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Manish Sisodia

Manish Sisodia is the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and a former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi. Sisodia won the Patparganj Assembly constituency thrice in a row in 2013, 2015, and 2020. He contested the Delhi Assembly Election in 2013 for the first time from Patparganj and won against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Nakul Bhardwaj by 11,476 votes. Congress candidate Anil Kumar stood at third. In the 2015 Delhi Assembly Election, Sisodia retained the seat by defeating BJP's Vinod Kumar Binny with an increased margin of 28,791 votes. Congress leader Anil Kumar remained in the third position. Sisodia won the seat again in 2020 but with a reduced margin of 3,207 votes. BJP candidate Ravinder Singh Negi gave him a tough fight. Sisodia has decided to shift his constituency in the upcoming Delhi Election and will be contesting from Jangpura against BJP's Tarvinder Singh Marwah and Congress candidate Farhad Suri. Sisodia also held several ministries, including Finance, Education, PWD, Tourism, Labour, Land and Building, etc., in the Arvind Kejriwal Cabinet.

Assam CM's wife files Rs 100 cr defamation suit against Manish Sisodia in PPE kits case
India | Jun 22, 2022, 06:36 AM IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had earlier said he will initiate legal action against Sisodia after the AAP leader's allegations.
'See you in court': Assam CM Himanta vows to file criminal defamation case against Sisodia
India | Jun 05, 2022, 07:05 AM IST
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that although the NHM issued the order, the company had raised no bill and the kits were gifted to the government.
Sisodia accuses Himanta Sarma of PPE contracts scam; Assam CM responds
India | Jun 04, 2022, 06:39 PM IST
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia claimed that Assam CM Himanta Sarma — who was a health minister at that time — honoured PPE contracts to companies run by business partners of his wife and son. The Assam government, however, refuted the claims.

'More publicity, less work': Delhi, Gujarat governments lock horns over state education systems
India | Jun 04, 2022, 07:55 AM IST
Citing the National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021, Gujarat's Minister of State for Education, Annapurna Devi slammed the Delhi government for a poor education system.
Bureaucrat who used to walk dog at Delhi stadium transferred to Ladakh, wife to Arunachal
India | May 27, 2022, 12:28 AM IST
The chief secretary submitted a report to the MHA in the evening on the factual position, prompting the ministry to order their transfer, officials said.
Delhi Deputy CM Sisodia distributes laptops to over 5,000 specially-abled students of govt schools
India | Apr 22, 2022, 06:36 PM IST
The initiative was carried out under the Delhi government's Talent Promotion Policy through which children with special needs are provided support in the form of suitable aids, equipment and learning materials. The scheme covers specially-abled children under 21 categories and helps them enhance their learning capabilities and productivity, the statement said.

'No need to panic', assures Manish Sisodia as Covid cases rise in Delhi; DDMA meeting tomorrow
India | Apr 19, 2022, 04:38 PM IST
Meanwhile, Delhi's COVID-19 positivity rate on Monday jumped to 7.72 per cent even as the city recorded 501 fresh cases, 16 less than the previous day, according to health department data.
Sisodia claims BJP wants Anurag Thakur as new Himachal CM. Jai Ram Thakur reacts
India | Apr 07, 2022, 05:02 PM IST
Sisodia, who was addressing a press conference, said that BJP wanted to make the big change as it feared defeat in the elections with the growing "popularity" of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal.
CCTV, security barrier at Arvind Kejriwal's residence in Delhi vandalised by BJYM workers
India | Mar 30, 2022, 04:19 PM IST
According to Manish Sisodia, the miscreants broke the security barrier outside Arvind Kejriwal's residence in Delhi.

Delhi govt aims to generate 20 lakh new jobs in next 5 years under 'Rozgaar budget': Manish Sisodia
India | Mar 26, 2022, 01:16 PM IST
Sisodia said that the economy of Delhi is slowly emerging from challenges amid the five waves of COVID and due to this the GSDP of Delhi at current market prices is likely to increase from Rs 7,85,342 crore in 2020-21 to Rs 9,23,967 crore in 2021-22.
100 per cent of Delhi's eligible population received 1st COVID vaccine dose, 90 pc second: Sisodia
India | Mar 25, 2022, 02:28 PM IST
Manish Sisodia, who also holds Finance portfolio, was presenting the status report of the Delhi gov's Outcome Budget for the year 2021-21 in the House.
'Stop making childish excuses, face election': Manish Sisodia hits back at BJP on Delhi civic polls
India | Mar 12, 2022, 07:08 AM IST
Delhi govt provides "all the funds" to municipal corporations ruled by the BJP, yet they face shortage of funds "due to rampant corruption" prevailing there, the deputy CM said.

Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia gets additional charge
India | Feb 23, 2022, 11:13 PM IST
Manish Sisodia now holds 11 constituencies in the Delhi government including the Ministry of Education, Health, Finance, Tourism, Labour, Employment and Vigilantes.
10 new schools of specialised excellence to be operational in Delhi from academic year 2022-23
Education | Feb 10, 2022, 11:56 PM IST
The Delhi government had launched the SoSEs last year as choice-based schools. With world-class infrastructure and facilities suited to transact new-age curriculum and assessment in specialised domains, the students of these schools will have the opportunity for experiential learning through projects, field visits and internships in their areas of interest.
Delhi: Manish Sisodia interacts with students as schools reopen for classes 9 to 12
High Schools | Feb 07, 2022, 11:14 AM IST
Sisodia informed that the schools are following the COVID protocols of face masks and social distancing strictly. "Offline classes for Nursery to class 8 would start from February 14", said Sisodia.

Delhi govt to recommend reopening of schools; deputy CM says 'excessive caution harming children'
Education | Jan 26, 2022, 07:06 PM IST
On Tuesday, CM Arvind Kejriwal had also said that soon, Covid curbs in the national capital will be lifted.
Stop musical chair of power between Cong & BJP, give AAP chance to rule Uttarakhand: Sisodia
India | Jan 10, 2022, 07:12 PM IST
Sisodia asked people to stop the "musical chair" of power going on between the Congress and BJP for two decades and give AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal a chance to implement the Delhi model of development in Uttarakhand.
Sisodia names 250 Delhi govt schools transformed in last 5 years, asks Punjab for similar list
Elections | Nov 28, 2021, 02:23 PM IST
Sisodia said Punjab Education Minister Pargat Singh had alleged that no work was done by the Delhi government to improve the education system and challenged to see 250 schools where the government has brought in reforms.
Manish Sisodia honors Punjab minister's 'desire': A debate on education system
Elections | Nov 25, 2021, 09:23 PM IST
On the last day of his five-day Punjab tour, Sisodia also interacted with businessmen and entrepreneurs in a program, where a number of participants suggested their needs as well as their problems along with solutions.
Inflation rate in Delhi lowest among metro cities: Manish Sisodia
India | Nov 19, 2021, 04:09 PM IST
While presenting the report prepared by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said, the average annual inflation growth rate based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) in 2020-21 was only 3 per cent in Delhi as compared to 5 per cent nationally.