Naresh Balyan
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
for Uttam Nagar
Assumed office
Feb 2015
Preceded byPawan Sharma
Personal details
Born (1976-11-22) 22 November 1976 (age 47)[1]
Delhi[1]
NationalityIndian
Political partyAam Aadmi Party[1]
Children1 son
ResidenceNew Delhi
Alma materHaryana Shakti Senior Secondary School[2]
ProfessionPolitician

Naresh Balyan is an Indian politician and a member of the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi in India.[1][2] He represents the Uttam Nagar constituency of New Delhi and is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party political party.[3][4]

Early life and education

Naresh Balyan was born in Delhi. He attended the Haryana Shakti Senior Secondary School.

Political career

Naresh Balyan has been a MLA for one term. He represented the Uttam Nagar constituency and is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party political party.[1][2]

On 21 Sep 2015, Balyan complained to police that a fake letter containing his forged signature was spread in the social media. In the letter, it alleges that Balyan bought onions from the government at Rs 26 per kg and sold them at Rs 30 per kg. Balyan said that the language used in the fabricated letter made no sense, moreover the government does not provide onions to the MLAs for sale.[5]


He has served as the DDC Chairman - South Delhi and was a councillor since 2012. No work was done and the aam aadmi party claims everyone else is responsible. He is a member of the Delhi Jal Board. He is an aam aadmi worth over 56cr according to his disclosures in the electoral forms

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Member of Legislative Assembly

In 2015 he was elected as the MLA representing Uttam Nagar in the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi. He was re-elected to the Delhi Legislative Assembly in 2020.

Committee assignments of Delhi Legislative Assembly

Member of Legislative Assembly (2020 - present)

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

Committee assignments of Delhi Legislative Assembly[7]

Electoral performance

This section is transcluded from Uttam Nagar Assembly constituency. (edit | history)
Delhi Assembly elections, 2015: Uttam Nagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Naresh Balyan 85,881 51.99 +26.71
BJP Pawan Sharma 55,462 33.58 -2.80
INC Mukesh Sharma 20,703 12.53 -19.08
BSP Abdul Hamid Barshid 884 0.54 -0.68
NOTA None 672 0.41 -0.27
Majority 30,419 18.42 +13.65
Turnout 1,65,231 71.14
AAP gain from BJP Swing +26.71
Delhi Assembly elections, 2020: Uttam Nagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Naresh Balyan 99,622 54.57 +2.58
BJP Krishan Gahlot 79,863 43.75 +10.17
RJD Shakti Kumar Bishnoi 377 0.21 New
NOTA None of the above 838 0.46 +0.05
Majority 19,759 10.82 -7.60
Turnout 1,82,606 64.12 -7.02
AAP hold Swing +2.58

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Member Profile". Legislative Assembly official website. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  3. ^ "2015 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  4. ^ "All MLAs from constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  5. ^ "AAP MLA says his letter forged | Delhi News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  6. ^ "Naresh Balyan(AAP):Constituency- UTTAM NAGAR(SOUTH-WEST) - Affidavit Information of Candidate".
  7. ^ "Committee System in Legislative Assembly of National Capital Territory of Delhi" (PDF). Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory of Delhi. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Delhi Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory Of Delhi Composition Of House Committees 2021-2022". Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
State Legislative Assembly Preceded by? Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly from Uttam Nagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) 2020– Incumbent
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