Rakhi Birla

Rakhi Birla
Deputy Speaker of Delhi Legislative Assembly[1]
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 June 2016
Speaker	Ram Niwas Goel
Preceded by	Bandana Kumari
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2013
Preceded by	Raj Kumar Chauhan
Constituency	Mangol Puri
Cabinet Minister, Government of Delhi
In office 28 December 2013 – 14 February 2014
Lieutenant Governor	Najeeb Jung
Chief Minister	Arvind Kejriwal
Ministry and Departments	Women & Child Social Welfare and Languages
Succeeded by	Rajendra Pal Gautam
Personal details
Born	(1987-06-10) 10 June 1987 (age 37) Delhi, India
Political party	Aam Aadmi Party
Residence	Mangol Puri T Block
Alma mater	Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology (MA Mass Communication)[2]
Profession	Advocate, doctor, teacher, businessman, farmer
Source: [[3]]

Rakhi Birla (born 10 June 1987) is an Indian politician serving as Deputy Speaker of Delhi Legislative Assembly.^[4] She has served as Cabinet Minister of Women & Child, Social Welfare and Languages in the Government of Delhi. She represents Mangol Puri constituency from Aam Admi Party.^[5]

Early life and education

She was born in Delhi.^[6] She adopted Birla as her surname when her school administration mistakenly wrote Birla instead of Bidhlan in her class 10th certificate.^[7] She was the youngest of four daughters. She did Masters in Mass Communication from NBA School Of Mass Communication, New Delhi. Her family was into social causes for four generations, from her great-grandfather and then grandfather who joined the struggle for India's independence.^[7][8][9]

Career

She joined a local television channel, Jain TV, as a trainee reporter after completing her education. In total, she had 7 months' experience in journalism with Jain TV.^{[citation needed]}

Political career

She came into contact with Arvind Kejriwal during Jan Lokpal Bill movement.^[7] She joined Aam Aadmi Party later and contested 2013 Delhi legislative assembly election from Mangolpuri and defeated four times MLA Raj Kumar Chauhan of Indian National Congress. She was sworn in as a Cabinet minister of Women and Child, Social Welfare and Languages in Delhi Government and became the youngest ever Cabinet Minister of Delhi (28 December 2013 to 14 February 2014).^[7] She lost to BJP's Udit Raj in the 2014 Lok Sabha election from North West Delhi. Ms. Rakhi Birla was elected as Deputy Speaker of Delhi Legislative Assembly on 10 June 2016. She is the youngest ever Deputy Speaker of Delhi Legislative Assembly.^[10][11]

Positions held

• Cabinet Minister, Women and Child, Social Welfare and Languages (28 December 2013 – 14 February 2014)
• At present, Deputy Speaker, Delhi Vidhan Sabha since 10 June 2016.^[12]
• Chairperson, Committee on Women and Child Development, Petition, Question & Reference
• Member, National Executive of Aam Aadmi Party and Mla Mangolpuri

See also

• Delhi Government

Electoral performance

Delhi Assembly elections, 2020: Mangolpuri ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AAP	Rakhi Birla	74,154	58.53	+11.59
	BJP	Karam Singh Karma	44,038	34.76	+13.13
	INC	Rajesh Lilothia	4,073	3.22	−26.12
	BSP	Murari Lal	2,491	1.97	+0.68
	NOTA	None	657	0.52	+0.11
Majority			30,116	23.77	+6.17
Turnout			1,26,798	66.48	−5.59
	AAP hold		Swing	+11.59

References

1. Joshi, Mallica (31 May 2016). "Rakhi Birla set to be next deputy speaker of Delhi assembly". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
2. "Rakhi Birla(AAP):Constituency- MANGOL PURI(WEST) - Affidavit Information of Candidate".
3. "Rakhi Birla - MangolPuri". Archived from the original on 26 September 2013.
4. "Assembly election results: Meet Aam Aadmi Party's 'giant killers'". NDTV Portal. 10 December 2013.
5. "Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party picks its ministers". NDTV Portal. 24 December 2013.
6. "In a Major Blow to AAP, SC/ST Wing Head Quits Over List, Graft". IndiaTomorrow.net. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
7. "Rakhi Birla: The youngest minister in Kejriwal's cabinet". The Hindu.
8. "Meet Aam Aadmi Party winners: Politicians with a difference". Deccan Chronicle. 10 December 2013.
9. "Delhi assembly gets only three women members, all belong to Aam Aadmi Party".
10. "AAP withdraws its Candidate from Lok Sabha Polls over Criminal Charges". news.biharprabha.com. Indo-Asian News Service. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
11. "Two AAP nominees pull out, one says Rakhi Birla asked him for Rs 7 lakh". 18 March 2014.
12. Hindustan Times (26 February 2020). "AAP's Rakhi Birla unanimously elected as Deputy Speaker of Delhi Assembly". Archived from the original on 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
13. "General Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. 27 May 2020. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021.

State Legislative Assembly
Preceded by ?	Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly from Mangol Puri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) 2020–	Incumbent
Aam Aadmi Party political offices
Preceded by -	Member of National Executive Committee Aam Aadmi Party – present	Incumbent