Naresh Yadav () is an Indian politician and was a member of the

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. He has represented the

Mehrauli Mehrauli is a neighbourhood in South Delhi, Delhi, India. It represents a constituency in the legislative assembly of Delhi. The area is close to Gurugram and next to Vasant Kunj. History Mehrauli is one of the seven medieval cities that ...

constituency of the

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. Yadav resigned to

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 ...

on 31 January 2025 ahead of

2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election The 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections were held in Delhi on 5 February 2025 to elect all 70 members of the Delhi Legislative Assembly. The counting of votes and declaration of results took place on 8 February 2025. The Bharatiya Janata ...

Early life and education

Yadav was born in Delhi. He attended the

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and attained

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degree.

Political career

Yadav was a

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in the

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. He was elected twice as the representative from the Mehrauli constituency with the candidacy of the

. In the

2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election The Delhi Legislative Assembly election was held on 7 February 2015 to elect 70 members of the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi. The results were announced on 10 February 2015. The Aam Aadmi Party secured an absolute majority in the assembly, ...

, he polled 51.06% of the votes and won with a margin of 16,591. In the

2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly elections were held in Delhi on 8 February 2020 to elect 70 members of the Delhi Legislative Assembly. Voters turnout was recorded at 62.82%, a decline of 4.65% from the previous 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election, a ...

, he increased his vote share, polling 54.27% of the votes and won with a margin of 18,161.

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

volunteer and he was injured during the incident. The perpetrator was arrested and it appears that he was known to Naresh and to the volunteer.

Member of Legislative Assembly (2020 - present)

Since 2020, he is an elected member of the

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. ; Committee assignments of Delhi Legislative Assembly * Member (2022-2023), Committee on Estimates

Posts held

Electoral performance

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yadav, Naresh 1972 births Delhi MLAs 2015–2020 Delhi MLAs 2020–2025 Living people People from South Delhi district Politicians from New Delhi Former members of Aam Aadmi Party from Delhi