Devender Yadav

Devender Yadav
President Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee
Assumed office
April 2024
Preceded byArvinder Singh Lovely
AICC Incharge of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee
Assumed office
December 2023
Preceded byHarish Chaudhary
AICC Incharge of Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee[1]
In office
September 2020 – December 2023
Preceded byAnugrah Narayan Singh
Succeeded bySelja Kumari
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
In office
2008–2015
Preceded byJai Bhagwan Aggarwal
Succeeded byAjesh Yadav
ConstituencyBadli
Working President Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee[2]
In office
Jan 2019 – 2020
PresidentSheila Dikshit
Municipal Councillor Municipal Corporation of Delhi
In office
2007–2017
Personal details
Born (1972-09-13) 13 September 1972 (age 52)
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
Parent
  • Mahender Yadav [3] (father)

Devender Yadav is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress (INC). He is currently the President of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee,[4]a permanent invitee to Congress Working Committee (CWC),[5] INC Incharge of Punjab.[6] He is also a founder of the Nation First Foundation, an NGO focused on providing equal opportunities for the underprivileged.[7][8]

He has served as the INC Incharge of Uttarakhand, [9] the Working President of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee under President Sheila Dixit[10] and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Badli constituency in Delhi from 2008-2013 and 2013-15. [11] He was also an MC from Samaypur Badli for two terms from 2007 onwards.[12]

  1. ^ "Cong replaces 'average performer' Anugrah Narayan with Devender Yadav as state in-charge". 13 September 2020 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  2. ^ "Ex-CM Sheila Dikshit is Delhi Congress chief, gets 3 working presidents" – via Hindustan Times.
  3. ^ "Devender Yadav(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- BADLI(NORTH-WEST) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info.
  4. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (5 May 2024). "Devender Yadav takes over as president of Delhi Congress" – via www.thehindu.com. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ Service, Statesman News (13 December 2023). "Delhi Congress meets to discuss strategy for LS assembly elections".
  6. ^ "Devender Yadav is Pb Cong affairs in-charge". 24 December 2023 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  7. ^ "Scholarship Award Program at Mata Sukhdevi School Nangli Poona Delhi". www.etvbharat.com.
  8. ^ "Nation First Foundation Started Free Ambulance Service in Badli Area". www.etvbharat.com.
  9. ^ "कांग्रेस प्रभारी देवेंद्र यादव करेंगे उत्तराखंड का तीन दिवसीय दौरा, चुनावी तैयारियों पर रहेगा फोकस - Congress in charge Devendra yadav will come three day tour to Uttarakhand". Jagran.
  10. ^ "Sheila Dikshit takes charge as Delhi Congress chief". 16 January 2019 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  11. ^ "BIO of Devender Yadav".
  12. ^ "MCD Election 2007 Results: Party and Ward Wise". www.elections.in.