Neeraj Zimba

Neeraj Zimba Tamang[1] (14 November 1981) is an Indian Gorkha politician. He is the Central Committee Member and presently Secretary General and Legal Adviser of Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF). He was GNLF Spokesperson till 2019. He is also a practicing Criminal Lawyer by profession.[2] He served as an MLA in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from the 23-Darjeeling Assembly constituency after winning on a BJP ticket in 2019 by polls.[3][4]

Neeraj Zimba Tamang
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
2019–2026
Preceded byAmar Singh Rai
ConstituencyDarjeeling
Personal details
Political partyGorkha National Liberation Front
Residence(s)Asha Niwas, AJC Bose Road, Darjeeling.

Early life and education

He was born to Tekdhoj Tamang Zimba and hails from Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. He obtained his master's degree (M.A.) in political science from Annamalai University in 2012 and also holds a Master of Law (LL.M.) from The Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India University. He is an advocate by profession.[1]

Political career

An ardent follower of Subash Ghising[5] since his school days, he became the youngest Central Committee Member of the GNLF party and the youngest Indian Gorkha Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) to represent his 23-Darjeeling Constituency in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in 2019 at the age of 36.[6] He became the party Spokesperson in 2016. His #RTI[7] reports on Gorkhaland Issue and Tribal Status Issue have garnered public attention.

2019 Assembly election

As of 2019, he is the Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), representing 23-Darjeeling Assembly Constituency in West Bengal Legislative Assembly as a Bharatiya Janta Party BJP legislator. In May 2019, Neeraj Zimba, the BJP-GJM-Bimal Faction-backed GNLF candidate won the elections who polled 87,896 (61.8%) votes while Binoy Tamang, an Independent candidate backed by TMC stood second with 41611 (29.18%). Amar Lama of JAP came a distant third with 3233 (2.27%) votes. Zimba won by a margin of 46,538 votes.[6]

References
  1. "Neeraj Tamang Zimba(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)) - MyNeta". myneta.info.
  2. "MLA Neeraj Zimba and His Historic Blunder". thedarjeelingchronicle.com. Sudarshan Limbu. 10 July 2019.
  3. "BJP banner for GNLF in Darjeeling bypoll". telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  4. "BJP candidate Niraj Zimba wins Darjeeling assembly bypoll, Binay Tamang lost". uniindia.com. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  5. "MLA Neeraj Zimba and His Historic Blunder". thedarjeelingchronicle.com. 10 July 2019.
  6. "BJP wins Darjeeling assembly bypolls, Congress bags Kandi". indiatoday.in.
  7. "RTI on committee for tribal status to 11 Gorkha communities". indiangorkhas.in.


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