Neelam Pahalwan

Neelam Pahalwan is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Delhi. She was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the 8th Delhi Assembly from the Najafgarh Assembly constituency, becoming the first woman MLA from Najafgarh.^[1][2]

Neelam Pahalwan
Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 February 2025
Preceded by	Kailash Gahlot
Constituency	Najafgarh
Personal details
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party

Neelam Pahalwan submitted a proposal in the Delhi Assembly to rename the constituency name Najafgarh to 'Nahargarh'.^[3]

Political career

In the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections, Neelam Pahalwan won from Najafgarh as a BJP candidate, defeating Tarun Kumar of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).^[4][5]

She has proposed the renaming of Najafgarh to 'Nahargarh', citing historical reasons.^[6][7]

Personal life

Neelam Pahalwan holds a Master of Arts (MA) in English. She is married to Krishan Kumar.^[8]