Dinesh Mohaniya
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Dinesh Mohaniya | |
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| Vice Chairman of the Delhi Jal Board | |
| In office 29 July 2015[1] – 2 March 2020 | |
| Succeeded by | Raghav Chadha |
| Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 28 December 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Dr. Shiv Charan Lal Gupta |
| Constituency | Sangam Vihar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 December 1977 New Delhi, India |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Spouse | Rani Mohaniya (wife) |
| Children | 1 son and 1 daughter |
| Parent | Bhagat Singh Mohaniya Baghel (father) |
| Residence(s) | B-14, Shiv Park, Khanpur, New Delhi-110062 |
| Alma mater | Deshbandhu College Amity University, Noida |
| Profession | Politician |
Dinesh Mohaniya is an Indian politician belonging to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). He is an MLA from Sangam Vihar constituency. He defeated the BJP candidate Shiv Charan Lal Gupta and Congress candidate Jag Parvesh (Sajjan Kumar's son) in the 2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election.
In 2014, Mohaniya alleged that the BJP leader Sher Singh Dagar offered him ₹40,000,000 to help BJP form the state government in Delhi. AAP released sting footage of the conversation between the two.[2]
He again won Delhi Assembly Election 2020 from Sangam Vihar, with a margin of 42522 votes by defeating Shiv Charan Lal Gupta (Janata Dal (United)).
Political career
[edit]Between Feb. 2015 and Aug. 2015 he was the Chairman, DDC South. Between 2015 and 2020 he was the Vice Chairman, Delhi Jal Board (DJB).[3] From Nov. 2020 till present he served as the Chairperson, Delhi Development Committee, South East District.
Since 2020 he was the Aam Aadmi Party Incharge, Uttarakhand. Since 2020 he was the co-Incharge MCD.
He was arrested in 2016 for molestation and sexual harassment and sent to Tihar Jail in Delhi. He was later acquitted by the Delhi High Court.[4][5]
Member of Legislative Assembly
[edit]Second term (2015-2020)
[edit]In 2015 he was elected as the MLA representing Sangam Vihar in the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi. He was made the Chairman of the Estimates Committee.
Third term (2020-)
[edit]He was re-elected to the Delhi Legislative Assembly in 2020 and made the Chairman on the committee on Government Undertakings.
Electoral performance
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| AAP | Dinesh Mohaniya | 75,345 | 64.58 | −1.37 | |
| JD(U) | Shiv Charan Gupta | 32,823 | 28.13 | +2.4 | |
| INC | Poonam Azad | 2,604 | 3.23 | −0.9 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 872 | 0.75 | +0.33 | |
| Majority | 42,522 | 36.44 | −3.77 | ||
| Turnout | 1,17,577 | 62.20 | −4.48 | ||
| AAP hold | Swing | -1.37 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "AAP MLA Dinesh Mohaniya takes charge as Vice-Chairman of Delhi Jal Board". The Economic Times.
- ^ "AAP releases video claiming BJP trying to 'buy' support". The Times of India. 8 September 2014.
- ^ Desk, BL Internet (11 February 2020). "Delhi Assembly election results: It is victory of people of Delhi, says Arvind Kejriwal". www.thehindubusinessline.com. No. AAP leads with over 10, 000 votes in 15 seats. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
{{cite news}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ "AAP MLA Dinesh Mohaniya sent to Tihar jail after court rejects his bail plea". Firstpost. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ PTI (16 March 2020). "Delhi court acquits AAP MLA Dinesh Mohaniya in 2016 molestation case". ThePrint. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
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