Naresh Kataria

Naresh Kataria
MLA, Punjab Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2022
Preceded byKulbir Singh Zira
ConstituencyZira
MajorityAam Aadmi Party
Personal details
PartyAam Aadmi Party

Naresh Kataria is an Indian politician and the MLA representing the Zira Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.[1][2] He was elected as the MLA in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.[3]

Career

2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

Kataria defeated Janmeja Singh Sekhon of Shiromani Akali Dal by 22,776 votes in the elections of 2022.

Member of Legislative Assembly

He represents the Zira Assembly constituency as MLA in Punjab Assembly. The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly by winning 92 out of 117 seats in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. MP Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as Chief Minister on 16 March 2022.[4]

Committee assignments of Punjab Legislative Assembly

Electoral performance

Punjab Assembly Election 2022: Zira
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Naresh Kataria 64,034 42.35
SAD Janmeja Singh Sekhon 41,258 27.29
INC Kulbir Singh Zira 40,615 26.86
BJP Avtar Singh Zira 2,007 1.33
NOTA None of the above 676 0.45%
Majority 22,776 15.06
Turnout
Registered electors 188,313 [7]

References