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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|11 November 1988}} | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|11 November 1988}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], [[India]] | | birth_place = [[Delhi]], [[India]] | ||
| | | office = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]] | ||
| | | constituency = [[Punjab, India]] | ||
| | | termstart = 2 May 2022 | ||
| | | predecessor = [[Pratap Singh Bajwa]] | ||
| | | constituency1 = [[Rajinder Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Rajinder Nagar]] | ||
| | | office1 = [[Delhi Legislative Assembly|Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly]] | ||
| | | term_start1 = 12 February 2020 | ||
| | | term_end1 = 24 March 2022 | ||
| | | predecessor1 = [[Vijender Garg Vijay]] | ||
| | | successor1 = '''TBD''' | ||
| | | office2 = [[Delhi Jal Board#Vice Chairman|Vice Chairman of the Delhi Jal Board]] | ||
| alma_mater = [[University of Delhi]]<br>[[Institute of Chartered Accountants of India]] | | term_start2 = 2 March | ||
| profession = [[ | 2020<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/aap-mla-raghav-chadha-appointed-delhi-jal-board-vice-chairman-2522837.html|title=AAP MLA Raghav Chadha Appointed Delhi Jal Board Vice Chairman|date=2 March 2020}}</ref><ref>http://www.delhijalboard.nic.in/sites/default/files/All-PDF/PR_RC_03.03.2020_E_0.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> | ||
| term_end2 = 22 March 2022 | |||
| predecessor2 = [[Dinesh Mohaniya]] | |||
| successor2 = [[Saurabh Bharadwaj]] | |||
| alma_mater = [[University of Delhi]]<br />[[Institute of Chartered Accountants of India]] | |||
| profession = [[Chartered accountant#India|Chartered Accountant]] | |||
| party = [[Aam Aadmi Party]] | | party = [[Aam Aadmi Party]] | ||
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]] | |||
| known_for = Spokespersons of AAP<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Spokespersons|url=http://www.aamaadmiparty.org/official-spokespersons|publisher=Aam Aadmi Party|access-date=11 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Meet Raghav Chadha, AAP ka cute quotient - Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Meet-Raghav-Chadha-AAP-ka-cute-quotient/articleshow/46296450.cms|work=Times of India|date=19 February 2015}}</ref> | | known_for = Spokespersons of AAP<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Spokespersons|url=http://www.aamaadmiparty.org/official-spokespersons|publisher=Aam Aadmi Party|access-date=11 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Meet Raghav Chadha, AAP ka cute quotient - Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Meet-Raghav-Chadha-AAP-ka-cute-quotient/articleshow/46296450.cms|work=Times of India|date=19 February 2015}}</ref> | ||
| website = [https://www.raghavchadha.in Official Website] | | website = [https://www.raghavchadha.in Official Website] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Raghav Chadha''' is an Indian politician and member of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]]. He is the Vice Chairman of the [[Delhi Jal Board]] and | '''Raghav Chadha''' (born 11 November 1988) is an Indian politician and member of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]]. He is [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]] from [[Punjab, India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/raghav-chadha-officially-elected-to-rajya-sabha-as-mp-2843447|title=Raghav Chadha Officially Elected to Rajya Sabha as MP}}</ref> He was the Vice Chairman of the [[Delhi Jal Board]] and [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from the [[Rajendra Nagar, Delhi|Rajendra Nagar]] assembly constituency in Delhi.<ref>{{cite news |title=Delhi's water supply situation to improve soon: Jal Board VC Raghav Chadha |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/delhis-water-supply-situation-to-improve-soon-jal-board-vc-raghav-chadha-11626358626993.html |access-date=29 October 2021 |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |publisher=[[Mint (newspaper)|LiveMint]] |date=15 July 2021}}</ref> Raghav Chadha has been elected as [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Raghav Chadha Officially Elected To Rajya Sabha As MP |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/raghav-chadha-officially-elected-to-rajya-sabha-as-mp-2843447 |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref> He is also a practising [[Chartered accountant#India|chartered accountant]].<ref>{{cite news |title=WHO IS RAGHAV CHADHA |newspaper=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/about/who-is-raghav-chadha |publisher=[[Business Standard]] |access-date=29 October 2021}}</ref> | ||
== Early life and career == | == Early life and career == | ||
