Rajesh Rishi (born 18 October 1964) is an Indian politician and member of the
Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi, India. He formerly represented the
Janakpuri constituency of Delhi.
He is the former Parliamentary Secretary (Health) Government of NCT of Delhi. He is a sitting Member and Chair of the Standing Committees of Transport, IT, Tourism and Administrative Reforms in the Government of NCT of Delhi.
Early life and education
Rajesh Rishi was born in Jalandhar on 18 October 1965. He attended
Agra University and was awarded a
Bachelor of Science
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degree in 1985.
Political career
Rishi first contested an election in 2013.
He was elected as a
MLA in Delhi in 2015 for the
Janakpuri constituency.
Rishi resigned from the
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 ...
on 31 January 2025 ahead of
2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election and joined
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 ...
on 1 February 2025 in the presence of BJP's national vice-president and the in-charge of Delhi Baijayant Panda, and state president Virendra Sachdeva.
See also
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Politics of India
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Electoral performance
References
1964 births
Delhi MLAs 2015–2020
Delhi MLAs 2020–2025
Living people
Former members of Aam Aadmi Party from Delhi
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