Rajendra Pal Gautam

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Cabinet
Rajendra Pal Gautam
Cabinet Minister, Government of Delhi
In office
14 February 2015 19 October 2022
Kejriwal ministry - II Kejriwal ministry - III
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
Ministry and Departments
List
  • * Social welfare
    • SC & ST
    • Cooperative
    • Gurudwara Elections
    • Women & Child
Preceded by President's rule
Succeeded by Raaj Kumar Anand
2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election: Seemapuri
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AAP Rajendra Pal Gautam 79,77763.04+25.28
BJP Karamvir30,95624.46+3.17
INC Veer Singh Dhingan 10,6748.44−18.85
BSP Jai Shree4,1033.24−7.69
NOTA None4990.39−0.24
Majority 48,82138.58+28.11
Turnout 1,26,64073.29
AAP hold Swing +25.28
2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election: Seemapuri
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AAP Rajendra Pal Gautam 88,392 65.82 +2.78
LJP Sant Lal32,28424.04New
INC Veer Singh Dhingan 7,6615.70−2.74
NOTA None of the above1,0020.75+0.36
Majority 56,10841.78+3.20
Turnout 1,34,43768.48−4.81
AAP hold Swing +2.78

See also

References

  1. "Election result". Election commission of India. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  2. "Cabinet Ministers". delhi.gov.in. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  3. "Brief profile". myneta.info. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  4. "Misinformation being spread, not pulling down Ambedkar statue: AAP".
  5. "B R Ambedkar was instrumental in shaping legal rights of women in India". 6 December 2019.
  6. "In the Name of God & Martyrs of Freedom Struggle: Kejriwal's Ministers Take Oath in different Ways". 16 February 2020.
  7. "Committed to values of Ambedkar, will not pull down his statue: AAP minister". Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  8. "Kejriwal's ministers go by their choice, take oath in different ways". The Economic Times.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "Who is Rajendra Pal Gautam, AAP minister in eye of storm?". The Indian Express. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  10. "Comprehensive Election results". Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  11. 1 2 "Army 'strongly condemns' tweeting of 'curated' video".
  12. "Rajendra Pal Gautam on Twitter: "एक तरफ राष्ट्रवाद और सैनिक सम्मान दू…". Archived from the original on 11 May 2020.
  13. "Delhi Minister Shares Pakistani Propaganda Video Against Indian Army". 11 May 2020. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  14. @AdvRajendraPal (11 May 2020). "इस ट्वीट को डिलीट किया जा चुका है, इसी निवेदन के साथ की ऐसी किसी भी घटना के सामने आने पर सरकार और संबंधित लोग तुरंत…" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  15. 1 2 "Gautam lands in conversion controversy". The Pioneer. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  16. "Prominent Dalit leader Rajendra Pal Gautam joins Congress". The Hindu. 6 September 2024. Archived from the original on 28 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  17. "AAP MLA Rajendra Pal Gautam resigns, joins Congress: 'Will intensify struggle for social justice of Bahujan Samaj'". The Indian Express. 6 September 2024. Archived from the original on 28 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  18. "विवादित बयान के बाद राजेंद्र पाल गौतम का इस्तीफा, आजतक को बताई वजह". आज तक (in Hindi). 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  19. 1 2 "Ambedkar's 22 vows: Why Babasaheb made the pledge at the centre of BJP-AAP row". The Indian Express. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  20. "Delhi News Live Updates: Rajendra Pal Gautam resigns as Delhi Cabinet Minister". The Indian Express. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  21. 1 2 "AAP leader Rajendra Pal Gautam demands resignations of Modi, Adiyanath; accuse them of failing to protect Dalits". telegraphindia.com. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  22. "I respect all gods, goddesses: Gautam". The Pioneer. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  23. "Delhi minister Rajendra Pal Gautam resigns after row over oath at Buddhism event". Hindustan Times. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  24. "Delhi Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam resigns after controversy over religious conversion event". The Hindu. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  25. "Delhi AAP Minister Resigns After Row Over Presence At Conversion Event". NDTV.com. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  26. "Rajendra Pal Gautam interview: 'Spoke to Deputy CM, told him — don't want allegations levelled against CM Kejriwal'". The Indian Express. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
State Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member of the  Delhi Legislative Assembly
from Seemapuri Assembly constituency

2020
Incumbent
Aam Aadmi Party political offices
Preceded by
-
Member of National Executive Committee
Aam Aadmi Party

– present
Incumbent