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Born on 11 November 1988 and raised in New Delhi, Chadha received his school education from the capital city's Modern School, Barakhamba Road and graduated from University of Delhi (DU). He then pursued Chartered Accountancy from the Institute of Chartered Accounts of India, post which he went to the ‘London School of Economics’ for a certification course of EMBA. In his early career he worked with accountancy firms including Deloitte and | Born on 11 November 1988 and raised in New Delhi, Chadha received his school education from the capital city's Modern School, Barakhamba Road and graduated from University of Delhi (DU). He then pursued Chartered Accountancy from the Institute of Chartered Accounts of India, post which he went to the ‘London School of Economics’ for a certification course of EMBA. In his early career he worked with accountancy firms including [[Deloitte]], [[Shyam Malpani]], and [[Grant Thornton]]. | ||
==Politics== | |||
When AAP won the [[2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election]] with a majority, Chadha at the age of 26 was appointed as AAP's national treasurer. In April 2018, the then Union Minister of Home Affairs, [[Rajnath Singh]], terminated his appointment as an advisor to Sisodia along with 9 other advisors.<ref>{{Cite news|date=18 April 2018|title=Sacked AAP adviser Raghav Chadha refunds Rs 2.5 salary to home ministry|newspaper=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/sacked-aap-adviser-raghav-chadha-refunds-rs-2-5-salary-to-home-ministry-118041800900_1.html|via=Business Standard}}</ref> | When AAP won the [[2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election]] with a majority, Chadha at the age of 26 was appointed as AAP's national treasurer. In April 2018, the then Union Minister of Home Affairs, [[Rajnath Singh]], terminated his appointment as an advisor to Sisodia along with 9 other advisors.<ref>{{Cite news|date=18 April 2018|title=Sacked AAP adviser Raghav Chadha refunds Rs 2.5 salary to home ministry|newspaper=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/sacked-aap-adviser-raghav-chadha-refunds-rs-2-5-salary-to-home-ministry-118041800900_1.html|via=Business Standard}}</ref> | ||
In 2019, he contested from the [[South Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency) | South Delhi Parliamentary Constituency]] in the [[2019 Indian General election | 2019 Lok Sabha elections]]. He lost in the elections to the [[BJP]] candidate, [[Ramesh Bidhuri]] | In 2019, he contested from the [[South Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|South Delhi Parliamentary Constituency]] in the [[2019 Indian General election|2019 Lok Sabha elections]]. He lost in the elections to the [[BJP]] candidate, [[Ramesh Bidhuri]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/lok-sabha-election-result-in-south-delhi-bjp-marches-ahead-aaps-raghav-chadha-distant-second-6690321.html|title = Lok Sabha Election result: In South Delhi, BJP marches ahead, AAP's Raghav Chadha distant second-Politics News , Firstpost|date = 23 May 2019}}</ref> and came second. Chadha got the maximum vote share among all the AAP contestants in the election.<ref name="Express 24 March 2022">{{cite news |title=Raghav Chadha's decade in politics: From volunteer at anti-corruption movement to youngest Rajya Sabha member |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/political-pulse/raghav-chadhas-anti-corruption-movement-aap-rajya-sabha-punjab-7833878/ |access-date=24 March 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=24 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
In | ===MLA in Delhi Assembly=== | ||
In February 2020, he contested from [[Rajinder Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Rajendra Nagar]] in [[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election]] and won against BJP's candidate RP Singh. Following the elections, he was appointed as vice-chairman of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and assigned the water portfolio in the Delhi Government. | |||
===MP in Rajya Sabha=== | |||
[[File:Sandeep Pathak Raghav Chadha Harbhajan Singh Ashok Mittal Sanjeev Arora nominated by AAP to Rajya Sabha.jpg|thumb|From left to right: [[Ashok Kumar Mittal]], [[Harbhajan Singh]], Raghav Chadha, [[Sandeep Pathak]], [[Sanjeev Arora (politician)|Sanjeev Arora]] nominated by AAP to Rajya Sabha in 2022]] | |||
