Yogesh Dhama

Yogesh Dhama is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He is also into agriculture and also runs a gas agency. Currently, the Baghpat constituency is held by Yogesh Dhama.^[1]

Yogesh Dhama
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office Mar 2017
Preceded by	Hemlata Chaudhary
Constituency	Bagpat
Personal details
Born	(1979-01-12) 12 January 1979 (age 46) Behta Hazipur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party

Political career

In 2017, Yogesh Dhama won the election against Ahmad Hameed of Rashtriya Lok Dal with 6,733 votes and became the MLA of the Baghpat.^[2] In 2022, he won against Arun Kasana of Bahujan Samaj Party.^[3] The police increased his security after the threat by Sunil Rathi.^[4]

Controversy

Prior to 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, he was reported to have broken the election code of conduct when he conducted a public meeting in the village named Khindauda along with loud playing drums. The case was registered against 30 unknown people, including Yogesh Dhama.^[5]