Raj Kumar Chauhan
Raj Kumar Chauhan (born 27 March 1957) is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected from Mangol Puri constituency to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Delhi Legislative Assembly on an Indian National Congress ticket (INC) and is currently serving in 8th as BJP member. and served as the Minister for Education and Social Welfare from December 2001 to December 2003. He also served as the Minister for Development, Revenue, Irrigation & Flood Control Department, Public Works Department, SC/ST Welfare Department in the Second and Third Sheila Dikshit cabinet. In May 2024, he, along with Arvinder Singh Lovely, Naseeb Singh and other former INC MLAs, resigned from the Congress and joined the BJP, citing their dissatisfaction with Congress's alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party.
Raj Kumar Chauhan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 8 February 2025 | |
| In office December 1993 – December 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Established |
| Succeeded by | Rakhi Birla |
| Constituency | Mangol Puri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 March 1957 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (till 2024) |
Raj Kumar Chauhan (born 27 March 1957) is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected from Mangol Puri constituency to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Delhi Legislative Assembly on an Indian National Congress ticket (INC) and is currently serving in 8th as BJP member. and served as the Minister for Education and Social Welfare from December 2001 to December 2003.[1][2] He also served as the Minister for Development, Revenue, Irrigation & Flood Control Department, Public Works Department, SC/ST Welfare Department in the Second and Third Sheila Dikshit cabinet.[3][4]
In May 2024, he, along with Arvinder Singh Lovely, Naseeb Singh and other former INC MLAs, resigned from the Congress and joined the BJP, citing their dissatisfaction with Congress's alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party.[5][6]
Electoral performance
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Raj Kumar Chauhan | 21,344 | 41.50 | ||
| BJP | Soran Singh Nirala | 13,681 | 26.60 | ||
| JD | Tej SIngh | 7,207 | 14.01 | ||
| BSP | Daya Ram | 5,569 | 10.83 | ||
| CPI(M) | Kameshwar Prasad | 814 | 1.58 | ||
| Majority | 7,663 | 14.90 | |||
| Turnout | 51,428 | 66.77 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Raj Kumar Chauhan | 32,372 | 60.80 | +19.30 | |
| BJP | Lakshmi Narayan | 11,358 | 21.33 | −5.27 | |
| BSP | Mahender Singh | 6,707 | 12.60 | +1.77 | |
| RJD | Suraj Pal | 1,500 | 2.82 | ||
| JD | Tej Singh | 844 | 1.59 | +12.42 | |
| Majority | 21,014 | 39.47 | +24.57 | ||
| Turnout | 53,240 | 56.25 | −9.52 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | +19.30 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Raj Kumar Chauhan | 39,147 | 68.34 | +7.54 | |
| BSP | Megh Singh | 8,832 | 15.42 | +3.82 | |
| BJP | Raju Balmiki | 8,670 | 15.14 | −6.19 | |
| BRP | Shyam Kaur | 633 | 1.11 | ||
| Majority | 30,315 | 52.92 | +13.45 | ||
| Turnout | 57,282 | 57.14 | +0.89 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | +7.54 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Raj Kumar Chauhan | 50,448 | 54.41 | −13.93 | |
| BJP | Yogesh Aatray | 20,585 | 22.20 | +7.06 | |
| BSP | Mukesh Kumar Ahlawat | 19,971 | 21.54 | +6.12 | |
| Majority | 29,863 | 32.19 | −10.73 | ||
| Turnout | 92,712 | 64.7 | +7.56 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | -13.93 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Rakhi Birla | 44,383 | 38.42 | ||
| INC | Raj Kumar Chauhan | 33,798 | 29.25 | −25.16 | |
| BJP | Ram Kishor Navariya | 31,232 | 27.03 | +4.83 | |
| NOTA | None | 839 | 0.73 | ||
| Majority | 10,585 | 9.16 | −23.05 | ||
| Turnout | 115,719 | 69.73 | |||
| AAP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Rakhi Birla | 60,534 | 46.94 | +8.52 | |
| INC | Raj Kumar Chauhan | 37,835 | 29.34 | +0.09 | |
| BJP | Surjeet Kumar | 27,889 | 21.63 | −5.40 | |
| BSP | Devender Kumar | 1,659 | 1.29 | −1.93 | |
| NOTA | None | 534 | 0.41 | ||
| Majority | 22,699 | 17.60 | +8.44 | ||
| Turnout | 1,29,045 | 72.12 | |||
| AAP hold | Swing | +8.52 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Raj Kumar Chauhan (51),Congress,Mangolpuri". 12 November 2008.
- ^ "Name".
- ^ "Delhi PWD minister Raj Kumar Chauhan lands under Lokayukta scanner again".
- ^ "Deccan Herald - Shiela Dikshit takes oath as CM for third time". Archive.deccanherald.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "2 more senior Delhi Congress leaders Naseeb Singh and Neeraj Basoya join Arvinder Singh Lovely list". The Economic Times. 2 May 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ Livemint (1 May 2024). "Ex-Congress MLAs Neeraj Basoya, Nasseb Singh resign from party over AAP pact". mint. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ 1993 Election Commission of India
- ^ 1998 Election Commission of India
- ^ 2003 Election Commission of India
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of NCT of Delhi". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly of NCT of Delhi". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "GENERAL ELECTION TO LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY TRENDS & RESULT 2015". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015.
External links
[edit]- https://www.facebook.com/RajkumarChauhanCongress/
- https://www.instagram.com/rajkumarchauhancongress/?hl=en
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