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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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Amid tussle with Centre, ‘unwell’ Arvind Kejriwal to head for 10-day Vipassana Session in Nagpur
National | Jul 29, 2016, 08:03 AM ISTDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be away from active participation in meetings, social media, newspapers, televisions and other media platforms for at least 10 days in August.
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Satyendar Jain gets 7th portfolio from overloaded Sisodia who already has 10
National | Jul 22, 2016, 10:10 AM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday relieved Deputy CM Manish Sisodia of the charge of Urban Development and gave it to his cabinet colleague Satyendar Jain. With the latest transfer, Sisodia now
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Centre stooped too low, says AAP govt after top bureaucrat’s arrest
National | Jul 04, 2016, 08:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: Disturbed with the arrest of their Principle Secretary Rajinder Kumar, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has targeted the Narendra Modi government, saying that the Centre has stooped to a new low with this
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Manish Sisodia, AAP MLAs detained on their way to PM residence; released later
National | Jun 26, 2016, 11:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister, Manish Sisodia found himself in trouble when the president of the Ghazipur Vegetable Market Association on Saturday submitted a complaint against him, accusing him of intimidation during his official
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Row over PM Modi's degree hurting DU's image: Manish Sisodia
National | May 12, 2016, 11:15 PM ISTDelhi University's image is taking a hit due to the row over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degree, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today said
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Delhi’s GDP to register a growth of 13% in 2015-16:Manish Sisodia
May 07, 2016, 07:24 AM ISTNew Delhi:The GDP of the national capital is expected to register a growth of 13 per cent in 2015-16 compared to the previous fiscal, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said. The announcement was part of
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Manish Sisodia to present Delhi Budget tomorrow; boost for education, health, transport likely
National | Mar 27, 2016, 10:59 AM ISTDeputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia will table the Delhi Budget tomorrow where education along with health and transport is likely to get major allocation.
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Delhi Assembly to hold Budget session from March 22 to 31
India | Feb 26, 2016, 10:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: The budget session of Delhi Assembly will be held from March 22 to 31 during which the AAP government is expected to provide funds at grassroots level to empower people to have a say in deciding
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Army takes control of Munak canal,water supply in Delhi to resume soon
National | Feb 22, 2016, 11:41 AM ISTNew Delhi: Normal supply of water to Delhi from Haryana, which had been disrupted due to the Jat stir, is likely to be restored today as security forces have taken control of the Munak Canal
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Manish Sisodia, Mishra meet Rajnath Singh as city stares at 'water crisis'
National | Feb 20, 2016, 11:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: With Delhi staring at a "water crisis" due to the Jat stir in neighbouring Haryana, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Water Minister Kapil Mishra tonight took up the matter with Union Home
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Delhi government to spend 25 pc of budget on education, says Manish Sisodia
National | Feb 14, 2016, 01:22 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi government will spend 25per cent of its annual budget on education sector, taking up majors steps towards quality education by focusing on training programmes and physical infrastructure. "We will spend 25 per cent
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Delhi govt to seek CBI probe into death of Ryan student: Sisodia
India | Feb 07, 2016, 03:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: Citing inadequacies in the probe carried out by the police, the Delhi government has said it will recommend an inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the death of Divyansh Kakrora,
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6th February News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day
India | Feb 06, 2016, 08:03 PM ISTNational News-No interference from PMO, no delays in arms deals: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in Aap Ki AdalatDefence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said there has been no interference of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in
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Ryan student sodomised? Sisodia, family demand CBI probe
India | Feb 06, 2016, 06:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today lashed out at Ryan International School management and the probe conducted by the city police in the Divyansh Kokrora death case.Speaking to media, Sisodia said he
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MCD strike: AAP leaders, volunteers take to streets, Kejriwal supports workers' demand
National | Jan 31, 2016, 11:18 AM ISTNew Delhi: Lawmakers and volunteers of Aam Aadmi Party took to streets to clean up the growing pile of garbage in the capital as MCD worker's strike over non payment of salaries enter its fifth
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Sanitation Workers in Delhi Protest Outside Sisodia's Residence
National | Jan 28, 2016, 11:25 AM ISTNEW DELHI: Scores of municipal sanitation workers today staged a protest outside Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's official residence here, demanding "immediate" release of funds for their salaries.They also threatened to suspend work for an
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Kejriwal ink attack: AAP and BJP target each other
National | Jan 18, 2016, 08:26 AM ISTNew Delhi: In a sharp reaction to the the ink attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia on Tuseday slammed Delhi Police calling the incident a “major security lapse” and wondered whether it
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Next raid on Manish Sisodia, Satyendra Jain, says Kejriwal
National | Jan 15, 2016, 04:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today took made a fresh salvo at Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that the CBI could raid the offices of Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia or Health
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Odd-even plan: Even-numbered cars roll on Day 2, Sisodia reaches office on bicycle
National | Jan 02, 2016, 03:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: Even-numbered cars rolled out on Delhi streets and the odd-numbered ones stayed largely off the roads on the second day today of the odd-even vehicular restriction trial in Delhi which saw Deputy Chief
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No salary hike for principals of dirty schools in Delhi
India | Dec 26, 2015, 02:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Delhi government has decided to withhold the salary increment of school principals for failing to conduct a cleaning drive in their schools despite warnings.Deputy Chief Minister and education minister Manish Sisodia on