Naresh Balyan

Naresh Balyan
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly for Uttam Nagar
In office 10 February 2015 – 8 February 2025
Preceded by	Pawan Sharma
Succeeded by	Pawan Sharma
Personal details
Born	(1976-11-22) 22 November 1976 (age 48)[1] Delhi, India[1]
Political party	Aam Aadmi Party[1]
Children	1 Son
Residence	New Delhi
Alma mater	Haryana Shakti Senior Secondary School[2]
Profession	Politician

Naresh Balyan is an Indian politician and a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly in India.[1][2] He represents the Uttam Nagar constituency of New Delhi and is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party political party.[3][4]

Early life and education

Naresh Balyan was born in Delhi. He attended the Haryana Shakti Senior Secondary School.

Political career

Naresh Balyan has been a MLA for two term. He represented the Uttam Nagar constituency and is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party political party.[1][2]

On 21 Sep 2015, Balyan complained to police that a fake letter containing his forged signature was spread in the social media. In the letter, it alleges that Balyan bought onions from the government at Rs 26 per kg and sold them at Rs 30 per kg. Balyan said that the language used in the fabricated letter made no sense, moreover the government does not provide onions to the MLAs for sale.[5]

He has served as the DDC Chairman - South Delhi and was a councillor since 2012.

Arrest

On 30 November 2024, Balyan was arrested in an year old extortion case by the Delhi Police, the police commented that his arrest came after an investigation uncovered an audio clip of a purported conversation between him and gangster named Kapil Sangwan, who is reportedly operating from abroad. The conversation allegedly showed the two discussing the collection of ransom money from businessmen.[6]

Member of Legislative Assembly

In 2015 he was elected as the MLA representing Uttam Nagar in the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi. He was re-elected to the Delhi Legislative Assembly in 2020.

Committee assignments of Delhi Legislative Assembly

• Chairman - Unauthorised Colony Committee

Committee assignments of Delhi Legislative Assembly[7]

• Member (2022-2023), Public Accounts Committee[8]

Electoral performance

Delhi Assembly elections, 2015: Uttam Nagar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AAP	Naresh Balyan	85,881	51.99	+26.71
	BJP	Pawan Sharma	55,462	33.58	−2.80
	INC	Mukesh Sharma	20,703	12.53	−19.08
	BSP	Abdul Hamid Barshid	884	0.54	−0.68
	NOTA	None	672	0.41	−0.27
Majority			30,419	18.42	+13.65
Turnout			1,65,231	71.14
	AAP gain from BJP		Swing	+26.71

Delhi Assembly elections, 2025: Uttam Nagar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AAP	Pooja Naresh Balyan
	BJP	Pawan Sharma
	INC	Mukesh Sharma
	NOTA	None of the above
Majority
Turnout					−
			Swing

Delhi Assembly elections, 2020: Uttam Nagar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AAP	Naresh Balyan	99,622	54.57	+2.58
	BJP	Krishan Gahlot	79,863	43.75	+10.17
	RJD	Shakti Kumar Bishnoi	377	0.21	New
	NOTA	None of the above	838	0.46	+0.05
Majority			19,759	10.82	−7.60
Turnout			1,82,606	64.12	−7.02
	AAP hold		Swing	+2.58

References

1. "Member Profile". Legislative Assembly official website. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
2. "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. "AAP MLA says his letter forged | Delhi News - Times of India". The Times of India.
6. "Delhi Police arrests AAP MLA Naresh Balyan in extortion case". The Indian Express. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
7. "Committee System in Legislative Assembly of National Capital Territory of Delhi" (PDF). Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory of Delhi. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
8. "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 ?	Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly from Uttam Nagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) 2020–	Incumbent