Anil Jha Vats
{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1974)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth_date and age|1974|08|24|df=y}}
| birth_name = Anil Jha Vats
| office = Deputy Leader of Opposition
| 1namedata = Atishi Marlena
| 1blankname = Leader of Opposition
| term_start = 23 February 2025
| office1 = Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly
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| preceded2 = Rituraj Govind
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| constituency3 = Kirari
| termstart3 = 2008
| termend3 = 2015
| successor3 = Rituraj Govind
| party = Aam Aadmi Party
| otherparty = Bhartiya Janata Party
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Anil Jha Vats (born 24 August 1974){{Cite web |title=Anil Jha(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- KIRARI(NORTH-WEST) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=http://www.myneta.info/delhi2013/candidate.php?candidate_id=174 |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=www.myneta.info}} is an Indian politician from Delhi. He is the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Delhi Legislative Assembly and a three time member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly from Kirari Assembly constituency. He won the 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election representing the Aam Aadmi Party.He was earlier with Bharatiya Janata Party.{{Cite news |date=2025-02-08 |title=Kirari Election Results 2025 live updates: AAP’s Anil Jha defeats BJP's Bajrang Shukla with a margin of 21,871 votes |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/kirari-election-results-2025-live-updates-bjps-bajrang-shukla-vs-aaps-anil-jha-vs-congress-rajesh-kumar-gupta/articleshow/118027369.cms |access-date=2025-02-08 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}
Early life and education
Vats was born in Madhubani district in Bihar in 1974. He is the son of Anand Mohan Jha. He did his schooling from S.B. Mills Senior Secondary School, Shivaji Marg, Delhi in 1993. He did his BA at Satyawati College in 1996. He later did his post graduation in arts at the Faculty of Arts, Delhi University.in 2000. He also did a BA in library science from IGNOU in 2002.
Career
Vats started his political career as a student leader and won the college union elections to become the president of Satyawati College. Later, he was elected as the president of Delhi University Students Union for the year 1997–98.{{Cite web|title=DUSU Election 2017: Ex-DUSU Members Who Became Famous Politicians|url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/dusu-elections-ex-dusu-members-who-became-notable-politicians-1746722|access-date=2020-11-26|website=NDTV.com|language=en}}
He first became an MLA winning the 2008 Delhi Legislative Assembly election from Kirari Assembly constituency and retained the seat in the 2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election.{{Cite web |title=Kirari Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/kirari-delhi-assembly-constituency |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=resultuniversity.com}} He also served as the vice president of the BJP Delhi unit. He became an MLA for the third time winning the Kirari seat in the 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election on the Aam Aadmi Party ticket.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-08 |title=Kirari Election Results 2025 Live: AAP’s Anil Jha wins against BJP’s Bajrang Shukla |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/kirari-delhi-assembly-election-results-2025-live-winner-runner-up-candidates-9822918/ |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Kirari Election Result 2025: Anil Jha of AAP Wins, Defeats Bajrang Shukla of BJP |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/kirari-election-result-2025-live-updates-highlights-winner-leading-mla-margin-9218816.html |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=News18 |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2025-02-08 |title=Kirari, Delhi Assembly Election Results 2025 Highlights: AAP's Anil Jha defeats BJP's Bajrang Shukla with 21871 votes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/kirari-delhi-assembly-election-results-2025-live-updates-aap-bjp-congress-daelb-2676372-2025-02-08 |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=India Today |language=en}} He polled 105,780 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Bajrang Shukla of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 21,871 votes. In the 2020 Assembly election, he lost the Kirari seat on the BJP ticket to Rituraj Govind of the AAP.{{Cite web |date=2020-02-11 |title=Kirari Election Result 2020 LIVE Updates {{!}} Delhi Assembly Elections; Constituency, Party, Candidate Name Wise Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing |url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/kirari-election-result-2020-live-updates-delhi-assembly-vidhan-sabha-polls-party-constituency-candidate-name-wise-winner-loser-leading-trailing-latest-news-bjp-congress-aap-7952501.html |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}
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Category:Presidents of Delhi University Students Union
Category:People from Madhubani district
Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Delhi