Rakhi Birla (born 10 June 1987) is an Indian politician serving as Deputy Speaker of Delhi Legislative Assembly. She has served as

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of Women & Child,

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and

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in the

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. She represents Mangol Puri constituency from

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Early life and education

She was born in Delhi. She adopted ''Birla'' as her surname when her school administration mistakenly wrote Birla instead of Bidhlan in her class 10th certificate. She was the youngest of four daughters. She did Masters in Mass Communication from NBA School Of Mass Communication, New Delhi. Her family was into social causes for four generations, from her great-grandfather and then grandfather who joined the struggle for

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Career

She joined a local television channel, Jain T.V., as a trainee reporter after completing her education. She has total 7 months experience of Journalism with Jain TV.

Political career

She came into contact with

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during

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movement. She joined Aam Aadmi Party later and contested

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from Mangolpuri and defeated four times MLA Raj Kumar Chauhan of

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. She was sworn in as a Cabinet minister of Women and Child, Social Welfare and Languages in Delhi Government and became the youngest ever Cabinet Minister of Delhi (28 December 2013 to 14 February 2014). She lost to

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in the

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from North West Delhi. Ms. Rakhi Birla was elected as Deputy Speaker of Delhi Legislative Assembly on 10 June 2016. She is the youngest ever Deputy Speaker of Delhi Legislative Assembly.

Positions held

* Cabinet Minister, Women and Child, Social Welfare and Languages (28 December 2013 – 14 February 2014) * At present, Deputy Speaker, Delhi Vidhan Sabha since 10 June 2016. * Chairperson, Committee on Women and Child Development, Petition, Question & Reference * Member, National Executive of Aam Aadmi Party and Mla Mangolpuri

Electoral performance

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