Som Dutt
Som Dutt | |
|---|---|
| Member of Legislative Assembly for Sadar Bazar | |
| Assumed office 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Rajesh Jain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 February 1977 |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
Som Dutt[1][2][3] is an Indian politician and is member of the Fifth and Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party and represents Sadar Bazar (Assembly constituency) of Delhi.[4]
Conviction
[edit]Som Dutt was convicted for beating and assaulting a man during the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election campaign. The Gulabi Bagh resident was beaten with a baseball bat.[5] According to the victim, about 50 AAP members had entered his residence, with Dutt beating him with the bat after an altercation while Dutt was conducting an election campaign. He was awarded 6-month jail term and Rs 2 lakh fine.[6][7]
Member of Legislative Assembly (2020 - present)
[edit]Since 2013, he is an elected member of the 7th Delhi Assembly.
- Member (2022-2023), Public Accounts Committee[9]
Election Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Som Dutt | 68,790 | 55.71 | −0.89 | |
| BJP | Jai Prakash(sadar bazar) | 43,146 | 34.94 | +7.11 | |
| INC | Satbir Sharma | 9,857 | 7.98 | −5.71 | |
| BSP | Asad | 574 | 0.46 | −0.17 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 408 | 0.33 | ||
| Majority | 25,644 | 20.77 | −8.00 | ||
| Turnout | 1,23,524 | 66.80 | −5.12 | ||
| AAP hold | Swing | -0.89 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Aneesha Mathur (12 September 2019). "Special court upholds AAP MLA Som Dutt's 6-month sentence for beating up Delhi resident". India Today.
- ^ "AAP's Som Dutt gets 6 months jail for assault, 2nd MLA sentenced in a week". Hindustan Times. 4 July 2019.
- ^ "AAP MLA Som Dutt convicted in assault case". The Hindu. Press Trust of India. 1 July 2019 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Som Dutt". delhiassembly.nic.in.
- ^ PTI (30 June 2019). "AAP MLA Som Dutt convicted in assault case". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ "Court awards 6-month jail term, imposes Rs 2 lakh fine on AAP MLA for assault during poll campaign". The Indian Express. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ "Special court upholds AAP MLA Som Dutt's 6-month sentence for beating up Delhi resident". India Today. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ "Committee System in Legislative Assembly of National Capital Territory of Delhi" (PDF). Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory of Delhi. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Delhi Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory Of Delhi Composition Of House Committees 2021-2022". Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "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.