Padma Shri Jitender Singh Shunty | |
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![]() Jitender Singh Shunty and President Ram Nath Kovind | |
Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2013–2015 | |
Preceded by | Narender Nath |
Succeeded by | Ram Niwas Goel |
Constituency | Shahdara |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 August 1962 |
Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
Residence | Delhi |
Awards | Padma Shree Awardee |
Jitender Singh Shunty (born 1 August 1962),is an Indian politician and social worker. Shunty was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly from Shahdara from Bhartiya Janta Party in 2013. [1] [2] [3] He is the founder of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Seva Dal,an NGO that helps to cremate unclaimed bodies and immerse the ashes as guided by the Hindu and Sikh religion. [4] [5] [6] It all started after an incident in 1996 at a crematorium. [7]
Jitender Singh Shunty founded the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Seva Dal in 1996. [4] He started his career in politics as an independent councillor from Jhilmil ward in Delhi. However,he became a part of the BJP in 2008 and contested the councillor elections from Jhilmil ward of the East municipal corporation and won the elections. [8] He contested his first Delhi Assembly election in 2013, [1] and won from the Shahdara constituency with 45,364 votes. [8]
In September 2014,an unidentified gunman shot at him but missed. Shunty had been reportedly attacked twice before this in 2013 and 2007. [8] [9] [10] The incident happened at his residence in Vivek Vihar in Delhi. [11] [12] In December 2018,Shunty filed an FIR against actor Nasiruddin Shah for his statement saying that he was worried about the security of his children in India. [13] In 2021,Jitender Singh Shunty received India's prestigious award Padma Shri for his services during Covid crises. [14] [15] [16] Jitender Singh Shunty dedicates his Padma Shri Award to fellow frontline workers. [17]
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