Naresh Yadav
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
for Mehrauli
Assumed office
February 2015
Preceded byParvesh Verma
Personal details
Born (1972-02-05) 5 February 1972[1]
Kapas Hera[1]
Nationality India
Political partyAam Aadmi Party[1]
SpousePreeti Yadav
Children1 son & 1 daughter
ParentHira Lal Yadav (father)[1]
Alma materChaudhary Charan Singh University[2]
ProfessionPolitician & advocate
Websitewww.nareshyadav.com

Naresh Yadav (AAP) (Hindi: नरेश यादव) is an Indian politician and a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly in India.[1][2] He represents the Mehrauli constituency of the National capital territory of Delhi and is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.[3][4]

Early life and education

Naresh Yadav was born in Delhi. He attended the Chaudhary Charan Singh University and attained Bachelor of Laws degree.[1][2]

Political career

Naresh Yadav is a Member Of Legislative Assembly in the Legislative Assembly of Delhi. He was elected twice as the representative from the Mehrauli constituency with the candidacy of the Aam Aadmi Party.[5][2][1] In the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election, he polled 51.06% of the votes and won with a margin of 16,591.[6] In the 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election, he increased his vote share, polling 54.27% of the votes and won with a margin of 18,161.[7]

Assassination attempt

The results of the 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly were declared on 11 February 2020. On the night of the same day, while he was returning from a temple visit, the convoy escorting Naresh Yadav was shot at. It resulted in the death of an accompanying Aam Aadmi Party volunteer and he was injured during the incident.[8] The perpetrator was arrested and it appears that he was known to Naresh and to the volunteer.[9]

Member of Legislative Assembly (2020 - present)

Since 2020, he is an elected member of the 7th Delhi Assembly.

Committee assignments of Delhi Legislative Assembly[10]

Posts held

#FromToPositionComments
0120152020Member, Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi
02 2020 Present Member, Seventh Legislative Assembly of Delhi

See also

Electoral performance

Delhi Assembly elections, 2020: Mehrauli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Naresh Yadav 62,417 54.27 +3.21
BJP Kusum Khatri 44,256 38.48 +2.31
INC A A Mahender Chaudhary 6,952 6.04 -4.55
NOTA None of the above 593 0.52 +0.04
BSP Kamal Singh 470 0.41 -0.07
AIFB D K Chopra 163 0.14
Majority 18,161 15.79 +0.90
Turnout 1,15,008 56.68 -6.08
AAP hold Swing +3.21

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Member Profile". Legislative Assembly official website. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "2015 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "All MLAs from constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Naresh Yadav (AAP) Election Result 2020 Live Updates: Naresh yadav of AAP Wins". News18. 11 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "Delhi Opinion Poll | VEdge Political Research and Consulting". Vedgeconsultants.com. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "GENERAL ELECTION TO VIDHAN SABHA TRENDS & RESULT FEB-2020". Election Commission of India. 11 February 2020. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  8. ↑ Ojha, Arvind (12 February 2020). "Shots fired at AAP MLA Naresh Yadav's convoy while returning from temple in Delhi, 1 volunteer dead". India Today.
  9. ↑ "Police arrest man for firing at AAP MLA's convoy".
  10. ↑ "Committee System in Legislative Assembly of National Capital Territory of Delhi" (PDF). Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory of Delhi. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  11. ↑ "Delhi Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory Of Delhi Composition Of House Committees 2021-2022". Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
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