{{Short description|Indian politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Neeraj Bora | image = Dr Neeraj Bora BJP.jpg | office = Member of the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly | term_start = 11 March 2017 | predecessor = Abhishek Mishra | constituency = Lucknow North | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|03|31|df=y}}<ref name=":3"/> | birth_place = Shohratgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India | education = MBBS, MBA, PhD | party = Bharatiya Janata Party Indian National Congress (TILL 2017) | spouse = Bindu Bora<ref name=":1"/> | children = 3 | website = {{URL|drneerajbora.in}} }}
''' Neeraj Bora''' is an Indian politician, doctor, and social worker, currently serving as a Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing the Lucknow North constituency. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and has been elected to the legislative assembly in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/lucknow-north-election-results-2017-live-neeraj-bora-of-bjp-wins-1358553.html|title=Lucknow North Election Results 2017 Live: Neeraj Bora of BJP Wins|date=11 March 2017|website=News18}}</ref> as well as the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/lucknow-north-election-result-2022-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-4851686.html|title=Lucknow North Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Dr. Neeraj Bora of BJP Wins|date=10 March 2022|website=News18}}</ref> He is also the founder of Sewa Hospital and Research Centre and the Bora Group of Institutions, including the Bora Institute of Allied Health Sciences.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://ourneta.com/neta/neeraj-bora/|title=Neeraj Bora, BJP MLA from Lucknow North |website=Our Neta}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://drneerajbora.in/inspiration.php|title=स्मृतिशेष श्री डी.पी. बोरा|website=drneerajbora.in|language=Hindi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha-details/1977/uttar-pradesh-[1947---1999]/lucknow-west/8/1108/10|title=Vidhan Sabha / 1977 / Uttar Pradesh [1947 - 1999] / Lucknow West|website=indiavotes.com}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=2373|title=Neeraj Bora|website=myneta.info}}</ref>
==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".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/BSP-expels-Neeraj-Bora/articleshow/4813683.cms|title=BSP expels Neeraj Bora|date=24 July 2009|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.rediff.com/report/2009/jul/23/senior-bsp-leader-quits.htm|title=Senior BSP leader quits|date=23 July 2009|website=rediff.com}}</ref>
He contested the Mayoral elections for the Lucknow Municipal Corporation as the INC candidate but lost to Dinesh Sharma BJP.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/prof-dinesh-sharma-of-bjp-re-elected-as-mayor-of-lucknow-he-defeated-congresss-candidate-neeraj-bora-by-over-1-13-lakh-votes-/articleshow/14734329.cms|title=Prof Dinesh Sharma of BJP re-elected as mayor of Lucknow|date=7 July 2012|via=The Economic Times - The Times of India}}</ref> He became the INC party president for Lucknow but resigned in 2014 citing differences with the party over politics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/lucknow-congress-president-neeraj-bora-resigns-680850.html|title=Lucknow Congress President Neeraj Bora resigns|date=13 April 2014|website=News18}}</ref>
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.<ref name=":0"/> He won the seat again in the 2022 Assembly election.<ref name=":2"/> He currently serves as a Whip as well as the Treasurer of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} Additionally, he serves as a member of the Public Undertakings and Corporations Joint Committee of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly,{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} and is a government-nominated member of the board of Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) in Lucknow.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} He is also a member of the State Advisory Board of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Uttar Pradesh.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
In September 2021 Bora said that during his tenure there was the construction of a 100-bed hospital, three new powerhouses, over 1,000 paved streets, and the rejuvenation of the Sitapur Road Market. He said that educational advancements include a new Industrial Training Institute (ITI), an auditorium at the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), and additional blocks in government and engineering colleges; the Badi Kaliji Temple and Shri Hanuman Temple were beautified, and civic amenities{{which|date=January 2025}} were enhanced. Bora also said that during the COVID-19 pandemic in India, welfare schemes facilitated the approval of regional development projects, including housing initiatives for underprivileged residents.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2021/state-editions/bora-presents--his-report-card.html|title=Bora presents his report card|website=The Pioneer}}</ref>
== Personal life == Neeraj Bora is married to Bindu Bora, and the couple have one son and two daughters.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in/member?memberId=22108|title=Dr. Neeraj Bora|website=UP Vidhan Sabha Proceedings}}</ref>
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