Som Dutt | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 28 December 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Rajesh Jain |
| Constituency | Sadar Bazar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 February 1977 |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
Som Dutt [1] [2] [3] is an Indian politician and is member of the Fifth and Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party and represents Sadar Bazar (Assembly constituency) of Delhi. [4]
Som Dutt was convicted of beating and assaulting a man during the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election campaign. The Gulabi Bagh resident was beaten brutally with a baseball bat. [5] According to the victim,about 50 AAP members had entered his residence,with Dutt beating him with the bat after an altercation while Dutt was conducting an election campaign. He was given a 6-month jail term and Rs 2 lakh fine. [6] [7] He is one of many MLA's of the AAP to be convicted or accused of crimes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Som Dutt | 68,790 | 55.71 | −0.89 | |
| BJP | Jai Prakash | 43,146 | 34.94 | +7.11 | |
| INC | Satbir Sharma | 9,857 | 7.98 | −5.71 | |
| BSP | Asad | 574 | 0.46 | −0.17 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 408 | 0.33 | ||
| Majority | 25,644 | 20.77 | −8.00 | ||
| Turnout | 1,23,524 | 66.80 | −5.12 | ||
| AAP hold | Swing | -0.89 | |||