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Indian politician
Mangat Ram Singhal
Minister of Industries, Labour, Land & Building, Employment, Social Welfare, Law, Justice & Legislative Affairs and Election, Government of Delhi
In office
2003-2013
ConstituencyAdarsh Nagar constituency
Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly
for Adarsh Nagar
In office
1998-2013
Preceded byJai Prakash Yadav
Succeeded byRam Kishan Singhal
Chairman, Works Committee, MCD
In office
1983-1990
Personal details
Born (1942-11-14) 14 November 1942 (age 82)
Delhi, India
CitizenshipIndian
Nationality India
Political partyIndian National Congress (1977-present)
SpouseAngoori Devi
ChildrenSanjay Singal, Ajay Singal, Vinay Singal
Residence(s)Shalimar Bagh, Delhi

Mangat Ram Singhal (born on 14 November 1942) is an Indian politician from Delhi. He has been active in politics since early youth and college days. He belongs to Indian National Congress Party. He was elected to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) in 1977 for the first time. He was again elected to MCD in 1983. He was also the Chairman of Works Committee, MCD from 1983-1990. He served as a Councillor till 1988. He has thrice served as member of Delhi Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Second Legislative Assembly for the first time in 1998 and was the Chief Whip of Congress Party in the Delhi Legislative Assembly. He was again elected as a member of Third and Fourth Legislative Assembly and was endowed with the responsibility of Minister of Industry, Land, Social Welfare, Labour & Employment, Law Justice & Legislative Affairs and Elections in Second Dikshit cabinet and Third Dikshit cabinet. He has represented Adarsh Nagar Assembly constituency from 1998 till 2013 in the Delhi Legislative Assembly.

Positions held

Year Description
1977-1988 Elected to Municipal Corporation of Delhi
  • Chairman, Works Committee
  • Chief Whip of Congress Party
1998 - 2003 Elected to 2nd Delhi Assembly for Adarsh Nagar
  • Chief Whip Of Congress Party
2003 - 2008 Elected to 3rd Delhi Assembly for Adarsh Nagar (2nd term)
  • Cabinet Minister for Industries
2008 - 2013 Elected to 3rd Delhi Assembly for Adarsh Nagar (3rd term)
  • Cabinet Minister for Social Welfare, Labour, Employment, Law, Justice and Legislative Affairs and Election
2011 Chairman, Rural Development Board, Govt. of Delhi

Electoral performances

Year Constituency Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage
1993 Adarsh Nagar Lost 34.10% Jai Prakash Yadav BJP 34.18%
1998 Adarsh Nagar Won 61.75% Jai Prakash Yadav BJP 32.11%
2003 Adarsh Nagar Won 47.12% Ravinder Singh BJP 39.56%
2008 Adarsh Nagar Won 44.84% Ravinder Singh BJP 39.29%
2013 Adarsh Nagar Lost 26.31% Ram Kishan Singhal BJP 38.08%

References

  1. "Name". delhiassembly.nic.in.
  2. Alvi, Naziya (8 December 2013). "Adarsh Nagar: Congress former minister Mangat Ram Singhal trailing". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  3. "Mangat Ram Singhal (66) Congress Adarsh Nagar". Hindustan Times. 22 November 2008.
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