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Manjinder Singh Sirsa (born 12 February 1972 as Manjinder Singh Riar) is an Indian politician and member of the
Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...
. Sirsa was a former
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of the
Delhi Legislative Assembly The Delhi Legislative Assembly, also known as the Delhi Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral legislature of the union territory of Delhi in India. Delhi Legislative Assembly is the legislative arm of the Government of Delhi. At present, it consists o ...
and represented the
Rajouri Garden Rajouri Garden is a market and residential neighbourhood in West Delhi, India. The Main Market and Nehru Market are the key markets of the area. The population is largely Punjabi who migrated to Delhi, following the Partition of India, from Paki ...
.


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 The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) is organization in India responsible for the management of Gurdwaras, Sikh places of worship in Delhi. It also manages various educational institutions, hospitals, old age homes, librar ...
, 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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sirsa, Manjinder Singh 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