Naresh Yadav

{{Short description|Indian politician}} {{Distinguish|Naresh Yadav Ateli}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Naresh Yadav | honorific_suffix = | image = | alt = | caption = | constituency_AM = Mehrauli | assembly = Delhi Legislative | term_start = Feb 2015 | term_end = Feb 2025 | predecessor = Parvesh Verma | successor = Gajender Yadav | constituency2 = | office2 = | term_start2 = | term_end2 = | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | constituency3 = | office3 = | term_start3 = | term_end3 = | predecessor3 = | successor3 = | constituency4 = | office4 = | term_start4 = | term_end4 = | predecessor4 = | successor4 = | constituency5 = | office5 = | term_start5 = | term_end5 = | predecessor5 = | successor5 = | constituency6 = | office6 = | term_start6 = | term_end6 = | predecessor6 = | successor6 = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1972|2|5}}<ref name="Member Profile">{{cite news|title=Member Profile|publisher=Legislative Assembly official website|accessdate=23 May 2016|url=http://delhiassembly.nic.in/aspfile/whos_who/VIthAssembly/WhosWho/NareshYadav.htm}}</ref> | birth_place = Kapas Hera<ref name="Member Profile"/> | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | birth_name = | parents = Hira Lal Yadav (father)<ref name="Member Profile"/> | citizenship = | party = Bharatiya Janata Party | other_party = Aam Aadmi Party (till 2025) | spouse = Preeti Yadav | partner = | relations = | children = 1 son & 1 daughter | alma_mater = Chaudhary Charan Singh University<ref name="Candidate affidavit">{{cite news|title=Candidate affidavit|publisher=My neta.info|accessdate=23 May 2016|url=http://myneta.info/delhi2015/candidate.php?candidate_id=415}}</ref> | occupation = | profession = Politician & advocate | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = {{URL|https://www.nareshyadav.com}} | footnotes = | blank1 = | data1 = }} '''Naresh Yadav''' ({{langx|hi|नरेश यादव}}) is an Indian politician and was a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly in India.<ref name="Member Profile"/><ref name="Candidate affidavit"/> He has represented the Mehrauli constituency of the national capital territory of Delhi.<ref name="2015 Election Results">{{cite news|title=2015 Election Results|publisher=Election Commission of India website|accessdate=23 May 2016|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2015/StatReportDelhi_AE2015.pdf}}</ref><ref name="All MLAs from constituency">{{cite news|title=All MLAs from constituency|publisher=elections.in|accessdate=23 May 2016|url=http://www.elections.in/delhi/assembly-constituencies/mehrauli.html}}</ref>

Yadav resigned to Aam Aadmi Party on 31 January 2025 ahead of 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election.<ref name="Seven outgoing AAP MLAs resign ahead of Delhi polls">{{cite news |title=Seven outgoing AAP MLAs resign ahead of Delhi polls |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/delhi-assembly/seven-outgoing-aap-mlas-resign-ahead-of-delhi-polls/article69164230.ece |access-date=31 January 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |date=31 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250131144248/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/delhi-assembly/seven-outgoing-aap-mlas-resign-ahead-of-delhi-polls/article69164230.ece |archive-date=31 January 2025 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="7 sulking Delhi MLAs quit AAP ahead of polls, two say 'faith lost in Arvind Kejriwal'">{{cite news |date=31 January 2025 |title=7 sulking Delhi MLAs quit AAP ahead of polls, two say 'faith lost in Arvind Kejriwal' |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/5-mlas-quit-aap-ahead-of-delhi-polls-one-says-faith-lost-in-arvind-kejriwal-2672961-2025-01-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250131150210/https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/5-mlas-quit-aap-ahead-of-delhi-polls-one-says-faith-lost-in-arvind-kejriwal-2672961-2025-01-31 |archive-date=31 January 2025 |access-date=31 January 2025 |publisher=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref name="7 Aam Aadmi Party MLAs quit party ahead of Delhi polls; several were denied ticket to contest elections">{{cite news |date=31 January 2025 |title=7 Aam Aadmi Party MLAs quit party ahead of Delhi polls; several were denied ticket to contest elections |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/aap-mlas-denied-tickets-quit-party-ahead-of-delhi-polls/articleshow/117791755.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250131150021/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/aap-mlas-denied-tickets-quit-party-ahead-of-delhi-polls/articleshow/117791755.cms |archive-date=31 January 2025 |access-date=31 January 2025 |publisher=The Times of India}}</ref>

