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'''Mahinder Yadav''' (born 5 May 1963), also spelled as '''Mahendra Yadav''', is an Indian politician from the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] (AAP). He is currently a member of the [[Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi]] (MLA). He has represented [[Vikaspuri (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Vikaspuri assembly constituency]] as [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] since December 2014.

==Personal life==
Mahender Yadav was born on 5 May 1963 in [[New Delhi]]. His father's name is Mewa Ram Yadav. Mahinder Yadav has passed 10th standard (matriculate) from the [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]] board in 1980.<ref name="aff">{{cite web | url=http://docs2.myneta.info/affidavits/ews3delhi2015/158/U05_31_06_Mahinder%20Yadav_17.pdf | title=Affidavit| publisher=myneta.info | accessdate=17 February 2015}}</ref> He is a social worker.<ref name="deccan"/> He is a businessman and a retail trader and supplier of building materials.<ref name="NIC"/> Mahinder Yadav is married to Raj Yadav and has three daughters. His wife Raj is self-employed.<ref name="NIC">{{cite web | url=http://delhiassembly.nic.in/aspfile/whos_who/VthAssembly/MahinderYadav.htm | title=Mahinder Yadav profile | publisher=Delhi Assembly official site | accessdate=17 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="aff"/> He is a resident of [[Hastsal]] Village in [[Uttam Nagar]] area of New Delhi.<ref name="aff"/>

==Politics==
Mahinder Yadav was previously with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).<ref name="deccan">{{cite news | url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131210/news-current-affairs/gallery/meet-aam-aadmi-party-aap-winners-politicians-difference | title=Meet Aam Aadmi Party winners: Politicians with a difference | work=Deccan Chronicle | date=11 December 2013 | accessdate=17 February 2015}}</ref> He was a councillor from Ward No. 124 of the [[Municipal Corporation of Delhi]] (MCD) from April, 2012 to December, 2013. He was Chairman of Khel Kud & Protsahan Committee in the [[South Delhi Municipal Corporation]] (S.D.M.C.) between 2012 and 2013.<ref name="NIC"/>

In 2012, Yadav switched to the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] (AAP).<ref name="deccan"/> Yadav contested [[Vikaspuri (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Vikaspuri assembly constituency]] on a AAP ticket in the [[2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|December 2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections]]. He polled 62,032 votes and defeated his nearest rival Krishan Gahlot of the BJP by 405 votes. This was the second lowest victory margin in the elections. He also defeated sitting MLA [[Nand Kishore (Vikaspuri politician)|Nand Kishore]] from the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC), who came in third in the contest.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-12-09/news/44989226_1_harsh-vardhan-aap-congress-mla | title=Delhi polls: First-timers make a difference | work=Economic Times | date=9 December 2013 | accessdate=17 February 2015}}</ref> He was thus member of the [[Fifth Legislative Assembly of Delhi]] between December 2013 and January 2015.

Yadav won the Vikaspuri constituency in the [[2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election]]s too. He secured 1,32,437 votes, defeating his nearest rival Sanjay Singh of the BJP by the margin of 77,665 votes. This was the highest margin of victory in the elections.<ref name="ec">{{cite web | url=http://eciresults.nic.in/StatewiseU054.htm | title=Election Result | publisher=ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA | accessdate=16 February 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseU0567.htm?ac=1 Assembly Elections 2015 Results, Election Commission of India] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210143352/http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseU0567.htm?ac=1 |date=10 February 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/amazing-stats-delhi-polls-55-aap-mlas-won-seats-50-vote-share-2094743.html | title=Amazing stats from Delhi polls: 55 AAP MLAs won with more than 50% vote share | work=Firstpost | date=12 February 2015 | accessdate=17 February 2015}}</ref>

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[[Category:Aam Aadmi Party politicians from Delhi]]
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