Maninder Singh Dhir
| Maninder Singh Dhir | |
|---|---|
| Delhi Legislative Assembly, Speaker | |
| Assembly Member for No Constituency | |
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In office January 3, 2014 – February 14, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ram Niwas Goel |
| Succeeded by | Praveen Kumar (AAP) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 20, 1952 Delhi |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Manjit Kaur Dhir |
| Children | 1 Son |
| Residence | New Delhi |
| Religion | Sikh |
Maninder Singh Dhir known as MS Dhir (born April 20, 1952 in Delhi) is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party previosly was the member of Aam Aadmi Party.
Dhir was Speaker of the Delhi Legislative Assembly between December 2013 and February 2014. He was elected to the assembly from Jangpura constituency on an Aam Aadmi Party ticket.[1] [2]
In November 2014, he left AAP and joined BJP. In February 2015 Maninder Singh Dhir lost his Constituency to AAP leader Praveen Kumar from almost 20450 votes.
References
- ↑ "Aam Aadmi Party to field former BJP corporator Harish Awasthi from Rithala". India Today. 2 October 2013.
- ↑ "AAP candidate Mahinder Singh Dhir". Hindustan Times.
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