Ramesh Kumar (born 1956) is an Indian politician from Delhi. He was a member of the parliament from South Delhi representing

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 ...

party. He won the 2009 Indian general election in Delhi. His is the son of late Raghunath Singh. And the brother of

Sajjan Kumar Sajjan Kumar (born 23 September 1945) is a former Indian politician and convicted murderer. He was a prominent leader of Indian National Congress. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Outer Delhi as ...

, who was convicted and sentenced to a term of life imprisonment for allegedly masterminding the

1984 anti-Sikh riots The 1984 anti-Sikh riots, also known as the 1984 Sikh massacre, was a series of organised pogroms against Sikhs in India following the assassination of Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards. Government estimates project that about 2,800 Sikhs w ...

. "It was a similar story in South Delhi also, where the Congress high command had withdrawn the ticket of towering Jat leader Sajjan kumar, who is one of the suspects of 1984 anti-Sikh riots." He studied Class 10 at Government Senior Secondary School, Shakurpur, Delhi and passed the examinations in 1971. Later, he discontinued his studies.

Career

Kumar won from South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency representing the Indian National Congress in the 2009 Indian general election in Delhi defeating his nearest rival

Ramesh Bidhuri Ramesh Bidhuri (born 18 July 1961) is an Indian politician, lawyer and a former Member of Parliament affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Bidhuri and his family have been active members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh from their ...

of the Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 93,219 votes.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kumar, Ramesh Living people Indian National Congress politicians from Delhi India MPs 2009–2014 Lok Sabha members from Delhi United Progressive Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election People from South Delhi district Year of birth missing (living people)