Yoganand Shastri

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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| name = Yoganand Shastri
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| office = Speaker <br>[[Delhi Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 2008
| term_end = 2013
| predecessor = [[Chaudhary Prem Singh]]
| successor = [[Maninder Singh Dhir]]
| office1 = Member of the [[Delhi Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency1 = [[Mehrauli (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Mehrauli]]
| term_start1 = 2008
| term_end1 = 2013
| constituency2 = [[Malviya Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Malviya Nagar]]
| term_start2 = 1998
| term_end2 = 2008
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| party = [[Nationalist Congress Party]]
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'''Yoganand Shastri'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://delhiassembly.nic.in/yoganand%20shastri.htm|title=Dr. Yoganand Shastri|publisher=Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi|access-date=11 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/congress-may-field-yoganand-shastri-from-south-delhi-119042200781_1.html|title=Congress may field Yoganand Shastri from South Delhi|date=22 April 2019|via=Business Standard}}</ref> (born 17 April 1944) is an Indian politician from [[Delhi]]. He thrice served as member of [[Delhi Legislative Assembly]]. He also served as the Speaker of Delhi Legislative Assembly from 2008 to 2013. He was a cabinet minister for Development, Food and Civil Supplies in [[First Dikshit cabinet]] and Minister for Health and Social Welfare in [[Second Dikshit cabinet]]. He twice represented [[Malviya Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Malviya Nagar Assembly constituency]] and one time [[Mehrauli (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Mehrauli Assembly constituency]].He entered Nationalist Congress Party in November 2021 in the presence of party chief Sharad Pawar.

== Position held ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Description
|-
| 1998 - 2003
| Elected to [[Second Legislative Assembly of Delhi|2nd Delhi Assembly]] for [[Malviya Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Malviya Nagar]]
* Cabinet Minister for Development, Food and Civil Supplies
|-
| 2003 - 2008
| Elected to [[Third Legislative Assembly of Delhi|3rd Delhi Assembly]] for [[Malviya Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Malviya Nagar]] (2nd term)
* Cabinet Minister for Health and Social Welfare
|-
| 2008 - 2013
| Elected to [[Fourth Legislative Assembly of Delhi|3rd Delhi Assembly]] for [[Mehrauli (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Mehrauli]] (3rd term)
* Speaker of the [[Delhi Legislative Assembly]]
|-
|}

==Electoral Performances==
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!width=50|Year
!width=150|Constituency
!width=70|Result
!width=70|Vote percentage
!width=150|Opposition Candidate
!width=70|Opposition Party
!width=70|Opposition vote percentage
|-style="text-align:center; height:20px;"
|[[1993 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|1993]]||[[Malviya Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Malviya Nagar]] ||{{Lost}}|| 42.41% || Rajendra Gupta ||[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]||42.99%
|-style="text-align:center; height:20px;"
|[[1998 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|1998]]||[[Malviya Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Malviya Nagar]] ||{{Won}}|| 55.19% || Rajendra Gupta ||[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]||40.97%
|-style="text-align:center; height:20px;"
|[[2003 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2003]]||[[Malviya Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Malviya Nagar]] ||{{Won}}|| 48.10% || Monika Arora ||[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]||39.56%
|-style="text-align:center; height:20px;"
|[[2008 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2008]]||[[Mehrauli (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Mehrauli]] ||{{Won}}|| 32.83% || Sher Singh Dagar ||[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]||31.15%
|-style="text-align:center; height:20px;"
|[[2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2013]]||[[Mehrauli (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Mehrauli]] ||{{Lost}}|| 22.21% || [[Parvesh Verma|Parvesh Sahib Singh]] ||[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]||38.72%
|-style="text-align:center; height:20px;"
|[[2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2015]]||[[Malviya Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Malviya Nagar]] ||{{Lost}}|| 5.96% || [[Somnath Bharti]] ||[[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]||54.98%
|-
|}

==References==
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* [https://www.amarujala.com/delhi-ncr/crime/yoganand-shastri-s-servant-arrests-in-molestation-charge पूर्व विधानसभा अध्यक्ष का नौकर छेड़छाड़ में गिरफ्तार]
* [https://zeenews.india.com/news/delhi/dikshit-criticises-bjp-for-demanding-speakers-res_835177.html Dikshit criticises BJP for demanding Speaker`s res]
* [https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/dr-yoganand-shastri-congress-malviya-nagar/story-20GaR1ENq7NJkxRYKo9mfN.html Dr Yoganand Shastri: Congress (Malviya Nagar)]

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[[Category:Living people]]
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[[Category:1944 births]]
[[Category:Speakers of the Delhi Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Delhi MLAs 1998–2003]]
[[Category:Delhi MLAs 2003–2008]]
[[Category:Delhi MLAs 2008–2013]]

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