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Neeraj Bora

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Neeraj Bora
Member of Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh
Assumed office
11 March 2017
Preceded byAbhishek Mishra
ConstituencyLucknow North
Personal details
Born (1967-03-31) 31 March 1967 (age 57)
Shohratgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party Indian National Congress (Before 2017)
Residence(s)Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
EducationMBBS, MBA, PhD
Websitedrneerajbora.in

Neeraj Bora (born 31 March 1967) is an Indian politician and a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected into the legislative assembly in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from the Lucknow North constituency.[1]

Career

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Bora was formerly in the Bahujan Samaj Party, but was expelled in 2009 for what the party called "anti-party activities".[2]

He contested Mayor election for Lucknow Municipal Corporation against Dinesh Sharma BJP as INC candidate and was defeated by nearly 171,000 votes in 2012.[3]

He became INC party president for Lucknow, but resigned in 2014 citing differences with the party over politics.[4]

He switched to the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP, and was made the candidate for Lucknow North,[5] which he won in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.[1] He won the seat again in the 2022 Assembly election[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lucknow North Election Results 2017 Live: Neeraj Bora of BJP Wins". News18. 11 March 2017.
  2. ^ "BSP expels Neeraj Bora". The Times of India. 24 July 2009.
  3. ^ "Prof Dinesh Sharma of BJP re-elected as mayor of Lucknow. He defeated Congresss candidate Neeraj Bora by over 1.13 lakh votes". 7 July 2012 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  4. ^ "Lucknow Congress President Neeraj Bora resigns". News18. 13 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Rita Bahuguna Joshi has no car, Neeraj Bora has 4; Aparna Yadav can't vote for self". The Times of India. 31 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Lucknow North Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Dr. Neeraj Bora of BJP Wins". News18. 10 March 2022.