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Manish Sisodia

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Who is Manish Sisodia

A senior leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Manish Sisodia is the deputy chief minister of Delhi in the Arvind Kejriwal-led government. Sisodia is in charge of several important departments — finance, education, planning, urban development, revenue, services, local bodies, land & buildings, higher education, training & technical education, vigilance, cooperative societies, information technology, and information & publicity. Importantly, he supervises all departments that have not been allotted to any other minister and is considered the architect of the AAP initiative of overhauling the education system in Delhi government schools.
 
Before joining the AAP, Sisodia worked as a journalist with Zee News and All India Radio from 1996 to 2005. He later quit journalism to take part in the agitation for Right to Information (RTI) and played a significant role in laying the foundation for the Jan Lokpal movement, led by Anna Hazare. In 2006, Sisodia founded the Public Cause Research Foundation along with Kejriwal.
 
In 2012, he became a member of the political affairs committee and a year later he was elected as a Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly, defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) Nakul Bhardwaj by 11,478 votes. In the 2015 Delhi elections, which was swept by the AAP with a win in 67 of the 70 constituencies, Sisodia was re-elected to the Delhi Assembly from Patparganj in East Delhi, beating the BJP’s Vinod Kumar Binny by over 24,000 votes. Sisodia previously established a non-governmental organisation ‘Kabir’ in Delhi to spread awareness about RTI also became an active volunteer of NGO Parivartan.
 
One of the oldest associates of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Sisodia holds a diploma in journalism from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. Both he and Kejriwal are the founding members of the AAP.

In 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election, he again defeated Ravinder Singh Negi, a BJP candidate by over 3,000 votes.

Latest Updates on Manish Sisodia

According to a statement, 'Internship with Manish Sisodia' offers college students and young professionals an opportunity to work closely with his team during the upcoming Delhi Assembly election

Updated On: 21 Dec 2024 | 11:04 PM IST

The AAP leader said every individual wants a government which would take care of their children's education, ensure good hospitals, jobs and security

Updated On: 14 Dec 2024 | 4:38 PM IST

The apex court had imposed conditions, including that he shall report to the investigating officer on every Monday and Thursday

Updated On: 11 Dec 2024 | 12:28 PM IST

Sisodia, who held the Patparganj seat since 2013, was fielded by AAP from the Jangpura constituency in the Assembly polls

Updated On: 09 Dec 2024 | 9:55 PM IST

Delhi Assembly elections: AAP shifts Sisodia to Jangpura, and Avadh Ojha to contest from Patparganj. With the new list, AAP has announced 31 candidates for the upcoming polls

Updated On: 09 Dec 2024 | 2:27 PM IST

It had directed that Sisodia shall surrender his passport with the special court and not make any attempt either to influence the witnesses or to tamper with the evidence

Updated On: 09 Dec 2024 | 11:58 AM IST

Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi attacked the Central government and said that the BJP-ruled central government has failed in its only task of providing security

Updated On: 09 Dec 2024 | 11:46 AM IST

Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri issued the notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and fixed Sisodia's plea on December 20, when AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal's similar petition is also listed

Updated On: 02 Dec 2024 | 1:04 PM IST

Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia has approached the Supreme Court seeking relaxation of his bail condition that requires him to appear before the investigating officer twice a week

Updated On: 22 Nov 2024 | 12:27 PM IST

On August 9, the apex court had granted him bail in the corruption and money laundering cases linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, saying long incarceration for 17 months without trial had

Updated On: 22 Nov 2024 | 12:08 PM IST

Party's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh in Matiala constituency alleged that if the people voted for the BJP, it would stop all "free services" given to them by the AAP government

Updated On: 23 Oct 2024 | 8:23 AM IST

He targeted the BJP for mismanagement in the infrastructure of road transport

Updated On: 01 Oct 2024 | 11:19 AM IST

LG VK Saxena has directed the MCD Commissioner to submit a report of the conduct of elections

Updated On: 27 Sep 2024 | 8:00 AM IST

Former Delhi deputy CM Sisodia launched the 'padyatra' on August 16, days after coming out of Tihar where he was lodged for 17 months in the excise policy case

Updated On: 23 Sep 2024 | 9:33 PM IST

Sisodia asserted that he would not hold the post of deputy chief minister or education minister in the Delhi government unless people certify him as honest

Updated On: 22 Sep 2024 | 10:29 PM IST

Atishi will be required to prove her majority in the Delhi Assembly during a session scheduled for September 26-27

Updated On: 19 Sep 2024 | 1:45 PM IST

The meeting is slated to be held at the chief minister's official residence in the Civil Lines area

Updated On: 16 Sep 2024 | 2:44 PM IST

In January this year, the agency had filed a charge sheet over alleged irregularities in the recruitment in Delhi Waqf Board under the chairmanship of Amanatullah Khan

Updated On: 02 Sep 2024 | 1:14 PM IST

Recalling the "affection" he received during his campaign in different parts of the city, Sisodia said, "The Aam Aadmi Party will win all 70 Assembly seats if polls are held right now and get 70% vote

Updated On: 31 Aug 2024 | 10:28 PM IST

The AAP will launch a campaign 'Aap ka vidhayak, aap ke dwaar' (Your MLA at your doorstep) from Sept 1 to reach out to people as the party gears up for the Delhi Assembly polls due early next year

Updated On: 26 Aug 2024 | 5:02 PM IST