Raj Kumar Chauhan
Raj Kumar Chauhan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 8 February 2025 | |
| In office December 1993 – December 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Established |
| Succeeded by | Rakhi Birla |
| Constituency | Mangol Puri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 March 1957 Delhi, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (till 2024) |
| Residence(s) | Delhi, India |
Raj Kumar Chauhan (born 27 March 1957) is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected to Delhi Legislative Assembly from Mangol Puri constituency in First, Second, Third and Fourth Delhi Assembly from Congress and served as the Minister of Education and Social Welfare from December 2001 to December 2003. He also served as the Minister of Development, Revenue, Irrigation & Flood Control Department, Public Works Department, SC/ST Welfare Department in Second and Third Sheila Dikshit cabinet.
In May 2024, he, along with Arvinder Singh Lovely and Naseeb Singh and other former Congress MLAs, resigned from the Congress party and joined the BJP, citing their dissatisfaction with Congress's alliance with AAP.