf}}) is a leader of Samajwadi Party & Hon'ble Member of Parliament from Aonla Lok Sabha Constituency, Aonla, Uttar Pradesh.{{cite news |date=13 July 2024 |title=Party changers {{!}} Shifting hues |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/18th-lok-sabha-the-debutants/story/20240722-party-changers-shifting-hues-2565842-2024-07-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250302190555/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/18th-lok-sabha-the-debutants/story/20240722-party-changers-shifting-hues-2565842-2024-07-13 |archive-date=2 March 2025 |access-date=22 March 2025 |publisher=India Today |language=en}} He is a former member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. 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.{{cite news|title=2012 Election Results|publisher=Election Commission of India website|accessdate=December 16, 2015|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_UP2012.pdf|archive-date=8 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508084526/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_UP2012.pdf|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=2007 Election Results|publisher=Election Commission of India website|accessdate=December 16, 2015|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2007/StatReport_AS_2007_UTTAR_PRADESH.pdf|archive-date=13 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713102642/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2007/StatReport_AS_2007_UTTAR_PRADESH.pdf|url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=All MLAs from constituency |publisher=elections.in |accessdate=December 16, 2015 |url=http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/jalalabad.html |archive-date=22 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222172538/http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/jalalabad.html |url-status=live }} In 2017, he left the BSP to join the Bharatiya Janata Party and played a key role in the Jalalabad Nagar Palika election.{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/three-former-bsp-mlas-join-bjp-4891908/ |title=Three former BSP MLAs join BJP |date=15 October 2017 |access-date=16 April 2024 |archive-date=9 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180609035818/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/three-former-bsp-mlas-join-bjp-4891908/ |url-status=live }} But he left the party soon afterwards and finally joined SP in 2022.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar-pradesh/shahjahanpur/kalan/news/former-mla-neeraj-kushwaha-maurya-joined-sp-won-the-same-assembly-seat-twice-129300278.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=16 April 2024 |archive-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117080100/https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar-pradesh/shahjahanpur/kalan/news/former-mla-neeraj-kushwaha-maurya-joined-sp-won-the-same-assembly-seat-twice-129300278.html |url-status=live }}

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 caste.{{cite web|url=https://uplegisassembly.gov.in/Members/pdfs/15th_vs_sadashya_parichay.pdf#page=235|title=Profile of members of 15th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|website=Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|accessdate=7 June 2024}}

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. 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.{{cite web|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseS2424.htm|title=Result 2024|website=Election Commission of India|accessdate=5 June 2024|archive-date=6 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606015510/https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseS2424.htm|url-status=live}}