Naresh Yadav

Not to be confused with Naresh Yadav Ateli.

Naresh Yadav
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
for Mehrauli
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 2015
Preceded byParvesh Verma
Personal details
Born (1972-02-05) 5 February 1972 (age 52)[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

# From To Position Comments
01 2015 2020 Member, Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi
02 2020 Present Member, Seventh Legislative Assembly of Delhi

See also

Electoral performance

This section is transcluded from Mehrauli Assembly constituency. (edit | history)
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. ^ a b c d e f g "Member Profile". Legislative Assembly official website. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "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.
State Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
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 Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
from Mehrauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
2020– 		Incumbent