Neeraj Shekhar

Neeraj Shekhar Singh (born 10 November 1968) is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a Lok Sabha MP for 2 terms and a Rajya Sabha MP as a Samajwadi Party member. He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2019 and became a Rajya Sabha MP again.

Early life
He was born in Ibrahimpatti in Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh. He belongs to a Rajput family and he is the son of the former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar and Duja Devi.

Political career
On 29 December 2007, he contested and won from the Ballia constituency as a Samajwadi Party candidate, in the by-election held due to the death of his father. He got over 295,000 votes.

In 2009, he was re-elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from the same constituency. However, he was defeated in 2014 by Bharat Singh. Currently, he is a Rajya Sabha member.

His election campaign was supported by Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India and former Bharatiya Janata Party MP Rajnath Singh. He left Samajwadi Party on 15 July 2019 and resigned as Rajya Sabha MP on same date and joined Bharatiya Janata Party.

Personal life
He is married Sushma Shekhar and has 2 children.