Mohan Singh Bisht (; born 2 June 1957) is an Indian politician from

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...

, belonging to

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...

(BJP). He is the current Deputy Speaker of Delhi Legislative Assembly. He is a Member of the

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from Mustafabad Vidhan Sabha constituency. He was elected successively in 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013, 2020, and 2025.

Early life

Bisht was born on 2 June 1957 to Khushal Singh Bisht and Hira Devi at Ajoli Malli village,

Almora district Almora is a District (India), district in the Kumaon Division of Uttarakhand state, India. The headquarters is at Almora. It is 1,638 meters above sea level. The neighbouring regions are Pithoragarh district to the east, Chamoli district to the w ...

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. He was attracted to politics at a young age, as he enjoyed seeing politicians visit his village in an effort to garner votes.

Political career

Affiliations

In 1976 he moved to Delhi and joined

Bharatiya Jana Sangh The Akhil Bharatiya Jana Sangh ( BJS or JS, short name: Jan Sangh) was a Hindutva political party active in India. It was established on 21 October 1951 in Delhi by three founding members: Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, Balraj Madhok and Deendayal ...

, predecessor of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He joined the

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organisation

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS,, ) is an Indian right-wing politics, right-wing, Hindutva, Hindu nationalist volunteer paramilitary organisation. It is the progenitor and leader of a large body of organisations called the Sangh Parivar ( ...

(English: National Volunteer Organisation) in 1992, becoming a

swayamsevak The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS,, ) is an Indian right-wing, Hindu nationalist volunteer paramilitary organisation. It is the progenitor and leader of a large body of organisations called the Sangh Parivar (Hindi for "Sangh family"), whic ...

. He is an active member of the Delhi unit of another

Sangh Parivar The Sangh Parivar (translation: "Family of the RSS" or the "RSS family") is an umbrella term for the collection of Hindutva organisations spawned by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which remain affiliated to it. These include the pol ...

constituent

Vishwa Hindu Parishad Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) () is an Indian right-wing Hindu organisation based on Hindu nationalism. The VHP was founded in 1964 by M. S. Golwalkar and S. S. Apte in collaboration with Swami Chinmayananda. Its stated objective is "to orga ...

(English: World Hindu Council).

Vidhan Sabha elections

He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He has repeatedly contested the Karawal Nagar Vidhan Sabha Constituency since 1998 and has lost the election just once in 2015 to

Kapil Mishra Kapil Mishra (born 13 November 1980) is Cabinet Minister, Government of Delhi. Before joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2019, Mishra was an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA representing Karawal Nagar in the Sixth Legislative Assembly of De ...

. He was elected for the Second Legislative Assembly of Delhi in 1998, defeating runner-up Zile Singh (

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...

) by 23,191 to 20,133 votes. In the 2003 state assembly election, he defeated runner-up Hasan Ahmed (Indian National Congress) by a large margin of 15,227 votes. In the 2008 state assembly election, he further improved his margin of victory from the last election, winning against runner-up

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Satan Pal Dayma by a margin of 21,128 votes. In 2013 state legislative assembly election, he received a tough fight from Kapil Mishra (

Aam Aadmi Party The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP, ) is a List of political parties in India, political party in India. It was founded on 26 November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and his then-companions, following the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement against then gover ...

), but finally won by a margin of 3083 votes.

2013 assembly election

He was appointed vice-president of the BJP's Delhi unit by the president Vijay Goel in May 2013. A First Information Report was registered against Bisht in October 2013 for alleged violation of model code of conduct. On 7 November 2013, the Bharatiya Janata Party announced Bisht as the party's candidate from Karawal Nagar Constituency for the 2013 state legislative assembly election, held on 4 December. His main election issues included infrastructure development, inflation and corruption.

Personal life

Bisht married Laxmi Bisht on 13 April 1980; they have a daughter and a son. His family owns Adharshila Convent Public School, a senior secondary school in Karawal Nagar. His interests include social service and sports like

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and

kabaddi Kabaddi (, ) is a contact team sport played between two teams of seven players. It is one of the traditional games of South Asia. In this game, a raider enters the opposing half of the court to touch defenders and attempt to return within 30 ...

. He "loves" watching religious

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. He resides with his family at

Dayal Pur Dayal Pur is a census town & village in Mustafabad in North East Delhi in NCT of Delhi, India. It was named after a Gurjar zamindar Ch. Dayal Singh aka "Baba Dayala". Currently majority of native inhabitants range from 6th to 10th generation aft ...

Extension,

North East Delhi North East Delhi is one of the eleven administrative district of Delhi, India. The district was established in 1997. North East Delhi borders the Yamuna River on the west, Ghaziabad District to the north and east, East Delhi to the south, and ...

. In 2006, his house at the time was demolished by the

Municipal Corporation of Delhi Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD; ISO: ''Dillī Nagara Nigama'') is the municipal corporation that governs most of Delhi, India. The MCD is among the largest municipal bodies in the world providing civic services to a population of about 20 ...

as a part of sealing drive because it was "illegally" constructed.

References

External links

Profile of Mohan Singh Bisht
at Delhiassembly.nic.in
Official website of the BJP Delhi
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