==Early life and education== Yadav was born in Delhi. He attended the Chaudhary Charan Singh University and attained Bachelor of Laws degree.<ref name="Member Profile"/><ref name="Candidate affidavit"/>

==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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/naresh-yadav-aap-election-result-2020-live-updatescounting-of-votes-begin-2495727.html|title=Naresh Yadav (AAP) Election Result 2020 Live Updates: Naresh yadav of AAP Wins|last=|first=|date=11 February 2020|website=News18|access-date=}}</ref><ref name="Candidate affidavit" /><ref name="Member Profile" /> In the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election, he polled 51.06% of the votes and won with a margin of 16,591.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vedgeconsultants.com/delhi-power-puzzle-2015/|title=Delhi Opinion Poll | VEdge Political Research and Consulting|date=20 June 2014|publisher=Vedgeconsultants.com|accessdate=24 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125003311/http://vedgeconsultants.com/delhi-power-puzzle-2015/|archive-date=25 November 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://results.eci.gov.in/DELHITRENDS2020/ConstituencywiseU0545.htm?ac=45|title=GENERAL ELECTION TO VIDHAN SABHA TRENDS & RESULT FEB-2020|last=|first=|date=2020-02-11|website=Election Commission of India|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200211202410/http://results.eci.gov.in/DELHITRENDS2020/ConstituencywiseU0545.htm?ac=45|archive-date=2020-02-11|access-date=2020-02-11}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/shots-fired-aap-mla-naresh-yadav-delhi-1645566-2020-02-12|title=Shots fired at AAP MLA Naresh Yadav's convoy while returning from temple in Delhi, 1 volunteer dead|last=Ojha|first=Arvind|date=12 February 2020|website=India Today|language=|access-date=}}</ref> The perpetrator was arrested and it appears that he was known to Naresh and to the volunteer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2020/02/12/aap-arvind-kejriwal-delhi-naresh-yadav.html|title=Police arrest man for firing at AAP MLA's convoy}}</ref>

==Member of Legislative Assembly (2020 - 2025)== Since 2020, he is an elected member of the 7th Delhi Assembly.

;Committee assignments of Delhi Legislative Assembly<ref>{{cite web |title=Committee System in Legislative Assembly of National Capital Territory of Delhi |url=http://www.delhiassembly.nic.in/Committee/CS-Eng.pdf |website=Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory of Delhi |access-date=17 September 2022 |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920163636/http://www.delhiassembly.nic.in/Committee/CS-Eng.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> * Member (2022-2023), Committee on Estimates<ref name="Delhi House Committees 2021-2022">{{cite web |title=Delhi Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory Of Delhi Composition Of House Committees 2021-2022 |url=http://www.delhiassembly.nic.in/Committee/CommitteeComposition.htm |access-date=17 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226020949/http://www.delhiassembly.nic.in/Committee/CommitteeComposition.htm |archive-date=26 December 2021}}</ref>

==Posts held== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! # !! From !! To !! Position !! Comments |- | 01 || 2015 || 2020|| Member, Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi || |- |02 |2020 |Present |Member, Seventh Legislative Assembly of Delhi | |- |}

==Electoral performance == {{transcluded section|source=Mehrauli Assembly constituency}} {{#section:Mehrauli Assembly constituency|Assembly Election 2020}}

== References ==

==External links== * {{Official website|nareshyadav.com}}

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