Dinesh Mohaniya
Dinesh Mohaniya is an Indian politician belonging to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). He is an MLA from Sangam Vihar constituency. He defeated the BJP candidate Shiv Charan Lal Gupta and Congress candidate Jag Parvesh (Sajjan Kumar's son) in the 2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election.
Dinesh Mohaniya | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly for Sangam Vihar | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 December 1977 Sangam Vihar, New Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Spouse(s) | Rani Mohaniya (wife) |
| Children | 1 son and 1 daughter |
| Parents | Bhagat Singh Mohaniya Baghel (father) |
| Residence | B-14, Shiv Park, Khanpur, New Delhi-110062 |
| Alma mater | Deshbandhu College Amity University, Noida |
| Profession | Politician |
In 2014, Mohaniya alleged that the BJP leader Sher Singh Dagar offered him ₹ 40,000,000 to help BJP form the state government in Dehli. AAP released sting footage of the conversation between the two.[1] In 2015 Mohaniya again contested from Sangam Vihar and won by 44000. He again contested in 2015 and won by 44000 by defeating again Dr SCL Gupta, In feb. 2020 He again defeated Dr SCL Gupta who was contesting against him on JDU ticket by 42522 votes.
He again won Delhi Assembly Election 2020 from Sangam Vihar, with a margin of 42522 votes by defeating Shiv Charan Lal Gupta (Janata Dal (United)).
Early life and education
Dinesh Mohaniya was born in New Delhi on 31 December 1977 in a Baghel family. He went to M.B. DAV for schooling and further went for B.A. (Hons) in Political Sciences from Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi and B.B.A from Amity University. He is currently pursuing M.B.A from Amity University through distant learning programme. Dinesh Mohaniya's father Shri Bhagat Singh Mohaniya is a retired private sector employee and his mother is a homemaker. He is married to Smt. Rani Mohaniya and they have a son and a daughter.
Professional career
Dinesh Mohaniya started his career in print and publishing after completion of college in 1999. Further, in 2010 he joined Parivartan, a grass-roots activist organisation based in the Sundar Nagari area of New Delhi, which campaigned for Right to Information Act, 2005.
Political career
Dinesh Mohaniya was a founder member of the Aam Aadmi Party since the formation of the party in 2012. In 2013, he contested in Legislative Assembly election from Sangam Vihar (AC-49) constituency and was elected as the MLA. He won from Sangam Vihar again in 2015 elections.
Sangam Vihar has always been neglected by all political parties. It is only after Dinesh Mohaniya Sangam Vihar received its due share of basic public facilities.
Posts held
| # | From | To | Position | Comments |
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| 1 | Feb 2015 | Aug 2015 | Chairman, DDC South | |
| 2 | 2015 | Present | Chairman, The Estimates Committee | |
| 3 | 2015 | 2017 | Vice Chairman, Delhi Jal Board (DJB) | |
| 4 | 2017 | 2019 | Vice Chairman, Delhi Jal Board (DJB) | |
| 5 | 2019 | 2020 | Vice Chairman, Delhi Jal Board (DJB) | Longest Serving Vice chairman in history of Delhi Jal Board |
References
- "AAP releases video claiming BJP trying to 'buy' support". The Times of India. 8 September 2014.