Jitender Singh Shunty (born 1 August 1962), is an Indian politician and social worker. Shunty was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly from
Shahdara from Bhartiya Janta Party in 2013.
He is the founder of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Seva Dal, an NGO that helps to cremate unclaimed bodies and immerse the ashes as guided by the Hindu and Sikh religion.
It all started after an incident in 1996 at a crematorium.
Biography
Jitender Singh Shunty founded the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Seva Dal in 1996.
He started his career in politics as an independent councillor from Jhilmil ward in Delhi. However, he became a part of the
BJP
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. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's Bharatiya Jana Sangh. Since 2014, ...
in 2008 and contested the councillor elections from Jhilmil ward of the East municipal corporation and won the elections.
He contested his first Delhi Assembly election in 2013,
and won from the
Shahdara constituency with 45,364 votes.
In September 2014, an unidentified gunman shot at him but missed. Shunty had been reportedly attacked twice before this in 2013 and 2007.
The incident happened at his residence in Vivek Vihar in Delhi. In December 2018, Shunty filed an FIR against actor
Nasiruddin Shah for his statement saying that he was worried about the security of his children in India. In 2021, Jitender Singh Shunty received India's prestigious award Padma Shri for his services during Covid crises. Jitender Singh Shunty dedicates his Padma Shri Award to fellow frontline workers.
Awards and achievements
* 'First Sikh in the world to donate blood 100 times' and the title of 'Donor Singh', awarded by Delhi State Blood Transfusion Council
* ISBTI- Chapter award for donating blood 70 times
*100 times Blood Donor World Record in World Book of Records
*Centurion Award by The National Blood Transfusion Council (Government of India) & Delhi State Blood Transfusion Council (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)
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Padma Shri Award
The Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī'', lit. 'Lotus Honour'), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. In ...
for social contribution during COVID.
See also
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2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election
The Delhi Legislative Assembly election was held on 4 December 2013, with the result announced on 8 December resulting in formation of the Fifth Legislative Assembly of Delhi.
The Bharatiya Janata Party won a plurality, closely followed by Aa ...
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Shahdara (Delhi Assembly constituency)
Shahdara Assembly constituency is one of the seventy Delhi assembly constituencies of Delhi in northern India.
Shahdara assembly constituency is a part of East Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)
East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the ...
References
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Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Delhi
Delhi MLAs 2013–2015
1962 births
Living people