Bhavna Gaur | |
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Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly for Palam | |
In office 11 February 2015 –2025 | |
Preceded by | Dharam Dev Solanki |
Succeeded by | Kuldeep Solanki |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] | 2 December 1970
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 former 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 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]
Bhavna Gaur completed her education in Delhi and in Rohtak. She holds Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education degrees. [9]
She was an 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] [12]
In the 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election she was re-elected. [13] [14]
Between 2015-2020,she was an elected member of the 6th Delhi Assembly representing Palam Assembly constituency.
From 2020 till 2025,she waa an elected member of the 7th Delhi Assembly representing Palam Assembly constituency.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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AAP | Bhavna Gaur | 92,722 | 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 |