Arvinder Singh Lovely
Arvinder Singh Lovely (born 11 December 1968) is an Indian politician and a member of Indian National Congress contesting from his home turf, Gandhi Nagar, for the 2020 Delhi Elections. He is a former President of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (Delhi PCC). In 1998, he was elected to the Delhi Legislative Assembly as the youngest MLA. He was again elected in 2003, 2008 & 2013. He has also been the Minister for Urban Development & Revenue, Education, Transport, Tourism, Languages, Gurudwara Election, Local Bodies & Gurudwara Administration in the Sheila Dikshit government of Delhi. In April 2017, he joined BJP before the Municipality polls in Delhi.[2] In February 2018, he returned back and rejoined Congress party.[3]
- Not to be confused with Arvinder Singh Lovely (Deoli MLA), who is in an ex-Congress MLA for Deoli constituency in Delhi.
Arvinder Singh Lovely | |
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Minister for Education, Urban Development & Revenue, Transport, Languages, Tourism, Gurudwara Election, Local Bodies & Gurudwara Administration | |
In office 2008-2013 | |
Member Legislative Assembly of Delhi | |
In office 1998-2013 | |
Constituency | Gandhi Nagar constituency |
Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee President | |
In office 2013-2015 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Delhi, India | 11 December 1968
Political party | Indian National Congress(1998- 2017)[1] Bhartiya Janata Party (2017-2018) |
Spouse(s) | Gurveen Kaur |
Children | 2 |
Parents | S.Balvinder Singh |
Residence | Krishna Nagar, Delhi |
References
- "Arvinder Singh Lovely rejoins Congress". The Hindu. 17 February 2018.
- "Arvinder Singh Lovely, former Delhi Congress chief, joins BJP ahead of MCD polls". Hindustan Times. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- "Arvinder Singh Lovely returns to Congress". The Economic Times. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
External links
- Profile on the Delhi Legislatively Assembly website
- 1998 Election Commission of India
- 2003 Election Commission of India
- 2008 Election Commission of India
- 2013 Election Commission of India
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