Raghav Chadha

Raghav Chadha (born 11 November 1988) is an Indian politician and a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.

He is the youngest Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Punjab constituency. He was the former Vice Chairman of the Delhi Jal Board and MLA from the Rajendra Nagar assembly constituency in Delhi till 2022. Chadha has been elected as Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha. He is also a practising chartered accountant.

Raghav Chadha
Raghav Chadha
Chadha in 2023
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
2 May 2022
Preceded byNaresh Gujral
ConstituencyPunjab
Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly
In office
12 February 2020 – 24 March 2022
Preceded byVijender Garg Vijay
Succeeded byDurgesh Pathak
ConstituencyRajinder Nagar
Vice Chairman of the Delhi Jal Board
In office
2 March 2020 – 22 March 2022
Preceded byDinesh Mohaniya
Succeeded bySaurabh Bharadwaj
Personal details
Born (1988-11-11) 11 November 1988 (age 35)
Central Delhi, Delhi, India
Political partyAam Aadmi Party
Spouse
(m. 2023)
Alma materUniversity of Delhi
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
London School of Economics
ProfessionChartered Accountant
Known forSpokesperson of AAP
Websitewww.raghavchadha.in

Early life

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 Accountants of India, post which he went to the London School of Economics for a certification course of MBA. In his early career he worked with accountancy firms including Deloitte, Shyam Malpani, and Grant Thornton.

Political career

Chadha has been a part of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) since its inception. Mr. Kejriwal encouraged him in drafting the Delhi Lokpal Bill in 2012, which was also his first political task. He established himself as the AAP's TV face and also became the youngest national spokesperson of the AAP and one of the youngest across parties.

When AAP won the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election with a majority, Chadha at the age of 26 was appointed AAP's national treasurer. In April 2018, the then Union Minister of Home Affairs, Rajnath Singh, terminated his appointment as an advisor to Manish Sisodia along with 9 other advisors.

Lok Sabha Election

In 2019, Chadha contested from the South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. He lost in the elections to the BJP candidate, Ramesh Bidhuri with an overwhelming gap of 50% votes Since the 1980s, South Delhi has been a BJP stronghold and represented by stalwarts like Madan Lal Khurana, Vijay Kumar Malhotra, Sushma Swaraj and Ramesh Bidhuri as well as Balraj Madhok of Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the ideological and political predecessor of BJP.

In 2020, as a leader of AAP, Chadha was appointed AAP Punjab co-in-charge for the Punjab Legislative Assembly election.

MLA in Delhi Assembly

In February 2020, Chadha contested from Rajendra Nagar in 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election and won against BJP's candidate RP Singh with a margin of 20,058 votes. He polled a massive 57.06% of the total votes. Following the elections, he was appointed vice-chairman of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and assigned the water portfolio in the Delhi Government.

MP in Rajya Sabha

On 21 March 2022 it was announced that 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. No opposition candidate opposed their election. This made him the youngest MP at age 33. He was also appointed as a Member of the Parliament's Standing Committee on Finance in Rajya Sabha. The committee oversees the laws and policies drafted by three union ministries and the NITI Aayog.

In April 2022, Chadha said that BJP settled Bangladeshis and Rohingyas in Delhi and uses them to cause riots.

Credited with the party's success in Punjab, on 18 September 2022, Chadha was appointed co-in-charge for the 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election. He is appointed as a leader of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Rajya Sabha.

In the wake of Sanjay Singh, the Floor Leader of the AAP in the Rajya Sabha, being unable to discharge his responsibilities while in judicial custody, the party leader and the Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal had requested the Rajya Sabha Chairman to appoint Chadha as party's Interim Leader of the house in early December 2023. However, the request was turned down, as the request reportedly was not in conformity with the applicable legal regime governed by The Leaders and Chief Whips of Recognised Parties and Groups in Parliament (Facilities) Act, 1998 and the Rules made thereunder.

Advisor to the Chief Minister of Punjab

After AAP's victory in the State, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann appointed Chadha as the Chairman of an Advisory Panel. A plea challenging his appointment was struck down by the High Court.

Electoral performance

2019 Indian general elections: South Delhi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ramesh Bidhuri 687,014 56.58 +11.41
AAP Raghav Chadha 3,19,971 26.35 -9.12
INC Vijender Singh 1,64,613 13.56 +2.20
NOTA None of the Above 5,264 0.43 +0.07
Majority 3,67,043 30.23 +20.53
Turnout 12,14,545 58.75 -4.22
BJP hold Swing +11.41
Delhi Assembly elections, 2020: Rajinder Nagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Raghav Chadha 59,135 57.06 +3.67
BJP R. P. Singh 39,077 37.70 +1.76
INC Rocky Tuseed 3,941 3.80 -4.00
NOTA None of the above 467 0.45 +0.04
Majority 20,058 19.36 +1.91
Turnout 1,03,675 58.50 -9.80
Registered electors 1,77,867
AAP hold Swing +3.67

Personal life

Chadha got engaged to actress Parineeti Chopra, on 13 May 2023 at Kapurthala House in New Delhi. Chadha married Chopra on 24 September 2023 at The Leela Palace, Udaipur, Rajasthan in a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony.

Controversies

On 8 August 2023, five MPs claimed that their names were mentioned on the proposal to send the Delhi NCR Amendment Bill to the Select Committee without their consent, by a motion moved by Raghav Chadha. They accused Chadha of forgery and breach of privilege. On 11 August, Chadha was suspended from the Rajya Sabha, for "Gross Violation Of Rules". He will remain suspended until the privilege committee decides on it.

References

Further reading

Rajya Sabha
Preceded by Member of Parliament
in Rajya Sabha for Punjab

2022–
Incumbent
State Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
from Rajinder Nagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

2020–2022
Incumbent
Aam Aadmi Party political offices
Preceded by
Office established
Co in-charge
for 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

– present
Incumbent
Preceded by
-
Member of National Executive Committee
Aam Aadmi Party

– present
Incumbent
Preceded by
-
Spokesperson
Aam Aadmi Party

– present
Incumbent
Preceded by
Office established
Co in-charge
for 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election

September 2022 – present
Incumbent

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