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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.
Manish Sisodia
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Covaxin centres in Delhi closed as Bharat Biotech declined to provide doses: Sisodia
India | May 12, 2021, 01:34 PM ISTDelhi Covaxin hospitals: Several Covid-19 vaccination centres in Delhi are closed due to shortage of vaccine. Manish Sisodia has claimed that Covaxin manufacturer Bharat Biotech has declined to provide vaccine.
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Delhi will float global tender for coronavirus vaccine: Manish Sisodia
India | May 11, 2021, 05:59 PM ISTThe Delhi government will float a global tender for procuring coronavirus vaccines, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Tuesday, as the city government grapples with a shortage of doses.
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Over 1.39 lakh people vaccinated in Delhi on Monday: Sisodia
India | May 11, 2021, 01:04 PM ISTOver 1.39 lakh people were vaccinated in Delhi on Monday, of which nearly 46 per cent belonged to the 18-44 age group, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Tuesday.
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Manish Sisodia orders inquiry after 23 COVID patients go 'missing' from Hindu Rao hospital
India | May 09, 2021, 08:22 PM ISTDeputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has ordered an inquiry into the incident of 23 COVID-19 patients going "missing" from the North Delhi Municipal Corporation-run Hindu Rao Hospital, official sources said on Sunday.
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1.84 lakh people in 18-44 age group vaccinated in 4 days: Manish Sisodia
India | May 07, 2021, 07:27 PM ISTAccording to Delhi government's health bulletin, 1,14,657 beneficiaries were vaccinated in the last 24 hours, of which 80,306 received their first dose.
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Delhi government seeks Army's help to tide over Covid-induced oxygen crisis
India | May 03, 2021, 01:19 PM ISTManish Sisodia informed that Delhi has received 4.5 lakh vaccine doses on May 1 and that the government is in touch with vaccine manufacturers.
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Hospitals shouldn't unnecessarily raise oxygen-shortage alarms, appeals Manish Sisodia
India | Apr 25, 2021, 04:39 PM ISTDeputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday urged hospitals in Delhi not to raise alarms unnecessarily over oxygen shortage and appealed to the media to verify claims before reporting.
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Delhi's 6 private hospitals have no oxygen, others running low on supply: Sisodia writes to Centre
India | Apr 22, 2021, 06:42 PM ISTSisodia alleged that tankers carrying oxygen were not able to reach hospitals in the national capital as they were being stalled by police and officials in UP and Haryana.
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2,700 new beds for Covid-19 patients to be added in Delhi in next few days: Manish Sisodia
India | Apr 20, 2021, 01:34 PM ISTDeputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced on Tuesday that 2,700 new beds will be added for Covid patients in Delhi hospitals
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DY CM Sisodia appointed nodal officer for COVID-19 management in Delhi
India | Apr 16, 2021, 02:04 PM ISTDelhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was on Friday appointed the nodal officer for COVID-19 management in Delhi
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Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia gets COVID vaccine shot
India | Apr 03, 2021, 02:44 PM ISTDelhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday took the coronavirus vaccine jab at the Maulana Azad Medical College in Delhi.
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Legal drinking age reduced from 25 to 21 in Delhi
India | Mar 22, 2021, 11:12 PM ISTThe legal age to drink in Delhi will now be 21, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced on Monday.
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Delhi Budget: Manish Sisodia allocates Rs 50 crore for free COVID vaccine at govt hospitals
India | Mar 09, 2021, 02:10 PM ISTDeputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who also holds the finance portfolio, while presenting a Rs 69,000-crore budget, said Rs 9,934 crore has been allocated to the healthcare sector.
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Delhi Budget: AAP govt to open Sainik School, introduce 'Deshbhakti' period in schools
Business | Mar 09, 2021, 01:18 PM ISTDelhi Budget: The Arvind Kejriwal government has proposed to open Delhi's first Sainik School and promote yoga on a wide scale. The government will also hold events fors 75 weeks to mark the 75th year of India's independence.
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People joining AAP after seeing work done by Kejriwal govt: Delhi Deputy CM Sisodia
India | Feb 27, 2021, 07:23 AM ISTRetired judicial officer Sukhbir Singh Malhotra joined the Aam Aadmi Party in the presence of Sisodia.
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Delhi: Manish Sisodia slams BJP, says CM Arvind Kejriwal's video on farm laws is doctored
India | Jan 31, 2021, 02:53 PM ISTIn a tweet in Hindi, the National Spokesperson of BJP, Sambit Patra on Saturday shared a video of Arvind Kejriwal and said, "Sir ji (Arvind Kejriwal) counts the benefits of farms laws. See video."
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Delhi: Manish Sisodia visits Ghazipur border to check arrangements made by Delhi govt for farmers
India | Jan 29, 2021, 02:42 PM ISTThe farmers protesting under the Bharatiya Kisan Union's (BKU) banner claimed on Thursday that the local administration withdrew water tankers and snapped the power supply to the UP Gate protest site.
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No assembly, no attendance: Delhi schools for Classes 10, 12 reopen today after 10 months
India | Jan 18, 2021, 12:02 PM ISTSchools in Delhi will reopen from January 18 after remaining shut for 10 months due to the pandemic. All schools outside COVID-19 containment zones will reopen for Classes 10 and 12.
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Delhi: Kejriwal government relieves teachers from bird flu duties at border points
India | Jan 15, 2021, 11:22 AM ISTThe Arvind Kejriwal government in Delhi has announced to relieve teachers from field duties to check illegal transportation of poultry into the national capital in view of the avian influenza (bird flu).
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Only samples of ducks from Sanjay Lake tested positive for bird flu in Delhi: Manish Sisodia
India | Jan 11, 2021, 02:59 PM ISTSamples of ducks from Sanjay Lake area are the only ones in Delhi that have tested positive for bird flu so far, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Monday, asking people not to panic as there is no cause for concern.