Rakhi Bidlan
Deputy Speaker of Delhi Legislative Assembly[1]
Assumed office
10 June 2016
SpeakerRam Niwas Goel
Preceded byBandana Kumari
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2013
Preceded byRaj Kumar Chauhan
ConstituencyMangol Puri
Cabinet Minister, Government of Delhi
In office
28 December 2013 – 14 February 2014
Lieutenant GovernorNajeeb Jung
Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal
Ministry and Departments
  • Women & Child
  • Social Welfare and Languages
Succeeded byRajendra Pal Gautam
Personal details
Born (1987-06-10) 10 June 1987
Delhi, India
Political partyAam Aadmi Party
ResidenceMangol Puri T Block
Alma materGuru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology (MA Mass Communication)[2]
ProfessionAdvocate, doctor, teacher, businessman, farmer
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Rakhi Birla (born 10 June 1987) is an Indian politician serving as Deputy Speaker of Delhi Legislative Assembly.[3] She has served as Cabinet Minister of Women & Child, Social Welfare and Languages in the Government of Delhi. She represents Mangol Puri constituency from Aam Admi Party.[4]

Early life and education

She was born in Delhi.[5] She adopted Birla as her surname when her school administration mistakenly wrote Birla instead of Bidhlan in her class 10th certificate.[6] She was the youngest of four daughters. She did Masters in Mass Communication from NBA School Of Mass Communication, New Delhi. Her family was into social causes for four generations, from her great-grandfather and then grandfather who joined the struggle for India's independence.[6][7][8]

Career

She joined a local television channel, Jain TV, as a trainee reporter after completing her education. In total, she had 7 months' experience in journalism with Jain TV.

Political career

She came into contact with Arvind Kejriwal during Jan Lokpal Bill movement.[6] She joined Aam Aadmi Party later and contested 2013 Delhi legislative assembly election from Mangolpuri and defeated four times MLA Raj Kumar Chauhan of Indian National Congress. She was sworn in as a Cabinet minister of Women and Child, Social Welfare and Languages in Delhi Government and became the youngest ever Cabinet Minister of Delhi (28 December 2013 to 14 February 2014).[6] She lost to BJP's Udit Raj in the 2014 Lok Sabha election from North West Delhi. Ms. Rakhi Birla was elected as Deputy Speaker of Delhi Legislative Assembly on 10 June 2016. She is the youngest ever Deputy Speaker of Delhi Legislative Assembly.[9][10]

Positions held

  • Cabinet Minister, Women and Child, Social Welfare and Languages (28 December 2013 – 14 February 2014)
  • At present, Deputy Speaker, Delhi Vidhan Sabha since 10 June 2016.
  • Chairperson, Committee on Women and Child Development, Petition, Question & Reference
  • Member, National Executive of Aam Aadmi Party and Mla Mangolpuri

See also

Electoral performance

Delhi Assembly elections, 2020: Mangol Puri [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Rakhi Birla 74,154 58.53 +11.59
BJP Karam Singh Karma 44,038 34.76 +13.13
INC Rajesh Lilothia 4,073 3.22 -26.12
BSP Murari Lal 2,491 1.97 +0.68
NOTA None 657 0.52 +0.11
Majority 30,116 23.77 +6.17
Turnout 1,26,798 66.48 -5.59
AAP hold Swing +11.59

References

  1. ↑ Joshi, Mallica (31 May 2016). "Rakhi Birla set to be next deputy speaker of Delhi assembly". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Rakhi Birla(AAP):Constituency- MANGOL PURI(WEST) - Affidavit Information of Candidate".
  3. ↑ "Assembly election results: Meet Aam Aadmi Party's 'giant killers'". NDTV Portal. 10 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party picks its ministers". NDTV Portal. 24 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "In a Major Blow to AAP, SC/ST Wing Head Quits Over List, Graft". IndiaTomorrow.net. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Rakhi Birla: The youngest minister in Kejriwal's cabinet". The Hindu.
  7. ↑ "Meet Aam Aadmi Party winners: Politicians with a difference". Deccan Chronicle. 10 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "Delhi assembly gets only three women members, all belong to Aam Aadmi Party".
  9. ↑ "AAP withdraws its Candidate from Lok Sabha Polls over Criminal Charges". news.biharprabha.com. Indo-Asian News Service. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Two AAP nominees pull out, one says Rakhi Birla asked him for Rs 7 lakh". 18 March 2014.
  11. ↑ "General Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. 27 May 2020. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021.
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