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]
Neeraj Bora | |
|---|---|
| Member of Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Abhishek Mishra |
| Constituency | Lucknow North |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 March 1967 Shohratgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party Indian National Congress (Before 2017) |
| Residence(s) | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
| Education | MBBS, MBA, PhD |
| Website | drneerajbora |
Career
editBora 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
edit- ^ a b "Lucknow North Election Results 2017 Live: Neeraj Bora of BJP Wins". News18. 11 March 2017.
- ^ "BSP expels Neeraj Bora". The Times of India. 24 July 2009.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Lucknow Congress President Neeraj Bora resigns". News18. 13 April 2014.
- ^ "Rita Bahuguna Joshi has no car, Neeraj Bora has 4; Aparna Yadav can't vote for self". The Times of India. 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Lucknow North Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Dr. Neeraj Bora of BJP Wins". News18. 10 March 2022.