Raj Kumar Chauhan
Indian politician
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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]
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) |
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
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||