Maninder Singh Dhir (20 April 1952 – 17 September 2018) was an Indian politician who was a member of

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and

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political parties. Dhir was Speaker of the

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between December 2013 and February 2014. He was

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to the assembly from Jangpura constituency on an Aam Aadmi Party ticket. In November 2014, he left AAP and joined BJP.

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