Manjinder Singh Sirsa (born 12 February 1972 as Manjinder Singh Riar) is an Indian politician and member of the
Bharatiya Janata Party
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. Sirsa was a former
member
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of the
Delhi Legislative Assembly
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and represented the
Rajouri Garden
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.
Political career
He was the MLA of Rajouri Garden, New Delhi on BJP and Akali Dal seat in 2017 bypolls. He was also the President of
Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee
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, elected first in 2013 and then again in 2017. Sirsa defeated outgoing president Paramjit Singh Sarna in the elections of 2013.
On 1 December 2021,he resigned from
Shiromani Akali Dal
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) (translation: ''Supreme Akali Party'') is a centre-right sikh-centric state political party in Punjab, India. The party is the second-oldest in India, after Congress, being founded in 1920. Although there are many ...
(SAD) citing personal grounds and joined BJP.
References
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People from New Delhi
Former members of Shiromani Akali Dal
Members of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
Living people
1972 births
Delhi MLAs 2015–2020
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Delhi