Naresh Balyan is an Indian politician and a member of the

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in India. He represents the

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constituency of New Delhi and is a member of the

Aam Aadmi Party The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP, ) is a List of political parties in India, political party in India. It was founded on 26 November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and his then-companions, following the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement against then gover ...

political party.

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 terms. He represented the

constituency and is a member of the

political party. On 21 September 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. He has served as the DDC Chairman - South Delhi and was a councillor since 2012.

Arrest

On 30 November 2024, Balyan was arrested in a year old

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case by the

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, the police commented that his arrest came after an investigation uncovered an audio clip of a purported conversation between he 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.

Member of Legislative Assembly

In 2015 he was elected as the MLA representing Uttam Nagar in the

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. He was re-elected to the

in 2020. ; Committee assignments of Delhi Legislative Assembly *Chairman - Unauthorised Colony Committee ; Committee assignments of Delhi Legislative Assembly * Member (2022-2023),

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Electoral performance

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Balyan, Naresh 1976 births Aam Aadmi Party politicians from Delhi Delhi MLAs 2015–2020 Delhi MLAs 2020–2025 Living people Politicians from New Delhi