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Naresh Balyan
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Naresh Balyan | |
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| Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly for Uttam Nagar | |
| In office 10 February 2015 – 8 February 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Pawan Sharma |
| Succeeded by | Pawan Sharma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 November 1976[1] Delhi, India[1] |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party[1] |
| Children | 1 Son |
| Residence | New Delhi |
| Alma mater | Haryana Shakti Senior Secondary School[2] |
| Profession | Politician |
Naresh Balyan is an Indian politician and a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly in India.[1][2] He represents the Uttam Nagar constituency of New Delhi and is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party political party.[3][4]
Early life and education
[edit]Naresh Balyan was born in Delhi. He attended the Haryana Shakti Senior Secondary School.
Political career
[edit]Naresh Balyan has been a MLA for two terms. He represented the Uttam Nagar constituency and is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party political party.[1][2]
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.[5]
He has served as the DDC Chairman - South Delhi and was a councillor since 2012.
Arrest
[edit]On 30 November 2024, Balyan was arrested in a year old extortion case by the Delhi Police, 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.[6]
Member of Legislative Assembly
[edit]In 2015 he was elected as the MLA representing Uttam Nagar in the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi. He was re-elected to the Delhi Legislative Assembly in 2020.
- Chairman - Unauthorised Colony Committee
- Member (2022-2023), Public Accounts Committee[8]
Electoral performance
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| AAP | Naresh Balyan | 85,881 | 51.99 | +26.71 | |
| BJP | Pawan Sharma | 55,462 | 33.58 | −2.80 | |
| INC | Mukesh Sharma | 20,703 | 12.53 | −19.08 | |
| BSP | Abdul Hamid Barshid | 884 | 0.54 | −0.68 | |
| NOTA | None | 672 | 0.41 | −0.27 | |
| Majority | 30,419 | 18.42 | +13.65 | ||
| Turnout | 1,65,231 | 71.14 | |||
| AAP gain from BJP | Swing | +26.71 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Pawan Sharma | 103,613 | 52.8 | +9.05 | |
| AAP | Pooja Naresh Balyan | 73,873 | 37.7 | −16.87 | |
| INC | Mukesh Sharma | 15,565 | 7.9 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,217 | 0.4 | ||
| Majority | 29,740 | 15.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,94,876 | 61.9 | − | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | BJP | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Naresh Balyan | 99,622 | 54.57 | +2.58 | |
| BJP | Krishan Gahlot | 79,863 | 43.75 | +10.17 | |
| RJD | Shakti Kumar Bishnoi | 377 | 0.21 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 838 | 0.46 | +0.05 | |
| Majority | 19,759 | 10.82 | −7.60 | ||
| Turnout | 1,82,606 | 64.12 | −7.02 | ||
| AAP hold | Swing | +2.58 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Member Profile". Legislative Assembly official website. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "2015 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "All MLAs from constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "AAP MLA says his letter forged | Delhi News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Delhi Police arrests AAP MLA Naresh Balyan in extortion case". The Indian Express. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "Committee System in Legislative Assembly of National Capital Territory of Delhi" (PDF). Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory of Delhi. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "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.
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