Mohan Singh Bisht (; born 2 June 1957) is an Indian politician from

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, belonging to

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(BJP). He is a Member of the

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from

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Vidhan Sabha constituency. He was elected successively in 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013, and 2020.

Early life

Bisht was born on 2 June 1957 to Khushal Singh Bisht and Hira Devi at Ajoli village, Almora district,

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. He was attracted to politics at a young age, as he enjoyed seeing politicians visit his village in an effort to garner votes.

Political career

Affiliations

In 1976 he moved to Delhi and joined

Bharatiya Jana Sangh The Bharatiya Jana Sangh ( BJS or JS, short name: Jan Sangh, full name: Akhil Bharatiya Jana Sangh; ) (ISO 15919: '' Akhila Bhāratīya Jana Saṅgha '' ) was an Indian right wing political party that existed from 1951 to 1977 and was the pol ...

, predecessor of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He joined the Hindu nationalist organisation

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ( ; , , ) is an Indian right-wing, Hindu nationalist, paramilitary volunteer organisation. The RSS is the progenitor and leader of a large body of organisations called the Sangh Parivar (Hindi for "Sangh family" ...

(English: National Volunteer Organisation) in 1992, becoming a

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. He is an active member of the Delhi unit of another

Sangh Parivar The Sangh Parivar (translation: "Family of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh" or the "RSS family") refers, as an umbrella term, to the collection of Hindu nationalist organisations spawned by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which rema ...

constituent

Vishwa Hindu Parishad The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) () is an Indian right-wing Hindu organization based on Hindu nationalism. The VHP was founded in 1964 by M. S. Golwalkar and S. S. Apte in collaboration with Swami Chinmayananda. Its stated objective is "to ...

(English: World Hindu Council).

Vidhan Sabha elections

He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He has repeatedly contested the Karawal Nagar Vidhan Sabha Constituency since 1998 and has lost the election just once in 2015 to

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. He was elected for the Second Legislative Assembly of Delhi in 1998, defeating runner-up Zile Singh (

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) by 23,191 to 20,133 votes. In the 2003 state assembly election, he defeated runner-up Hasan Ahmed (Indian National Congress) by a large margin of 15,227 votes. In the 2008 state assembly election, he further improved his margin of victory from the last election, winning against runner-up

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Satan Pal Dayma by a margin of 21,128 votes. In 2013 state legislative assembly election, he received a tough fight from Kapil Mishra (

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), but finally won by a margin of 3083 votes.

2013 assembly election

He was appointed vice-president of the BJP's Delhi unit by the president Vijay Goel in May 2013. A First Information Report was registered against Bisht in October 2013 for alleged violation of model code of conduct. On 7 November 2013, the Bharatiya Janata Party announced Bisht as the party's candidate from Karawal Nagar Constituency for the 2013 state legislative assembly election, held on 4 December. His main election issues included infrastructure development, inflation and corruption.

Personal life

Bisht married Laxmi Bisht on 13 April 1980; they have a daughter and a son. His family owns Adharshila Convent Public School, a senior secondary school in Karawal Nagar. His interests include social service and sports like

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and kabaddi. He "loves" watching religious

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. He resides with his family at

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Extension, North East Delhi. In 2006, his house at the time was demolished by the

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as a part of sealing drive because it was "illegally" constructed.

External links

Profile of Mohan Singh Bisht
at Delhiassembly.nic.in
Official website of the BJP Delhi

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bisht, Mohan Singh Living people 1957 births Delhi MLAs 2008–2013 People from North East Delhi district People from Almora district Bharatiya Jana Sangh politicians Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Delhi Delhi MLAs 2013–2015