Naresh Yadav

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| constituency_AM = Mehrauli

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| term_start = Feb 2015

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| parents = Hira Lal Yadav (father)

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| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| otherparty = Aam Aadmi Party (till 2025)

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Naresh Yadav ({{langx|hi|नरेश यादव}}) is an Indian politician and was a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly in India. He has represented the Mehrauli constituency of the national capital territory of Delhi.{{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}}{{cite news|title=All MLAs from constituency|publisher=elections.in|accessdate=23 May 2016|url=http://www.elections.in/delhi/assembly-constituencies/mehrauli.html}}

Yadav resigned to Aam Aadmi Party on 31 January 2025 ahead of 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election.{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}

Early life and education

Yadav was born in Delhi. He attended the Chaudhary Charan Singh University and attained Bachelor of Laws degree.

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.{{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=}} In the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election, he polled 51.06% of the votes and won with a margin of 16,591.{{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}} 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.{{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}}

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.{{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=}} The perpetrator was arrested and it appears that he was known to Naresh and to the volunteer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2020/02/12/aap-arvind-kejriwal-delhi-naresh-yadav.amp.html|title=Police arrest man for firing at AAP MLA's convoy}}

Member of Legislative Assembly (2020 - present)

Since 2020, he is an elected member of the 7th Delhi Assembly.

;Committee assignments of Delhi Legislative Assembly{{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}}

Member (2022-2023), Committee on Estimates{{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}}

Posts held

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01	2015	2020	Member, Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi
02 \|2020 \|Present \|Member, Seventh Legislative Assembly of Delhi \|

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Member, Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi

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