Sanjeev Jha

{{Short description|Indian politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Sanjeev Jha | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1979|8|1}} | birth_place = Madhubani,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/madhubani/story-rehika-39-s-sanjeev-again-became-mla-in-delhi-3019361.html|title= रहिका के संजीव दिल्ली में फिर बने विधायक|website= Hindustan|language=hi |access-date=2020-02-11}}</ref> Bihar, India | constituency = Burari | constituency1 = Burari | office = Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly | term_start1 = 28 December 2013 | term_end1 = 14 February 2014 | predecessor = ''President's rule'' | successor1 = ''President's rule'' | term_start = 14 February 2015 | predecessor1 = Krishan Tyagi | successor = | party = Aam Aadmi Party | spouse = Gulshan Jha | children = 1 | footnotes = | source = Onkar Roy [http://delhi.aamaadmiparty.org/Delhi-Elections-2013/Sanjeev-Jha Sanjeev Jha - Profile] | image = Sanjeevjha.jpg }}

'''Sanjeev Jha''' is an Indian politician belonging to the Aam Aadmi Party. He is now a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Burari Constituency. Sanjeev is also the incharge of Chhattisgarh and Spokesperson of the Aam Aadmi Party.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/delhi-assembly-elections-list-of-mlas/438488-37-64.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212072931/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/delhi-assembly-elections-list-of-mlas/438488-37-64.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-12-12|title=Delhi Assembly elections: List of MLAs|publisher= IBN Live}}</ref>

==Early life and education==

Sanjeev Jha was born on 1 August 1979 in Sundarpur Bhitthi, a village in the Madhubani district of Bihar. He was the fourth of the six children born to Late Sh. Sushil Jha and Gayatri Devi. Jha’s family belonged to Bihar. His father was an employee of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). Sanjeev did his schooling at M. Y. N. High School Shambhuar in Madhubani. He subsequently attended R. K. College in Madhubani District to study BA (Hons.) in 2001.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

==Activism== {{BLP sources section|date=December 2024}} In early 2007 he participated in various environmental movements with many social workers and along with that he started teaching poor children in East Delhi Slum area.

In 2010 he joined the anti-corruption movement launched by Anna Hazare and Arvind Kejriwal and formed IAC YUVA MANCH. The IAC demanded the enactment of the Jan Lokpal Bill, which would result in a strong ombudsman. He was at the forefronts when the city erupted in protests after the Nirbhaya gang rape.

== Political career ==

In early 2012 Sanjeev Jha played a key role in the formation of CHATRA YUVA SANGHARSH SAMITI (CYSS). Following the creation of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in late 2012, Sanjeev Jha was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in the December 2013 Delhi Assembly election, when he defeated Shri Krishan Tyagi, a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, by 10,351 votes in the Burari constituency of North East Delhi. He had also served as Chairman of District Development Committee (Central District).

In the February 2015 Delhi Assembly election, which resulted in a landslide victory for AAP, he was again elected from Burari, defeating Gopal Jha of the Bharatiya Janata Party by over 67,950 votes (Second highest margin in Delhi). Later on, he was appointed Spokesperson & Prabhari of State Bihar and Jharkhand by Aam Aadmi Party. In 2016 Delhi Govt. appointed him Parliamentary Secretary of Transport. In 2018 he had also served as General Secretary of ruling party till Jan. 2020 in Legislative Assembly along with Chairman of District Development Committee (Central District), Public Account Committee, Standing Committee on Education by Delhi Legislative Assembly. He was subsequently appointed Member of State Transport Authority and nominated Member of North MCD.

In 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election, he again defeated Shailendra Kumar, a JDU candidate, by 88,158 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/delhi-polls-aaps-sanjeev-jha-records-biggest-victory-margin-of-over-88000-votes-from-burari/1731984|title=Delhi polls: AAP<nowiki>''</nowiki>s Sanjeev Jha records biggest victory margin of over 88,000 votes (highest margin in Delhi) from Burari |publisher=Outlook India|date=11 February 2020}}</ref> He was appointed Prabhari of State Chhattisgarh (2022).

In 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election, he again defeated JDU candidate Shailendra Kumar by a reduced margin of 20,601 votes.

== Rioting and conviction == Jha, along with another Aam Aadmi Party MLA Akhilesh Pati Tripathi, was convicted of rioting and inciting attacks on the Burari police station in North Delhi in 2015. The court observed that the duo provoked the crowd, urging them to attack police personnel with statements such as, "''policewalo ko sabak sikhane ka samay aa gaya hai''" (the time has come to teach the police a lesson).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-04 |title=2 AAP MLAs sentenced 'till rising of court' for being part of mob that attacked cops |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/2-aap-mlas-sentenced-mob-attacked-cops-8711558/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Mishra |first=Ishita |date=2022-09-13 |title=Aam Aadmi Party MLAs convicted in rioting, instigating mob case by Delhi court |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/aam-aadmi-party-mlas-convicted-in-rioting-instigating-mob-case-by-delhi-court/article65884042.ece |access-date=2024-12-29 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The incident resulted in injuries to multiple police officers. Jha was subsequently sentenced to three months of imprisonment and fined ₹10,000.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-07 |title=दिल्ली: AAP के दो विधायकों को कोर्ट ने सुनाई सजा, 8 साल पुराना है केस |url=https://www.aajtak.in/legal-news/story/2015-mob-attack-on-policemen-burari-police-station-delhi-court-sentenced-aap-mla-akhilesh-pati-tripathi-sanjeev-jha-ntc-1610814-2023-01-07 |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=आज तक |language=hi}}</ref>

==Member of Legislative Assembly (2020 - present)== Since 2020, he is an elected member of the 7th Delhi Assembly and 8th 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}}</ref> * Member (2022-2023), Public Accounts Committee<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>

==Electoral performance == {{transcluded section|source=Burari Assembly constituency}} {{#section:Burari Assembly constituency|Assembly Election 2013}} {{#section:Burari Assembly constituency|Assembly Election 2015}} {{#section:Burari Assembly constituency|Assembly Election 2020}}

=== 2025 === {{Election box begin| title=Delhi Assembly elections, 2025: Burari<ref name="Delhi Assembly Elections Results 2025 - Burari">{{cite news |title=Delhi Assembly Elections Results 2025 - Burari |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenFeb2025/candidateswise-U052.htm |access-date=8 February 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=8 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250208132050/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenFeb2025/candidateswise-U052.htm |archive-date=8 February 2025 |language=en}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| | party = Aam Aadmi Party | candidate = Sanjeev Jha | votes = {{formatnum:121181}} | percentage = {{formatnum:47.57}} | change = {{decrease}}15.24 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| | party = Janata Dal (United) | candidate = Shailendra Kumar | votes = {{formatnum:100580}} | percentage = {{formatnum:39.48}} | change = {{increase}}16.34 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| | party = Indian National Congress | candidate = Mangesh Tyagi | votes = {{formatnum:19920}} | percentage = {{formatnum:7.82}} | change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| | party = Nationalist Congress Party | candidate = Ratan Tyagi | votes = {{formatnum:3852}} | percentage = {{formatnum:1.51}} | change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| | party = None of the above (India) | candidate = None of the above | votes = {{formatnum:2548}} | percentage = {{formatnum:1.00}} | change = }} {{Election box majority| | votes = {{formatnum:20601}} | percentage = {{formatnum:8.09}} | change = }} {{Election box turnout| | votes = {{formatnum:253548}} | percentage = | change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| | winner = Aam Aadmi Party | swing = }} {{Election box end}} <section end="Assembly Election 2020"/>

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