Raghav Chadha

Raghav Chadha is an Indian politician and one of the leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party. He is a member of the Political Affairs Committee of the Aam Aadmi Party.[3] He was the national treasurer[4] and a national spokesperson of the Aam Aadmi Party, and a practicing chartered accountant. He was also the in-charge for South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency for the general elections in 2019 [5] and Aam Aadmi Party candidate from South Delhi parliamentary constituency.[6] He is elected to be the new MLA from Rajinder Nagar.[7]

Raghav Chadha
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
for Rajinder Nagar
Assumed office
Feb 11,2020
Preceded byVijender Garg Vijay
Vice Chairman of the Delhi Jal Board
Assumed office
March 4,2020
Preceded byDinesh Mohaniya
Personal details
Born (1988-11-11) 11 November 1988
Delhi, India
Political partyAam Aadmi Party
Alma materUniversity of Delhi
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
ProfessionChartered accountant
Known forSpokespersons of AAP[1][2]
WebsiteOfficial Website

Professional career

He was signed on as an advisor to Deputy Chief Minister, Manish Sisodia to assist him in the preparation for 2016 budget at an honorarium remuneration of Re.1 per month. He worked in the capacity of a financial advisor. His appointment was retroactively terminated by Union Minister of Home Affairs in April, 2018.[8][9][10]

He was unanimously voted into the party's National Executive Committee. He was appointed as the incharge for South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency for the general elections in 2019.[5]

Post 2020 elections, Mr.Chadha was given the post of Vice Chairman of the Delhi Jal Board.

2019 Lok Sabha Election

He contested from the South Delhi parliamentary constituency as an AAP party Lok Sabha Elections. He lost the election to the BJP's candidate Ramesh Bidhuri.[11]

2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election

He is currently elected as the new MLA from Rajinder Nagar.[12]He had won with a vote margin of 20,085 against BJP's Sardar RP Singh.[13]

References
  1. "Official Spokespersons". Aam Aadmi Party. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  2. "Meet Raghav Chadha, AAP ka cute quotient - Times of India". Times of India. 19 February 2015.
  3. "Political Affairs Committee". Aam Aadmi Party. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  4. June 9, Press Trust of India; June 9, 2017UPDATED:; Ist, 2017 20:55. "Raghav Chadha no longer AAP treasurer, Mishra claims he was". India Today.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. "AAP scouting candidates for Lok Sabha polls: Atishi Marlena, Raghav Chadha and Dilip Pandey probables". 8 April 2018.
  6. "People will vote on basis of work, not in the name of Ram: AAP's Raghav Chadha - The Financial Express". Finantials Times. 3 May 2019.
  7. "AAP's Raghav Chadha wins from Rajendra Nagar seat".
  8. "Sacked AAP adviser Raghav Chadha refunds Rs 2.5 salary to home ministry". 18 April 2018 – via Business Standard.
  9. "AAP Leader Raghav Chadha Sends Demand Draft For Rs 2.50 As "Refund" To Home Minister". NDTV.com.
  10. "Sacked AAP advisor Raghav Chadha sends Rs 2.5 demand draft to home ministry, claims Centre targeting 'honest' people - Politics News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 18 April 2018.
  11. People will vote on basis of work, not in the name of Ram: AAP's Raghav Chadha, 3 April 2019
  12. "Raghav Chadha (AAP) Election Result 2020 Live Updates: Raghav Chadha of AAP Wins". News18. 14 February 2020.
  13. "AAP's Raghav Chadha Set To Be Appointed Vice Chairman Of Delhi Jal Board, Atishi Gets New Role Too". NDTV.com. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
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