Bhavna Gaur

Bhavna Gaur
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly for Palam
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 February 2015
Preceded by	Dharam Dev Solanki
Personal details
Born	(1970-12-02) 2 December 1970 (age 54)[1] Delhi, India[1]
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (From 1 February 2025-)
Other political affiliations	Aam Aadmi Party, Independent
Parent	Mangat Ram Gaur (father)[1]
Residence	Delhi
Alma mater	Maharshi Dayanand University[2]
Profession	Politician

Bhavna Gaur is an Indian politician and is member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly. She was a member of the Aam Aadmi Party and represented Palam Assembly constituency in the Seventh Legislative Assembly of Delhi.[3]

Bhavna Gaur have resigned from the Aam Aadmi Party on 31 January 2025 ahead of 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election[4][5][6][7] and joined Bharatiya Janata Party on 1 February 2025 in the presence of BJP's national vice-president and the in-charge of Delhi Baijayant Panda, and state president Virendra Sachdeva.[8]

Early life and education

Bhavna Gaur completed her education in Delhi and in Rohtak. She holds Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education degrees.[9]

Political career

She was a MCD Councillor in 1997 from Madhu Vihar area on BJP ticket.

She contested in 2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election from Aam Aadmi Party and received 26.79% votes and came on second position after four term BJP MLA Dharm Dev Solanki who won with a margin of 6.51% votes.

In the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election she defeated Dharam Dev Solanki of BJP by a margin of 30,849 votes (20.90%). Her term as MLA in the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi was her first term.[10][11]

In the 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election she was re-elected.

Member of Legislative Assembly (2015-2020)

Between 2015-2020, she was an elected member of the 6th Delhi Assembly representing Palam Assembly constituency.

Member of Legislative Assembly (2020 - present)

Since 2020, she is an elected member of the 7th Delhi Assembly representing Palam Assembly constituency.

Committee assignments of Delhi Legislative Assembly[12]

• Member (2022-2023), Public Accounts Committee[13]
• Member (2022-2023), Committee on Government Undertakings[13]

Electoral performance

Delhi Assembly elections, 2013: Palam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Dharm Dev Solanki	42,833	33.30	−10.82
	AAP	Bhavna Gaur	34,661	26.79
	BSP	Madan Mohan	24,862	19.33	−3.44
	INC	Vinay Mishra	19,531	15.18	−15.29
	NYP	Neeraj Kr Sharma	3,631	2.82
	NOTA	None	903	0.70
Majority			8,372	6.51	−7.14
Turnout			1,28,822	63.14
Registered electors
	BJP hold		Swing	-10.82

Delhi Assembly elections, 2015: Palam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AAP	Bhavna Gaur	82,637	55.96	+29.17
	BJP	Dharam Dev Solanki	51,788	35.06	+1.76
	INC	Madan Mohan	10,529	7.13	−8.05
	BSP	Ranbir Singh Solanki	900	0.60	−18.73
	CPI	Dalip Kumar	488	0.33	−0.06
	NOTA	None of the above	475	0.32	−0.38
Majority			30,849	20.90	+14.39
Turnout			1,47,708	65.01
Registered electors
	AAP gain from BJP		Swing	+29.17

Delhi Assembly elections, 2020: Palam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AAP	Bhavna Gaur	92,775	59.15	+3.19
	BJP	Vijay Pandit	60,010	38.26	+3.20
	BSP	Geeta	786	0.50	−0.10
	RJD	Nirmal Kumar Singh	552	0.35	New
	NOTA	None of the above	848	0.54	+0.22
Majority			32,765	20.89	−0.01
Turnout			1,56,982	63.37	−1.64
Registered electors
	AAP hold		Swing	+3.19

References

1. "Member Profile". U.P. Legislative Assembly website. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
2. "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
3. "Election result". Election commission of India. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
4. "Seven outgoing AAP MLAs resign ahead of Delhi polls". The Hindu. 31 January 2025. Archived from the original on 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
5. "7 sulking Delhi MLAs quit AAP ahead of polls, two say 'faith lost in Arvind Kejriwal'". India Today. 31 January 2025. Archived from the original on 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
6. "7 Aam Aadmi Party MLAs quit party ahead of Delhi polls; several were denied ticket to contest elections". The Times of India. 31 January 2025. Archived from the original on 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
7. "Delhi Assembly Elections: Denied tickets, 7 AAP MLAs quit party, blame 'corruption'". The Indian Express. 31 January 2025. Archived from the original on 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
8. "8 AAP MLAs, several councillors join BJP days before Delhi polls". The Statesman. 1 February 2025. Archived from the original on 1 February 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
9. "Brief profile". myneta.info. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
10. "Comprehensive Election results". Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
11. "Only six women make it to Delhi assembly". India Today. 10 February 2015. Archived from the original on 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
12. "Committee System in Legislative Assembly of National Capital Territory of Delhi" (PDF). Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory of Delhi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
13. "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.

State Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Dharm Dev Solanki	Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly from Palam Assembly constituency 2015– present	Incumbent