Jai Prakash Aggarwal (born 11 November 1944) is a politician from the

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party and was a member of the

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who has represented

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and

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, the lower house of the

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and Delhi in the

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, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. His brother Atam Prakash Aggarwal is the Manager of Ramjas School Pusa Road located in Karol Bagh, Delhi. In the

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, he defeated the

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candidate by a margin of over 200,000 votes. In the

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, he lost to

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candidate Manoj Tiwari by a margin of about 380,000. In 2024 Indian General Elections, he lost to Praveen Khandelwal from Chandni Chowk seat by a margin of 80,000 seats.

Positions held

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1944 births Living people Indian National Congress politicians from Delhi Lok Sabha members from Delhi India MPs 1984–1989 India MPs 1989–1991 India MPs 1996–1997 India MPs 2009–2014 Delhi University alumni People from North East Delhi district United Progressive Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election {{Delhi-INC-politician-stub