| Constituency am | Mehrauli |
|---|---|
| Assembly | Delhi Legislative |
| Term start | Feb 2015 |
| Term end | Feb 2025 |
| Predecessor | Parvesh Verma |
| Successor | Gajender Yadav |
| Birth date | 5 February 1972 (age 54)[1] |
| Birth place | Kapas Hera[1] |
| Parents | Hira Lal Yadav (father)[1] |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other party | Aam Aadmi Party (till 2025) |
| Spouse | Preeti Yadav |
| Alma mater | Chaudhary Charan Singh University[2] |
| Profession | Politician & advocate |
| Website | www.nareshyadav.com |
Naresh Yadav (Hindi: नरेश यादव) is an Indian politician and was a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly in India.[1][2] He has represented the Mehrauli constituency of the national capital territory of Delhi.[3][4]
Yadav resigned to Aam Aadmi Party on 31 January 2025 ahead of 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election.[5][6][7]
Early life and education
Yadav was born in Delhi. He attended the Chaudhary Charan Singh University and attained Bachelor of Laws degree.[1][2]
Political career
Yadav was 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.[8][2][1] In the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election, he polled 51.06% of the votes and won with a margin of 16,591.[9] 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.[10]
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.[11] The perpetrator was arrested and it appears that he was known to Naresh and to the volunteer.[12]
Member of Legislative Assembly (2020 - 2025)
Since 2020, he is an elected member of the 7th Delhi Assembly.
- Member (2022-2023), Committee on Estimates[14]
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
- Aam Aadmi Party
- Delhi Legislative Assembly
- Government of India
- Mehrauli (Delhi Assembly constituency)
- Politics of India
- Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi
References
- ^ "Member Profile". Legislative Assembly official website. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "2015 Election Results". Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "All MLAs from constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Seven outgoing AAP MLAs resign ahead of Delhi polls" (in en-IN). The Hindu. 31 January 2025. Archived 31 January 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "7 sulking Delhi MLAs quit AAP ahead of polls, two say 'faith lost in Arvind Kejriwal'". India Today. 31 January 2025. Archived 31 January 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "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 31 January 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Naresh Yadav (AAP) Election Result 2020 Live Updates: Naresh yadav of AAP Wins". News18. 11 February 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "GENERAL ELECTION TO VIDHAN SABHA TRENDS & RESULT FEB-2020". Election Commission of India. 2020-02-11. Archived 2020-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Police arrest man for firing at AAP MLA's convoy"
- ^ "Committee System in Legislative Assembly of National Capital Territory of Delhi". Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory of Delhi. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Delhi Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory Of Delhi Composition Of House Committees 2021-2022". Archived 26 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 17 September 2022.