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Indian politician

Ram Niwas Goel
Speaker of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 February 2015
DeputyRakhi Birla
Preceded byManinder Singh Dhir
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 February 2015
Preceded byJitender Singh Shunty
ConstituencyShahdara
In office
November 1993 – November 1998
Succeeded byNarender Nath
ConstituencyShahdara
Personal details
Born (1948-01-05) 5 January 1948 (age 76)
Safidon, East Punjab, India
(now in Haryana, India)
Political partyAam Aadmi Party
Other political
affiliations		Bharatiya Janata Party
ResidenceNew Delhi
Alma materHansraj College, Delhi University
ProfessionBusinessperson, politician
PortfolioSpeaker, Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi

Ram Niwas Goel is an Indian politician serving as Speaker of the Delhi legislative assembly since 2015. He serves as a Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly for Shahdara.

Early life and education

Ram Niwas Goel was born in Safidon Mandi, Haryana on 5 January 1948 to a business family. Goel is the eldest of eight siblings (five brothers and three sisters). In 1964, their family moved to Delhi. He completed his secondary and senior secondary education in Haryana and Delhi and subsequently he attended Hansraj College to attain B.Com. degree. He has been actively involved in social work especially in the field of Education & Health for the weaker sections. He has been associated with numerous social organizations active in providing medical services, health services, promotion of religious harmony and servicing kanwad yaatris.

Some of prominent positions held by him from time to time are: Founder Member, Maharaja Agrasen Sewa Sansthan, Pathological Lab, X-Ray, Ultrasound, E.C.G. etc. on not-for-profit basis. Chief Organiser, Delhi-UP Border Shiv Kanwad Samiti which is the most popular camp for Kanwad Yatris in Delhi. Chief Advisor of Maharaja Agrasen Sewa Sangh which provides ambulance service and hearse service to general public on not-for-profit basis.

Political career

Ram Niwas Goel was elected as Speaker of Delhi Legislative Assembly on 23 February 2015. His term as MLA in the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi is his second term and is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.. He defeated Jitender Singh Shunty of Bhartiya Janata Party by a margin of 11,731 votes in the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections. In 1993, for the first First Legislative Assembly of Delhi he contested the elections as a BJP candidate and was elected.

Posts held

# From To Position Comments
01 1993 1998 Member, First Legislative Assembly of Delhi
02 2015 2020 Speaker Member, Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi
03 2020 – Speaker Member, Seventh Legislative Assembly of Delhi

Electoral performance

This section is transcluded from Shahdara Assembly constituency. (edit | history)
Delhi Assembly elections, 2020: Shahdara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Ram Niwas Goel 62,103 49.53 +0.04
BJP Sanjay Goyal 56,809 45.31 +5.74
INC Narender Nath 4,474 3.57 −4.4
BSP Indu 702 0.56 −0.64
NOTA None of the above 411 0.33 +0.02
Majority 5,294 4.23 −5.69
Turnout 1,25,430 66.22 −3.46
AAP hold Swing +0.04


See also

References

  1. "Election result". Election commission of India. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Comprehensive Election results". Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Biography". Official website. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
State Legislative Assembly
Preceded by? Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
from Shahdara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
2020– 		Incumbent
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