Pankaj Pushkar is an Indian politician and a member of the
Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi
The Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi was constituted on 14th Feb 2015 after the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections were concluded earlier that month. Second Kejriwal ministry was the cabinet during the term of 6th Delhi Assembly.
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in India.
He represented the
Timarpur constituency of Delhi and is a member of the
Aam Aadmi Party political party.
Early life and education
Pankaj Pushkar was born in
Gajraula
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. He attended the
Chaudhary Charan Singh University
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and attained
Master of Arts
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degree.
Political career
Pankaj Pushkar has been a
MLA for one term. He represented the
Timarpur constituency and is a member of the
Aam Aadmi Party political party.
On 1 September 2015, he protested against his own party over their neglecting the demands of the people of his constituency on dengue deaths. Pushkar led a march to the
Chief Minister of Delhi
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,
Arvind Kejriwal
Arvind Kejriwal (Hindi: �ɾʋin̪d̪ ked͡ʒɾiːʋaːl born 16 August 1968) is an Indian politician, former bureaucrat, and activist who is the 7th and current Chief Minister of Delhi since February 2015. Currently, he is the national co ...
's residence and protested. Pushkar attempted to meet the Chief Minister and hand over a memorandum but was stopped by the police and was not allowed to meet the Chief Minister. He also accused the government of not being sensitive to backward castes.
On 18 October 2015, Pushkar accused the Delhi government of "suppressing" his voice in the Assembly and said there were "permanent barricades" between the ministers and the public in the capital.
Posts held
See also
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Aam Aadmi Party
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Delhi Legislative Assembly
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Government of India
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Politics of India
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Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi
The Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi was constituted on 14th Feb 2015 after the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections were concluded earlier that month. Second Kejriwal ministry was the cabinet during the term of 6th Delhi Assembly.
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Timarpur (Delhi Assembly constituency)
Timarpur Assembly constituency is one of the seventy Delhi assembly constituencies of Delhi in northern India.
Timarpur assembly constituency is a part of North East Delhi
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Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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References
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1972 births
Aam Aadmi Party politicians from Delhi
Delhi MLAs 2015–2020
Living people
People from Delhi
People from New Delhi