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Neeraj Zimba Tamang (Born November 14, 1981) is an Indian Gorkha politician. He is the Central Committee Legal Adviser and National Spokesperson of Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF), and is a practicing Criminal Lawyer by professsion

Early life He was born in Darjeeling. The only son of Poet Tekdhoj Zimba "Asha" and mother Ashalata Bomzon, teacher by profession, both the parents was not in favor of him joining politics. He attended Himalayan Nursery School and West Point School, Darjeeling, he hold a Degree in Law from Faculty of Law, University of North Bengal (2007) and ICFAI, Dehradun for his Master in Law (LL.M.) (2009) and he obtained his Master Degree in Political Science from Annamalai University in 2011. He practiced in Darjeeling District Court briefly from 2007 to 2008. Now he is practicing law in Siliguri Court. He was associated with legal stalwarts like Taranga Kamal Pandit and Dipak Kumar Nandi before starting his independent practice from 2010 when he finally gave up full time court practice for politics.

Personal life Zimba married Sony Tamang on 06 April 2011. Together they have one daughter, Sernaya. Currently, Neeraj Zimba and Sony Tamang live in Shivmandir, Siliguri.

Political life An ardent follower of Subash Ghishing since his school days, he became the youngest Central Committee Member of the GNLF party. He has been bestowed by the party to take the responsibility of the National Spokesperson which duty he has been fulfilling with utmost dedication. Arguably, he is ranked as one of the finest Public Speakers in his party and also in today's Gorkha politics. His RTI reports on Gorkhaland Issue and Tribal Status Issue has earned him great appreciation of the public and other political parties. On 14 February, 2016, Zimba while addressing a huge GNLF meeting dared to wipe his face with the GJMM flag, which was praised and won him fans on the internet. His video became viral in social mediaa. At that meeting in Pokhribong Bazar, Darjeeling, Zimba had said  "७ मार्च २००७ जन्मेको गो.ज.मु.मो को झण्डामा सत्यता हुनसक्छ भन्ने कुरो मलाई लाग्दथ्यो। त्यसताक मैले समर्थन पनि गरिनँ, विरोध पनि गरिनँ। यसैले गर्दा हाम्रो आप्पाले पनि यसलाई बाटो छोडिदिनु भएको थियो। आप्पा र जि.एन.एल.एफको "गोर्खाल्याण्डको घोडा" हायर (उधार) मा कुदाउनु दिनुभएको थियो। त्यो झण्डामा गोर्खा जातिको छाप पनि झल्केको थियो। हिमाल, सूर्य, खुकुरी.....थियो त्यस झण्डामा। मेरो सलाम त्यस झण्डालाई। तर अहिले गएर जि टि ए हस्ताक्षर गरेपछि त्यो झण्डामा दाल, भात, सब्जी पनि देख्छु। पहेंलो रङ्ग - दाल, सेतो रङ्ग - भात, अनि हरियो रङ्ग -सब्जी, सादा झण्डा उद्धेश्यविहिन। अहिले आएर त झन बिमल गुरूङको फोटो भएको झण्डा आयो। जसले के बताउँछ? एउटा सिङ्गो व्यक्तिको पार्टी, बिमलको कम्पनी भयो। चिट फन्ड कम्पनी भयो। भारत देशमा ठूलो ठूलो पार्टीहरू छ तर व्यक्तिको फोटो कसौको झण्डामा लगाएको पाइन्दैंन। व्यक्ति भएको झण्डा संसारमा कहिं देखेको छुइँन।त्यसैले यो व्यक्ति भएको झण्डा चाहिं यसरी मुख पुछ्न मात्र काम लाग्छ,अनि भविष्यमा के के पुछ्न काम लाग्छ.....हेर्दै जानुहोस....."