Gopal Rai

Gopal Rai
CabinetKejriwal ministry - III
Cabinet Minister, Government of Delhi
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 February 2015
Lieutenant GovernorNajeeb Jung
Anil Baijal
Vinai Kumar Saxena
Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal
Ministry and Departments
  • Environment Forest
  • Wildlife
  • Development
  • General Administration
Preceded byPresident's Rule
In office
14 February 2015 – 14 June 2016
Lieutenant GovernorNajeeb Jung
Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal
Ministry and Departments
  • Transport
Preceded byPresident's Rule
Succeeded byKailash Gahlot
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 February 2015
Preceded byNaresh Gaur
ConstituencyBabarpur
Personal details
Born (1975-05-10) 10 May 1975 (age 49)
Mau, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyAam Aadmi Party
Alma materLucknow University (MA)

Gopal Rai (born May 10, 1975) is the Minister for Environment, Forest & Wildlife, Development and General Administration in Government of Delhi under the leadership of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. He is also social activist[1] and a member of the Political Affairs Committee of the Aam Aadmi Party.[2]

Background and education

Gopal Rai is a Post-graduate in Sociology from Lucknow University, 1998.[3] He began his career with the All India Students Association, the student wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, in Lucknow University in 1992.[4] He is a member of the National Executive of the Aam Aadmi party.[5]

Political career

Rai began his career with All India Students Association in Lucknow University in 1992.[6] He is partially paralyzed as he was shot during his student days in Lucknow. He and two other members led the "mein bhi aam aadmi" campaign, which started on 10 January and continued till 26 January 2014, for handling fund collection, association, and management of other political groups.[7]

Rai lost the election from the Babarpur constituency, got 25723 votes and stood in 3rd place in the 2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election.[8] He was elected as MLA from Babarpur constituency in the Delhi Legislative Election 2015 on 10th Feb. and got the ministry of Transport and Labour.

On 13 December 2013, the fourth day of Anna Hazare's indefinite hunger strike for passage of Jan Lokpal Bill in Ralegaon Siddhi, a verbal spat between VK Singh and Gopal Rai took place, forcing Anna to ask Rai to leave Ralegaon.[9][10]

Cabinet Minister, Delhi

He is a cabinet minister in the Third Kejriwal ministry and holds the charge of below listed departments of the Government of Delhi.

  • Development.
  • General Administration.
  • Environment.

Electoral performance

This section is transcluded from Babarpur Assembly constituency. (edit | history)
Delhi Assembly elections, 2013: Babarpur[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Naresh Gaur 34,180 29.73 −5.37
INC Zakir Khan 29,673 25.81 2.05
AAP Gopal Rai 25,723 22.37
PECP Furkhan 10,017 8.71
SP Sunil Vasisht 5,924 5.15 +4.79
BSP Bhure Khan 5,019 4.37 −26.53
Independent Shagufta Rani 2,744 2.39
CPI Absaar Ahmed 794 0.69
NOTA None of the Above 460 0.40
Majority 4,507 3.92 −0.28
Turnout 1,14,978 65.89
BJP hold Swing -5.37
Delhi Assembly elections, 2015: Babarpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Gopal Rai 76,179 59.14 +36.77
BJP Naresh Gaur 40,908 31.76 +2.03
INC Zakir Khan 9,952 7.73 −18.08
BSP Mohd. Abdul Haq 765 0.59 −3.78
NOTA None of the Above 290 0.23 −0.17
Majority 35,271 27.38 +23.46
Turnout 1,28,870 66.99 +1.10
AAP gain from BJP Swing +29.41
Delhi Assembly elections, 2025: Babarpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Gopal Rai
BJP
INC Mohammad Ishraque
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
Swing

2020

Delhi Assembly elections, 2020: Babarpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Gopal Rai 84,776 59.39 +0.25
BJP Naresh Gaur 51,714 36.23 +4.47
INC Anveeksha Jain 5,131 3.59 −4.14
NOTA None of the Above 330 0.23 −
BSP Dharm Singh 211 0.15 −0.44
NCP Zahid Ali 150 0.11
Majority 33,062 23.16 −4.22
Turnout 1,42,872 65.77 −1.22
AAP hold Swing +0.25

References

  1. ^ "Gopal-rai Kumar Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history".
  2. ^ Staff Reporter (14 September 2021). "AAP elects new political affairs committee". The Hindu.
  3. ^ "Delhi 2013". myneta.info. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Kejriwal's A-Team: The who's who of the Aam Aadmi Party". Firstpost. 26 November 2012.
  5. ^ Gargi Parsai (24 November 2012). "Team Kejriwal is now "Aam Aadmi Party"". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Know who is AAP leader Gopal Rai who was publicly rebuked by Anna Hazare". India TV. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  7. ^ "(Pics) 'Main bhi Aam Aadmi', AAP's drive to hunt honest candidates". 6 January 2014.
  8. ^ "Constituencywise Result Status". Election Commission of India. 8 December 2013.
  9. ^ "General VK Singh and AAP leader Gopal Rai lock horns at Anna Hazare's fast in Ralegan Siddhi". DNA India. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  10. ^ "The common man wants Arvind Kejriwal to be prime minister: AAP". The Economic Times. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  11. ^ Assembly Elections December 2013 Results, Election Commission of India
Aam Aadmi Party political offices
New political party Member of Political Affairs Committee of AAP
? – present 		Incumbent
State Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
?
 Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
from Babarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
2020– 		Incumbent