:Som Dutt
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| name = Som Dutt
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| birth_date = 17 February 1977
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| office = Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
| constituency = Sadar Bazar
| term_start = 28 December 2013
| predecessor = Rajesh Jain
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| party = Aam Aadmi Party
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Som Dutt{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/special-court-upholds-aap-mla-som-dutt-s-6-month-sentence-for-beating-delhi-resident-1598501-2019-09-12|title=Special court upholds AAP MLA Som Dutt's 6-month sentence for beating up Delhi resident|author=Aneesha Mathur |date=September 12, 2019 |magazine=India Today}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/aap-mla-som-dutt-sentenced-to-6-months-jail-in-assault-case/story-v1c4IYDyMLFFJKqpfW5ApJ.html|title=AAP's Som Dutt gets 6 months jail for assault, 2nd MLA sentenced in a week|date=4 July 2019|website=Hindustan Times}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/aap-mla-som-dutt-convicted-in-assault-case/article28237635.ece|title=AAP MLA Som Dutt convicted in assault case|agency=Press Trust of India|date=1 July 2019|via=www.thehindu.com|newspaper=The Hindu}} is an Indian politician and is member of the Fifth and Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party and represents Sadar Bazar (Assembly constituency) of Delhi.{{Cite web|url=http://delhiassembly.nic.in/aspfile/whos_who/VIthAssembly/WhosWho/SomDutt.htm|title=Som Dutt|website=delhiassembly.nic.in}}
Conviction
Som Dutt was convicted of beating and assaulting a man during the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election campaign. The Gulabi Bagh resident was beaten brutally with a baseball bat.{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2019-06-30 |title=AAP MLA Som Dutt convicted in assault case |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/aap-mla-som-dutt-convicted-in-assault-case/article28237635.ece |access-date=2024-12-27 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}} According to the victim, about 50 AAP members had entered his residence, with Dutt beating him with the bat after an altercation while Dutt was conducting an election campaign. He was given a 6-month jail term and Rs 2 lakh fine.{{Cite web |date=2019-07-04 |title=Court awards 6-month jail term, imposes Rs 2 lakh fine on AAP MLA for assault during poll campaign |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/court-awards-6-month-jail-term-imposes-rs-2-lakh-fine-on-aap-mla-for-assault-during-poll-campaign-5814659/ |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2019-09-12 |title=Special court upholds AAP MLA Som Dutt's 6-month sentence for beating up Delhi resident |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/special-court-upholds-aap-mla-som-dutt-s-6-month-sentence-for-beating-delhi-resident-1598501-2019-09-12 |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=India Today |language=en}}He is one of many MLA's of the AAP to be convicted or accused of crimes.
==Election Results ==
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Category:Aam Aadmi Party MLAs from Delhi
Category:Indian politicians convicted of crimes