Gopal Rai | |
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Cabinet | Kejriwal ministry - III |
Cabinet Minister,Government of Delhi | |
Assumed office 14 February 2015 | |
Lieutenant Governor | Najeeb Jung Anil Baijal Vinai Kumar Saxena |
Chief Minister | Arvind Kejriwal |
Ministry and Departments |
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Preceded by | President's Rule |
In office 14 February 2015 –14 June 2016 | |
Lieutenant Governor | Najeeb Jung |
Chief Minister | Arvind Kejriwal |
Ministry and Departments |
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Preceded by | President's Rule |
Succeeded by | Kailash Gahlot |
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 14 February 2015 | |
Preceded by | Naresh Gaur |
Constituency | Babarpur |
Personal details | |
Born | Mau,Uttar Pradesh,India | 10 May 1975
Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
Alma mater | Lucknow University (MA) |
Gopal Rai (born May 10,1975) is the Minister for Environment,Forest &Wildlife,Development and General Administration in Government of Delhi under the leadership of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. He is also social activist [1] and a member of the Political Affairs Committee of the Aam Aadmi Party. [2]
Gopal Rai is a Post-graduate in Sociology from Lucknow University,1998. [3] He began his career with the All India Students Association,the student wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation,in Lucknow University in 1992. [4] He is a member of the National Executive of the Aam Aadmi party. [5]
Rai began his career with All India Students Association in Lucknow University in 1992. [6] He is partially paralyzed as he was shot during his student days in Lucknow. He and two other members led "Mein Bhi Aam Aadmi" campaign which started on 10 January and continued till 26 January 2014,for handling fund collection,association and management of other political groups. [7]
Rai lost the election from the Babarpur constituency,got 25723 votes and stood in 3rd place in the 2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election. [8] He was elected as MLA from Babarpur constituency in Delhi Legislative election,2015 on 10th Feb. and got the ministry of Transport and Labour.
On 13 December 2013,the fourth day of Anna Hazare's indefinite hunger strike for passage of Jan Lokpal Bill in Ralegaon Siddhi,a verbal spat between VK Singh and Gopal Rai took place,forcing Anna to ask Rai to leave Ralegaon. [9] [10]
He is a cabinet minister in the Third Kejriwal ministry and holds the charge of below listed departments of the Government of Delhi.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Naresh Gaur | 34,180 | 29.73 | -5.37 | |
INC | Zakir Khan | 29,673 | 25.81 | 2.05 | |
AAP | Gopal Rai | 25,723 | 22.37 | ||
PECP | Furkhan | 10,017 | 8.71 | ||
SP | Sunil Vasisht | 5,924 | 5.15 | +4.79 | |
BSP | Bhure Khan | 5,019 | 4.37 | -26.53 | |
Independent | Shagufta Rani | 2,744 | 2.39 | ||
CPI | Absaar Ahmed | 794 | 0.69 | ||
NOTA | None of the Above | 460 | 0.40 | ||
Majority | 4,507 | 3.92 | -0.28 | ||
Turnout | 1,14,978 | 65.89 | |||
BJP hold | Swing | -5.37 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AAP | Gopal Rai | 76,179 | 59.14 | +36.77 | |
BJP | Naresh Gaur | 40,908 | 31.76 | +2.03 | |
INC | Zakir Khan | 9,952 | 7.73 | -18.08 | |
BSP | Mohd. Abdul Haq | 765 | 0.59 | -3.78 | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 290 | 0.23 | -0.17 | |
Majority | 35,271 | 27.38 | +23.46 | ||
Turnout | 1,28,870 | 66.99 | +1.10 | ||
AAP gain from BJP | Swing | +29.41 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AAP | Gopal Rai | 84,776 | 59.39 | +0.25 | |
BJP | Naresh Gaur | 51,714 | 36.23 | +4.47 | |
INC | Anveeksha Jain | 5,131 | 3.59 | -4.14 | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 330 | 0.23 | - | |
BSP | Dharm Singh | 211 | 0.15 | -0.44 | |
NCP | Zahid Ali | 150 | 0.11 | ||
Majority | 33,062 | 23.16 | -4.22 | ||
Turnout | 1,42,872 | 65.77 | -1.22 | ||
AAP hold | Swing | +0.25 |
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