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Neeraj Shekhar's Exit Ends Family's 37-Year Parliamentary Presence

Neeraj Shekhar’s RS term ends: How ex-PM Chandra Shekhar family will be out of Parliament for first time in 37 years · livemint.com

Neeraj Shekhar is a politician whose father, Chandra Shekhar, was once India’s prime minister.

Neeraj represented Ballia in the Lok Sabha and later served in the Rajya Sabha.

He first won elections as a Samajwadi Party candidate and later joined the BJP.

His current Rajya Sabha term is due to end on 25 November, though the year is unclear in the article.

The BJP has announced candidates for the coming Rajya Sabha elections, and Neeraj is not among them.

When his term ends, no member of his family will be in either house of Parliament.

The article says this will be the family’s first such absence in 37 years.

Key facts

BJP candidates announced: Eight candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh.
Rajya Sabha election date: 16 October; the article does not specify the year.
Shekhar's term end: 25 November; the article gives an unclear year reference (“26”).
Lok Sabha victories: Neeraj Shekhar won from Ballia in 2007 and 2009 as a Samajwadi Party candidate.
Party change: He left the Samajwadi Party and joined the BJP in 2019.
Rajya Sabha service: He began a third term in November 2020.
Family's parliamentary presence: The article says the family will be absent from both houses for the first time in 37 years.

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