Dharampal Lakra is an Indian politician from Delhi. In February 2020 he was elected to the Seventh Legislative Assembly of Delhi, representing the Mundka constituency. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.
Dharampal Lakra | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly for Mundka | |
| Assumed office Feb 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Sukhbir Singh Dalal |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
Political career
editLakra was previously a local office bearer of the INC. He quit INC and joined Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in 2014.[1]
Personal life
editLakra is a businessman from Mundka. He has described himself as an agriculturalist and a member of the Food Corporation of India. In the 2020 legislative assembly election, he was noted as the wealthiest candidate with a declared wealth of Rupees 300 crore.[1]
Electoral performance
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Dharampal Lakra | 90,293 | 53.78 | −3.44 | |
| BJP | Azad Singh | 71,135 | 42.37 | +9.95 | |
| INC | Naresh Kumar | 5,082 | 3.03 | −5.14 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 903 | 0.54 | +0.19 | |
| SBP | Chetram | 273 | 0.16 | N/A | |
| Majority | 19,158 | 11.41 | −13.39 | ||
| Turnout | 1,67,208 | 59.44 | −3.56 | ||
| AAP hold | Swing | -3.44 | |||
References
edit- ^ a b "Delhi's Richest Candidate Is AAP's Dharampal Lakra. This Is His Net Worth". NDTV. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2020 to the Legislative Assembly of NCT of Delhi". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 October 2021.