Neelam Kumar Langeh (born 1980) is an Indian politician from

Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory since 2019 * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019 * Jammu and Kashmir (prin ...

. He was an MLA from

Ramban Assembly constituency Ramban Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Ramban is also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency. Members of the Legislative Assembl ...

which is reserved for Scheduled Caste community in

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. He won the

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election The 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election was held in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir in five phases from 25 November – 20 December 2014. Voters elected 87 members to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, which en ...

representing the

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. He was dropped from the seat in the 2024 Assembly election by the BJP.

Early life and education

Langeh is from Maitra, Govindpura tehsil, Ramban district, Jammu and Kashmir. He is the son of Rubeela Ram. He completed his Class 12 at J.K. Bose College in 1998 and joined B.A. in a college affiliated with University of Jammu but discontinued his studies.

Career

Langeh won from Ramban Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the

. He polled 25,349 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Chaman Lal of

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, by a margin of 5,364 votes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Langeh, Neelam Kumar 1980 births Living people Jammu and Kashmir MLAs 2014–2018 Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Jammu and Kashmir People from Ramban district