Sanjeev Jha

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Sanjeev Jha
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Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 February 2015

In early 2007 he participated in various environmental movements with many social workers and along with that he started teaching poor children in East Delhi Slum area.

In 2010 he joined the anti-corruption movement launched by Anna Hazare and Arvind Kejriwal and formed IAC YUVA MANCH. The IAC demanded the enactment of the Jan Lokpal Bill, which would result in a strong ombudsman. He was at the forefronts when the city erupted in protests after the Nirbhaya gang rape.

Political career

In early 2012 Sanjeev Jha played a key role in the formation of CHATRA YUVA SANGHARSH SAMITI (CYSS). Following the creation of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in late 2012, Sanjeev Jha was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in the December 2013 Delhi Assembly election, when he defeated Shri Krishan Tyagi, a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, by 10,351 votes in the Burari constituency of North East Delhi. He had also served as Chairman of District Development Committee (Central District).

In the February 2015 Delhi Assembly election, which resulted in a landslide victory for AAP, he was again elected from Burari, defeating Gopal Jha of the Bharatiya Janata Party by over 67,950 votes (Second highest margin in Delhi). Later on, he was appointed Spokesperson & Prabhari of State Bihar and Jharkhand by Aam Aadmi Party. In 2016 Delhi Govt. appointed him Parliamentary Secretary of Transport. In 2018 he had also served General Secretary of ruling party till Jan. 2020 in Legislative Assembly along with Chairman of District Development Committee (Central District), Public Account Committee, Standing Committee on Education by Delhi Legislative Assembly. He was subsequently appointed Member of State Transport Authority and nominated Member of North MCD.

In 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election, he again defeated Shailendra Kumar, a JDU candidate, by 88,158 votes. [3] he was appointed Prabhari of State Chhattisgarh (2022).

Rioting and conviction

Jha, along with another Aam Aadmi Party MLA Akhilesh Pati Tripathi, was convicted of rioting and inciting attacks on the Burari police station in North Delhi in 2015. The court observed that the duo provoked the crowd, urging them to attack police personnel with statements such as, "policewalo ko sabak sikhane ka samay aa gaya hai" (the time has come to teach the police a lesson). [4] [5] The incident resulted in injuries to multiple police officers. Jha was subsequently sentenced to three months of imprisonment and fined ₹10,000. [6]

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

Delhi Assembly elections, 2013: Burari [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AAP Sanjeev Jha60,16437.07
BJP Shri Krishan49,81330.69+0.59
INC Deepk Tyagi31,64919.50−5.90
LJP Vinod Nagar6,4623.98−12.74
BSP Kamal Sharma3,6642.26−9.73
Independent Surinder Routela2,7001.66
NOTA None6650.41
Majority10,3516.38+1.68
Turnout 1,62,53065.96
Bhartiya Janta Party gain from BJP Swing
Delhi Assembly elections, 2015: Burari
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AAP Sanjeev Jha 1,24,72463.82+26.75
BJP Gopal Jha56,77429.05−1.64
INC J. S. Chauhan6,7503.45−16.05
BSP Rambir2,3431.19−1.07
SUCI(C) Manager Chaurasiya9300.47+0.27
SS Dharampal Singh5610.28N/A
None of the Above None of the above4130.21−0.20
Majority67,95034.77+28.39
Turnout 1,95,48167.78
AAP hold Swing +26.75
Delhi Assembly elections, 2020: Burari [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AAP Sanjeev Jha 139,598 62.81 −1.01
JD(U) Shailendra Kumar51,44023.14N/A
SS Dharam Veer18,0448.12+7.83
RJD Pramod Tyagi2,2781.02N/A
UKD Ranjeet Singh1,2440.56N/A
BSNPAnil Kumar Yadav1,2100.54N/A
None of the Above None of the above1,2060.54+0.33
Majority88,15839.67+4.90
Turnout 2,22,39161.48−6.28
AAP hold Swing -1.01

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