Devender Yadav
Devender Yadav | |
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| File:Devender Yadav INC.jpg | |
| President, Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| Assumed office 29 April 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Arvinder Singh Lovely |
| AICC Incharge of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| In office December 2023 – 14 February 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Harish Chaudhary |
| Succeeded by | Bhupesh Baghel |
| AICC Incharge of Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee[1] | |
| In office September 2020 – December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Anugrah Narayan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Selja Kumari |
| Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2008–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Jai Bhagwan Aggarwal |
| Succeeded by | Ajesh Yadav |
| Constituency | Badli |
| Working President Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee[2] | |
| In office Jan 2019 – 2020 | |
| President | Sheila Dikshit |
| Municipal Councillor Municipal Corporation of Delhi | |
| In office 2007–2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1972 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Parent |
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Devender Yadav is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress (INC). He is currently the President of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee,[4] a permanent invitee to Congress Working Committee (CWC).[5] He is also a founder of the Nation First Foundation, an NGO focused on providing equal opportunities for the underprivileged.[6][7]
He has served as the INC in charge of Uttarakhand,[8] the Working President of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee under President Sheila Dixit[9] and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Badli constituency in Delhi from 2008-2013 and 2013-15.[10] He was also an MC from Samaypur Badli for two terms from 2007 onwards.[11]
Political career
[edit | edit source]He is a member of the INC Screening Committee and an ex-MLA of the Badli constituency. He was elected for the Fourth and Fifth Legislative Assembly of Delhi. He has served four terms as MC/MLA from Samaypur Badli, Delhi.
Election results
[edit | edit source]2013
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Devender Yadav | 54,372 | 44.60 | +4.74 | |
| BJP | Vijay Kumar Bhagat | 31,263 | 25.65 | +6.60 | |
| AAP | Mohan Krishan | 31,098 | 25.51 | ||
| BSP | Munawwar Hassan | 2,125 | 1.74 | −24.29 | |
| JD(U) | Mahesh Sahu | 615 | 0.50 | ||
| Independent | Mohan Jha | 418 | 0.34 | ||
| HND | Puneet Mandal | 274 | 0.22 | ||
| RLD | Raj Kumar | 253 | 0.21 | ||
| SP | Waqar Khan | 204 | 0.17 | ||
| Independent | Manoj Kumar Pandey | 190 | 0.16 | ||
| Independent | Jai Pal | 108 | 0.09 | ||
| NOTA | None | 978 | 0.80 | ||
| Majority | 23,109 | 18.96 | +5.13 | ||
| Turnout | 121,911 | 61.53 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | +4.74 | |||
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2008
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| INC | Devender Yadav | 39,215 | 39.86 | −0.70 | |
| BSP | Ajesh Yadav | 25,611 | 26.03 | +22.69 | |
| BJP | Rajesh Yadav | 18,743 | 19.05 | −34.28 | |
| NCP | Jitender Kumar | 11,242 | 11.43 | ||
| RJD | Parwinder Singh | 1,165 | 1.18 | +0.74 | |
| Majority | 13,604 | 13.83 | +1.06 | ||
| Turnout | 98,381 | 57.1 | +9.22 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | -0.70 | |||
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References
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- ^ Assembly Elections December 2013 Results, Election Commission of India
- ^ 2008 Election Commission of India
External links
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