Manjinder Singh Sirsa | |
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Cabinet Minister, Government of Delhi | |
Assumed office 20 February 2025 | |
Lieutenant Governor | Vinai Kumar Saxena |
Chief Minister | Rekha Gupta |
Ministry and Departments |
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Preceded by | Imran Hussain |
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 2025 | |
Preceded by | Jarnail Singh |
Constituency | Rajouri Garden |
In office 2017–2020 | |
Preceded by | Jarnail Singh |
Succeeded by | Dhanwati Chandela |
Constituency | Rajouri Garden |
In office 2013–2015 | |
Preceded by | Dyanand Chandila |
Succeeded by | Jarnail Singh |
Constituency | Rajouri Garden |
Personal details | |
Born | Sirsa,Haryana,India | 28 February 1972
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2021-present) |
Other political affiliations | Shiromani Akali Dal (until 2021) |
Residence(s) | Punjabi Bagh,Delhi,India |
Manjinder Singh Sirsa (born Manjinder Singh Riar;born 28 February 1972) [1] is an Indian politician who is serving as a cabinet minister in the Government of Delhi and National Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Sirsa is a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly,representing Rajouri Garden. [2] [3]
He was the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Rajouri Garden,New Delhi,from 2013 to 2015 while being in the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). [4] He lost his seat in the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election. [4] In the 2017 bypolls he contested on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket,whille being a member of the SAD. [4]
He was also the President of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee,elected first in 2013 and then again in 2017. [5] Sirsa defeated outgoing president Paramjit Singh Sarna in the 2013 elections. [4]
On 1 December 2021,he resigned from SAD,citing personal grounds and joined the BJP. [6] [7] In August 2023,he was appointed as National Secretary of the BJP. [8] He was elected as MLA from Rajouri Garden,defeating sitting MLA Dhanwati Chandela by 18190 votes. [9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Manjinder Singh Sirsa | 64,132 | 55.86 | ![]() | |
AAP | Dhanwati Chandela | 45,942 | 40.04 | ![]() | |
INC | Dharampal Chandela | 3,198 | 2.79 | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the above | 783 | 0.68 | ||
Majority | 18,190 | 15.84 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 114,806 | 63.3 | ![]() | ||
BJP gain from AAP | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Manjinder Singh Sirsa | 40,602 | 51.99 | +13.95 | |
INC | Meenakshi Chandela | 25,950 | 33.23 | +21.23 | |
AAP | Harjeet Singh | 10,243 | 13.12 | −33.43 | |
Independent | Hardeep Singh | 225 | 0.29 | N/A | |
Independent | Davinder Singh Negi | 219 | 0.28 | N/A | |
AIFB | Lalit Taak | 211 | 0.27 | N/A | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 641 | 0.82 | +0.27 | |
Majority | 14,652 | 18.76 | +10.25 | ||
Turnout | 78,091 | 47.32 | −25.04 | ||
Registered electors | 1,68,026 | ||||
BJP gain from AAP | Swing | +23.69 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AAP | Jarnail Singh | 54,916 | 46.55 | +29.85 | |
SAD | Manjinder Singh Sirsa | 44,880 | 38.04 | −2.89 | |
INC | Meenakshi Chandela | 14,167 | 12.01 | −18.12 | |
SS | Gurbaksh Singh | 1,706 | 1.45 | +0.09 | |
BSP | Moin Khan | 384 | 0.33 | −0.22 | |
Independent | Jarnail Singh | 382 | 0.32 | ||
Independent | Jarnail Singh | 280 | 0.24 | ||
Independent | Sumit | 240 | 0.20 | ||
Independent | Suman Chandila | 101 | 0.09 | ||
Independent | Lokesh | 88 | 0.07 | ||
Independent | Livis Chandela | 74 | 0.06 | ||
Independent | Praveen Kumar | 39 | 0.03 | ||
Independent | Jasvindra Singh | 36 | 0.03 | ||
Independent | Bhagat Singh | 29 | 0.02 | ||
NOTA | None of the Above | 649 | 0.55 | −0.62 | |
Majority | 10,036 | 8.51 | −2.29 | ||
Turnout | 1,17,977 | 72.36 | +3.44 | ||
Registered electors | 1,63,042 | ||||
AAP gain from SAD | Swing | +28.71 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SAD | Manjinder Singh Sirsa | 41,721 | 40.93 | ||
INC | Dhanwanti Chandela | 30,713 | 30.13 | −7.45 | |
AAP | Prit Pal Singh | 17,022 | 16.70 | ||
NCP | Jai Prakash Lohia | 5,752 | 5.64 | −12.99 | |
Independent | Rajender | 2,468 | 2.42 | ||
SS | Jasvinder Singh | 1,389 | 1.36 | ||
NOTA | None of the Above | 1,194 | 1.17 | ||
Majority | 11,008 | 10.80 | +10.75 | ||
Turnout | 1,01,947 | 68.93 | |||
SAD gain from INC | Swing |