Neeraj Bora

Early life and education Born in Shohratgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Neeraj Bora's father was the late D. P. Bora, who was the President of the Lucknow University Students' Union in 1967 and as a Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly for two terms in 1969 and 1977.

Bora pursued a career in medicine, earning his MBBS degree from Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Medical College, Bengaluru, followed by an MBA from Institute of Advance Studies Education University.

Political career Bora started his political career in the Bahujan Samaj Party and contested the 2007 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from the Lucknow West constituency but narrowly lost. He then later became the Chairman of the UP Bridge Corporation Limited in 2007. In 2009 Bora said that he had quit the party due to differences over the style of functioning within the party, while the party said that Bora had been expelled for what the party called "anti-party activities".

He contested the Mayoral elections for the Lucknow Municipal Corporation as the INC candidate but lost to Dinesh Sharma BJP. He became the INC party president for Lucknow but resigned in 2014 citing differences with the party over politics.

He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2014, and was made the candidate for Lucknow North Assembly constituency in 2017, which he won in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.

Personal life Neeraj Bora is married to Bindu Bora, and the couple have one son and two daughters.