Ram Niwas Goel

Ram Niwas Goel is an Indian politician who has been a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly since 2015. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party and represents the Shahdara constituency of Delhi & Currently is a Speaker of Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi since 2015 [1][2]

Ram Niwas Goel
Speaker of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
February 2015
Preceded byJitender Singh Shunty
ConstituencyShahdara
Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly
ConstituencyShahdara
In office
November 1993 – November 1998
Preceded byNarender Nath
Personal details
Born (1948-01-05) 5 January 1948
Safidon, East Punjab, India
(now in Haryana, India)
NationalityIndian
Political partyAam Aadmi Party
Other political
affiliations		Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Mithilesh Goel
Children3
ResidenceNew Delhi
Alma materHansraj College, Delhi University
ProfessionBusinessperson & Politician
PortfolioSpeaker, Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi

Early life and education

Ram Niwas Goel was born in Safidon Mandi, Haryana on 5 January 1948 to a business family. Goel is the eldest of eight siblings (five brothers and three sisters). In 1964, their family moved to Delhi. He completed his secondary and senior secondary education in Haryana and Delhi and subsequently he attended Hans Raj College to attain B.Com degree. He has been actively involved in social work especially in the field of Education & Health for the weaker sections. He has been associated with numerous social organizations active in providing medical services, health services, promotion of religious harmony and servicing kanwad yaatris.

Some of prominent positions held by him from time to time are: Founder Member, Maharaja Agrasen Sewa Sansthan, Pathalogical Lab, X-Ray, Ultra Sound, E.C.G. etc. on not-for-profit basis. Chief Organiser, Delhi-UP Border Shiv Kanwad Samiti which is the most popular camp for Kanwad Yatris in Delhi. Chief Advisor of Maharaja Agrasen Sewa Sangh which provides ambulance service and hearse service to general public on not-for-profit basis.[3]

Political career

Ram Niwas Goel was elected as Speaker of Delhi Legislative Assembly on 23-02-2015. His term as MLA in the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi is his second term and is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.. He defeated Jitender Singh Shunty of Bhartiya Janata Party by a margin of 11,731 votes in the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections. In 1993, for the first First Legislative Assembly of Delhi he contested the elections as a BJP candidate and was elected.[3][2]

Posts Held
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0119931998Member, First Legislative Assembly of Delhi
0220152020Speaker Member, Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi
03 2020 - Member, Seventh Legislative Assembly of Delhi

See also

References
  1. "Election result". Election commission of India. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  2. "Comprehensive Election results". Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. "Biography". Official website. Retrieved 12 February 2015.


State Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
?		 Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
from Shahdara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
2020–		 Incumbent



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