{{Short description|Indian politician and musician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Rohit Kumar Mehraulia | image = | caption = Rohit Kumar Mehraulia in 2024 | office = Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly | constituency = Trilokpuri | term_start = 11 February 2020 | term_end = 31 January 2025 | predecessor = Raju Dhingan | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|11|13|df=y}} | birth_place = Delhi, India | party = Bharatiya Janata Party (2025–present) | other_party = Aam Aadmi Party (until 2025) | spouse = Shashi | children = 2 | occupation = Musician, Politician }}
'''Rohit Kumar Mehraulia''' (born 13 November 1976) is an Indian musician and politician who served as a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly from 2020 to 2025, representing the Trilokpuri Assembly constituency. Initially a member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in early 2025 following his resignation from AAP.<ref>{{Cite news |title=AAP's victory in Trilokpuri, Rohit Kumar Mehraulia wins |url=https://www.jagran.com/elections/delhi-vidhan-sabha-ncr-trilokpuri-delhi-assembly-election-2020-live-all-updates-of-counting-of-votes-going-on-trilokpuri-seat-20020140.html |access-date=28 February 2026 |work=Dainik Jagran |language=hi}}</ref>
== Early life and music career == Mehraulia was born on 13 November 1976 in Delhi. Before entering politics, he was a professional musician and music educator. He has been active in promoting Indian classical and folk music in the Delhi region.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Delhi Legislative Assembly Who's Who - SEVENTH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY |publisher=Delhi Legislative Assembly |year=2020 |pages=176–177}}</ref>
== Political career == === Member of Legislative Assembly (2020–2025) === In the 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election, Mehraulia contested as an AAP candidate from the Trilokpuri constituency (a reserved seat for Scheduled Castes). He defeated the BJP's Kiran Vaid by a margin of 12,486 votes.<ref>{{Cite news |title=As Delhi's Trilokpuri readies to vote |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/elections/as-delhi-s-trilokpuri-readies-to-vote-its-intermittent-communal-past-weigh-120012201574_1.html |work=Business Standard |access-date=7 June 2022}}</ref>
=== Resignation and Joining BJP === On 31 January 2025, Mehraulia resigned from the Aam Aadmi Party along with six other MLAs and subsequently joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.<ref name="The Hindu">{{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 |publisher=The Hindu |date=31 January 2025}}</ref>
== Electoral performance == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election: Trilokpuri |- ! scope="col" colspan="2" | Party ! scope="col" | Candidate ! scope="col" | Votes ! scope="col" | % ! scope="col" | ±% |- | style="background-color: {{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}" | | AAP | '''Rohit Kumar Mehraulia''' | '''71,531''' | '''52.36''' | '''+3.63''' |- | style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | | BJP | Kiran Vaid | 59,045 | 43.22 | +12.01 |- | style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" | | INC | Vijay Kumar | 3,744 | 2.74 | −14.47 |- ! scope="row" colspan="3" | Majority | 12,486 | 9.14 | −8.38 |- ! scope="row" colspan="3" | Turnout | 1,36,692 | 66.67 | −5.02 |- | style="background-color: {{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}" | | colspan="2" | AAP '''hold''' ! scope="row" | Swing | +3.63 |}
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