Bhavna Gaur
Bhavna Gaur | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly for Palam | |
| Assumed office 11 February 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Dharam Dev Solanki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 December 1970[1] Delhi, India[1] |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (From 1 February 2025-) |
| Other political affiliations | Aam Aadmi Party, Independent |
| Parent | Mangat Ram Gaur (father)[1] |
| Residence | Delhi |
| Alma mater | Maharshi Dayanand University[2] |
| Profession | Politician |
Bhavna Gaur is an Indian politician and is member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly. She was a member of the Aam Aadmi Party and represented Palam Assembly constituency in the Seventh Legislative Assembly of Delhi.[3]
Bhavna Gaur have resigned from the Aam Aadmi Party on 31 January 2025 ahead of 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election[4][5][6][7] and joined Bharatiya Janata Party on 1 February 2025 in the presence of BJP's national vice-president and the in-charge of Delhi Baijayant Panda, and state president Virendra Sachdeva.[8]
Early life and education
Bhavna Gaur completed her education in Delhi and in Rohtak. She holds Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education degrees.[9]
Political career
She was a MCD Councillor in 1997 from Madhu Vihar area on BJP ticket.
She contested in 2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election from Aam Aadmi Party and received 26.79% votes and came on second position after four term BJP MLA Dharm Dev Solanki who won with a margin of 6.51% votes.
In the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election she defeated Dharam Dev Solanki of BJP by a margin of 30,849 votes (20.90%). Her term as MLA in the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi was her first term.[10][11]
In the 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election she was re-elected.
Member of Legislative Assembly (2015-2020)
Between 2015-2020, she was an elected member of the 6th Delhi Assembly representing Palam Assembly constituency.
Member of Legislative Assembly (2020 - present)
Since 2020, she is an elected member of the 7th Delhi Assembly representing Palam Assembly constituency.
- Member (2022-2023), Public Accounts Committee[13]
- Member (2022-2023), Committee on Government Undertakings[13]
Electoral performance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dharm Dev Solanki | 42,833 | 33.30 | −10.82 | |
| AAP | Bhavna Gaur | 34,661 | 26.79 | ||
| BSP | Madan Mohan | 24,862 | 19.33 | −3.44 | |
| INC | Vinay Mishra | 19,531 | 15.18 | −15.29 | |
| NYP | Neeraj Kr Sharma | 3,631 | 2.82 | ||
| NOTA | None | 903 | 0.70 | ||
| Majority | 8,372 | 6.51 | −7.14 | ||
| Turnout | 1,28,822 | 63.14 | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| BJP hold | Swing | -10.82 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Bhavna Gaur | 82,637 | 55.96 | +29.17 | |
| BJP | Dharam Dev Solanki | 51,788 | 35.06 | +1.76 | |
| INC | Madan Mohan | 10,529 | 7.13 | −8.05 | |
| BSP | Ranbir Singh Solanki | 900 | 0.60 | −18.73 | |
| CPI | Dalip Kumar | 488 | 0.33 | −0.06 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 475 | 0.32 | −0.38 | |
| Majority | 30,849 | 20.90 | +14.39 | ||
| Turnout | 1,47,708 | 65.01 | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| AAP gain from BJP | Swing | +29.17 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Bhavna Gaur | 92,775 | 59.15 | +3.19 | |
| BJP | Vijay Pandit | 60,010 | 38.26 | +3.20 | |
| BSP | Geeta | 786 | 0.50 | −0.10 | |
| RJD | Nirmal Kumar Singh | 552 | 0.35 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 848 | 0.54 | +0.22 | |
| Majority | 32,765 | 20.89 | −0.01 | ||
| Turnout | 1,56,982 | 63.37 | −1.64 | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| AAP hold | Swing | +3.19 | |||
References
- ^ a b c "Member Profile". U.P. Legislative Assembly website. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "Election result". Election commission of India. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Seven outgoing AAP MLAs resign ahead of Delhi polls". The Hindu. 31 January 2025. Archived from the original on 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "7 sulking Delhi MLAs quit AAP ahead of polls, two say 'faith lost in Arvind Kejriwal'". India Today. 31 January 2025. Archived from the original on 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "7 Aam Aadmi Party MLAs quit party ahead of Delhi polls; several were denied ticket to contest elections". The Times of India. 31 January 2025. Archived from the original on 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Delhi Assembly Elections: Denied tickets, 7 AAP MLAs quit party, blame 'corruption'". The Indian Express. 31 January 2025. Archived from the original on 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "8 AAP MLAs, several councillors join BJP days before Delhi polls". The Statesman. 1 February 2025. Archived from the original on 1 February 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "Brief profile". myneta.info. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Comprehensive Election results". Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Only six women make it to Delhi assembly". India Today. 10 February 2015. Archived from the original on 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Committee System in Legislative Assembly of National Capital Territory of Delhi" (PDF). Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory of Delhi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ a b "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.