As a leader of AAP he was appointed AAP Punjab co-in-charge for the [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|Punjab Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/punjab-assembly-polls-2022/story/ruckus-during-aap-leader-raghav-chadha-s-press-conference-in-jalandhar-over-ticket-distribution-1897414-2022-01-07|title=Ruckus in AAP leader Raghav Chadha's press conference in Jalandhar over ticket distribution|date=7 January 2022|website=India Today|access-date=9 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/jalandhar/unhappy-over-ticket-distribution-raghav-chadha-shown-black-flags-7712388/|title=Punjab: Unhappy over ticket distribution, Raghav Chadha shown black flags|date=8 January 2022|website=India Today|access-date=9 January 2022}}</ref> On 21st March 2022 it was announced that Delhi MLA Raghav Chadha along with four others were nominated by AAP for the post of [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Punjab|Rajya Sabha members from Punjab]] for a six year term starting 2022.<ref name="Rajya Sabha 21 March 2022">{{cite news |title=AAP's Rajya Sabha List: Ex Cricketer, IIT Professor, Raghav Chadha |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/aap-nominates-ex-cricketer-harbhajan-singh-raghav-chadha-ashok-kumar-mittal-sandeep-pathak-for-rajya-sabha-from-punjab-2833521 |work=NDTV.com |date=21 March 2022}}</ref> No opposition candidate opposed their election.<ref name="AAP RS 24 March 2022">{{cite news |title=All five nominees of AAP from Punjab elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha |url=https://newsonair.gov.in/News?title=All-five-nominees-of-AAP-from-Punjab-elected-unopposed-to-Rajya-Sabha&id=437831 |access-date=27 March 2022 |work=newsonair.gov.in |date=24 March 2022}}</ref> | |||
==Controversy== | |||
Raghav on 21 April 2022, stated that [[BJP]] settled [[Bangladeshi people|Bangladeshis]] and [[Rohingyas]] in [[Delhi]] and uses them to cause [[riots]].<ref>{{cite news |title='Bangladeshis & Rohingyas': AAP and BJP find common ground to target each other |url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/amp/delhi/bangladeshis-rohingyas-aap-and-bjpfind-common-ground-to-target-each-other-475106 |access-date=6 May 2022 |work=Millennium Post |date=21 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> He called the poor [[Bengali language|Bengali]]-speaking [[Muslims]], migrated from [[West Bengal]] as [[Bangladesh|Bangladeshis]] and [[Rohingyas]] which caused huge controversy and this was later debunked.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://thewire.in/communalism/watch-debunking-misinformation-peddled-by-aap-bjp-on-rohingya-and-bangladeshis | title=Watch: Debunking Misinformation Peddled by AAP, BJP on Rohingya and Bangladeshis |publisher=The Wire|access-date=6 May 2022}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
==Further reading== | |||
* {{cite news |title=Raghav Chadha's decade in politics: From volunteer at anti-corruption movement to youngest Rajya Sabha member |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/political-pulse/raghav-chadhas-anti-corruption-movement-aap-rajya-sabha-punjab-7833878/ |access-date=24 March 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=24 March 2022 |language=en}} | |||
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Raghav Chadha | |
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Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
Assumed office 2 May 2022 | |
Preceded by | Pratap Singh Bajwa |
Constituency | Punjab, India |
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
In office 12 February 2020 – 24 March 2022 | |
Preceded by | Vijender Garg Vijay |
Succeeded by | TBD |
Constituency | Rajinder Nagar |
Vice Chairman of the Delhi Jal Board | |
In office 2 March 2020[1][2] – 22 March 2022 | |
Preceded by | Dinesh Mohaniya |
Succeeded by | Saurabh Bharadwaj |
Personal details | |
Born | Delhi, India | 11 November 1988
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
Alma mater | University of Delhi Institute of Chartered Accountants of India |
Profession | Chartered Accountant |
Known for | Spokespersons of AAP[3][4] |
Website | Official Website |
Raghav Chadha (born 11 November 1988) is an Indian politician and member of the Aam Aadmi Party. He is Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Punjab, India.[5] He was the Vice Chairman of the Delhi Jal Board and MLA from the Rajendra Nagar assembly constituency in Delhi.[6] Raghav Chadha has been elected as Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha.[7] He is also a practising chartered accountant.[8]
Early life and career
This section needs additional citations for verification. (October 2021) |
Born on 11 November 1988 and raised in New Delhi, Chadha received his school education from the capital city's Modern School, Barakhamba Road and graduated from University of Delhi (DU). He then pursued Chartered Accountancy from the Institute of Chartered Accounts of India, post which he went to the ‘London School of Economics’ for a certification course of EMBA. In his early career he worked with accountancy firms including Deloitte, Shyam Malpani, and Grant Thornton.
