Rajesh Rishi

Rajesh Rishi
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
for Janakpuri
In office
February 2015 – present
Preceded byJagdish Mukhi
Personal details
Born (1964-10-18) 18 October 1964 (age 60)
Jalandhar
NationalityIndian
Political partyAam Aadmi Party
Children1 son and 1 daughter
Parent(s)Rajender Kumar Rishi (father), Shobha Rishi (Mother) [1]
ResidenceDelhi
Alma materAgra University
ProfessionPolitician & Businessman

Rajesh Rishi (born 18 October 1964) is an Indian politician and member of the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi, India. He currently represents the Janakpuri constituency of Delhi and is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party political party.

He is the former Parliamentary Secretary (Health) Government of NCT of Delhi. He is a sitting Member and Chair of the Standing Committees of Transport, IT, Tourism and Administrative Reforms in the Government of NCT of Delhi. [citation needed]

Early life and education

Rajesh Rishi was born in Jalandhar on 18 October 1965. He attended Agra University and was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in 1985.[1][2]

Political career

Rishi first contested an election in 2013.[1] He was elected as a MLA in Delhi in 2015 for the Janakpuri constituency and is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.[3]

See also

Electoral performance

This section is transcluded from Janakpuri Assembly constituency. (edit | history)
Delhi Assembly elections, 2020: Janakpuri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Rajesh Rishi 67,968 54.43 −3.29
BJP Ashish Sood 53,051 42.48 +5.33
INC Radhika Khera 2,084 1.67 −2.10
BSP Raj Kumar 505 0.40 +0.03
NOTA None of the above 691 0.55 +0.17
Majority 14,917 11.95 −8.62
Turnout 1,24,989 65.85 +0.39
AAP hold Swing -3.29

References

  1. ^ a b c "Member Profile". Legislative Assembly official website. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Candidate affidavit" (PDF). My neta.info. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. ^ "2015 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
State Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
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 Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
from Janakpuri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
2020– 		Incumbent


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