Yoganand Shastri
Indian politician
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| Intro | Indian politician | |
| Places | India | |
| is | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 1944 | |
| Age | 81 years | |
| Politics: | Indian National Congress |
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Biography
Yoganand Shastri (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 Assembly constituency and one time Mehrauli Assembly constituency.
Position held
| Year | Description |
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| 1998 - 2003 | Elected to 2nd Delhi Assembly for Malviya Nagar
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| 2003 - 2008 | Elected to 3rd Delhi Assembly for Malviya Nagar (2nd term)
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| 2008 - 2013 | Elected to 3rd Delhi Assembly for Mehrauli (3rd term)
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Electoral Performances
| Year | Constituency | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Malviya Nagar | Lost | 42.41% | Rajendra Gupta | BJP | 42.99% |
| 1998 | Malviya Nagar | Won | 55.19% | Rajendra Gupta | BJP | 40.97% |
| 2003 | Malviya Nagar | Won | 48.10% | Monika Arora | BJP | 39.56% |
| 2008 | Mehrauli | Won | 32.83% | Sher Singh Dagar | BJP | 31.15% |
| 2013 | Mehrauli | Lost | 22.21% | Parvesh Sahib Singh | BJP | 38.72% |
| 2015 | Malviya Nagar | Lost | 5.96% | Somnath Bharti | AAP | 54.98% |