Politics
When AAP won the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election with a majority, Chadha at the age of 26 was appointed as AAP's national treasurer. In April 2018, the then Union Minister of Home Affairs, Rajnath Singh, terminated his appointment as an advisor to Sisodia along with 9 other advisors.[9]
In 2019, he contested from the South Delhi Parliamentary Constituency in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. He lost in the elections to the BJP candidate, Ramesh Bidhuri[10] and came second. Chadha got the maximum vote share among all the AAP contestants in the election.[11]
MLA in Delhi Assembly
In February 2020, he contested from Rajendra Nagar in 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election and won against BJP's candidate RP Singh. Following the elections, he was appointed as vice-chairman of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and assigned the water portfolio in the Delhi Government.
MP in Rajya Sabha
As a leader of AAP he was appointed AAP Punjab co-in-charge for the Punjab Legislative Assembly election.[12][13] On 21st March 2022 it was announced that Delhi MLA Raghav Chadha along with four others were nominated by AAP for the post of Rajya Sabha members from Punjab for a six year term starting 2022.[14] No opposition candidate opposed their election.[15]
Controversy
Raghav on 21 April 2022, stated that BJP settled Bangladeshis and Rohingyas in Delhi and uses them to cause riots.[16] He called the poor Bengali-speaking Muslims, migrated from West Bengal as Bangladeshis and Rohingyas which caused huge controversy and this was later debunked.[17]
References
- ↑ "AAP MLA Raghav Chadha Appointed Delhi Jal Board Vice Chairman". 2 March 2020.
- ↑ http://www.delhijalboard.nic.in/sites/default/files/All-PDF/PR_RC_03.03.2020_E_0.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF
- ↑ "Official Spokespersons". Aam Aadmi Party. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ↑ "Meet Raghav Chadha, AAP ka cute quotient - Times of India". Times of India. 19 February 2015.
- ↑ "Raghav Chadha Officially Elected to Rajya Sabha as MP".
- ↑ "Delhi's water supply situation to improve soon: Jal Board VC Raghav Chadha". LiveMint. Press Trust of India. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ↑ "Raghav Chadha Officially Elected To Rajya Sabha As MP". NDTV.com. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ↑ "WHO IS RAGHAV CHADHA". Business Standard India. Business Standard. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ↑ "Sacked AAP adviser Raghav Chadha refunds Rs 2.5 salary to home ministry". Business Standard India. 18 April 2018 – via Business Standard.
- ↑ "Lok Sabha Election result: In South Delhi, BJP marches ahead, AAP's Raghav Chadha distant second-Politics News , Firstpost". 23 May 2019.
- ↑ "Raghav Chadha's decade in politics: From volunteer at anti-corruption movement to youngest Rajya Sabha member". The Indian Express. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ↑ "Ruckus in AAP leader Raghav Chadha's press conference in Jalandhar over ticket distribution". India Today. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ↑ "Punjab: Unhappy over ticket distribution, Raghav Chadha shown black flags". India Today. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ↑ "AAP's Rajya Sabha List: Ex Cricketer, IIT Professor, Raghav Chadha". NDTV.com. 21 March 2022.
- ↑ "All five nominees of AAP from Punjab elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha". newsonair.gov.in. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ↑ "'Bangladeshis & Rohingyas': AAP and BJP find common ground to target each other". Millennium Post. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ↑ "Watch: Debunking Misinformation Peddled by AAP, BJP on Rohingya and Bangladeshis". The Wire. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
Further reading
- "Raghav Chadha's decade in politics: From volunteer at anti-corruption movement to youngest Rajya Sabha member". The Indian Express. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
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