Naresh Gaur (; born 5 October 1952) is an Indian politician and

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. A member of the

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(BJP), he currently serves as a

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(MLA) in the

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from the Babarpur constituency. Gaur is a graduate of the

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and

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. He has been elected from Babarpur three times; the only time he lost in 2003. He is married and has three children.

Early life and education

Naresh Gaur was born on 5 October 1952 at

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. He obtained a

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degree from

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, affiliated with the University of Delhi. He then attended Meerut University (now Chaudhary Charan Singh University), where he graduated with a

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Political career

Gaur is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the main opposition party in the

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and Delhi Vidhan Sabha. He has contested the Babarpur constituency in four consecutive elections. He was elected for the First Legislative Assembly of Delhi in 1993, defeating runner-up Bhopal Singh of

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(commonly known as the Congress) by a margin of 15,301 votes. In the 1998 state assembly election, his margin of victory significantly decreased to 963 votes over runner-up Abdul Hameed of Congress. He lost to Congress candidate Vinay Sharma in 2003 by 4,259 votes. In the 2008 state assembly election, he won from Babarpur Vidhan Sabha Constituency third time after defeating runner-up Haji Dilshad Ali of

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by a margin of 3,826 votes. Before the 2013 state assembly election, scheduled to be held on 4 December, the BJP conducted an internal survey related to potential candidates. ''

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'' reported that this found Gaur, along with five other current members of legislative assembly, to be a "weaker bet" for the election. However, Gaur's candidature from Babarpur Constituency was confirmed by the party on 7 November 2013.

Personal life

Gaur is married to Mani Gaur, and together they have two sons (Varun and Arun) and a daughter (Swati). He lives in

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neighbourhood of Shahdara,

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. His interests include reading, politics and history. He is an advocate by profession.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gaur, Naresh Living people 1952 births People from Bulandshahr People from North East Delhi district Delhi MLAs 2008–2013 Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Delhi Delhi University alumni Chaudhary Charan Singh University alumni Delhi MLAs 2013–2015