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( R e d i r e c t e d f r o m A t i s h i S i n g h )
Atishi Marlena Singh ,[4] Atishi Singh or Atishi Marlena or Atishi [5] politician , political activist and MLA from Kalkaji , Delhi .[6] Aam Aadmi Party and currently serving as Minister of Education, P.W.D, Culture and Tourism in the Delhi Government . She served as Advisor to the Former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia , primarily on education, from July 2015 to 17 April 2018.
Early life and education
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Atishi was born to Delhi University professors Vijay Singh and Tripta Wahi on 8 June 1981 in a family of Punjabi background.[7] [8] [7] [9] [10]
After being raised in Delhi , and finishing high school from Springdales School (Pusa Road), New Delhi,[11] St. Stephen's College, Delhi in 2001. Soon after, she went to the Oxford University and in 2003 she completed her master's degree in History on a Chevening scholarship.[12] Magdalen College, Oxford as a Rhodes scholar .[6] [13]
Political career
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In January 2013, she became involved in policy formulation for the AAP, which has its roots in that movement.[6]
She was closely involved with the Jal Satyagraha in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh 2015 and provided support to the AAP leader and activist spearheading the campaign Alok Agarwal during the historic protests, as well as during the legal battle that ensued.[14] [15]
2019 Lok Sabha Elections
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Atishi was appointed the Lok Sabha in-charge for East Delhi for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.[16] East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency as an AAP party candidate for the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections . She lost to BJP's candidate Gautam Gambhir by a margin of 4.77 lakh votes, coming in third.
2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election
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She contested in the 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election from Kalkaji constituency of South Delhi . She defeated Dharambir Singh, a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, by 11,422 votes.[17]
As a Cabinet Minister
She was inducted into the Delhi Government as a Cabinet Minister, along with Saurabh Bharadwaj after the resignation of Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Health Minister Satyender Jain .
Member of Legislative Assembly
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Since 2020, she is an elected member of the 7th Delhi Assembly representing Kalkaji Assembly constituency .
Committee assignments of Delhi Legislative Assembly [18]
Chairman (2022-23), Public Accounts Committee [19]
Member (2022-23), Questions & Reference Committee [20]
Member (2022-23), Committee on Women and Child Welfare[20]
Member (2022-23), Committee on Ethics[20]
Member (2022-23), Committee on Welfare of Minorities[20]
Member (2022-23), Standing Committee on Education[20]
Member (2022-23), Standing Committee on Health[20]
Governance
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Atishi was also spearheading the flagship Mohalla Sabha Project for the Government of NCT of Delhi. The effort to decentralise governance to empower every citizen was a major promise of the AAP before coming to power.[21]
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Events
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On March 15, 2019, Atishi Marlena and three other party leaders were summoned to court in response to a defamation case filed by the Delhi BJP's vice-president, Rajeev Babbar. The case stemmed from their claim that the BJP had removed 30 lakh names from Delhi's voter list.[22] [23]
BJP leader Praveen Shankar Kapoor filed a defamation suite in 2024 against Marlena and Kejriwal over the allegations of poaching.[24]
References
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^ "Candidate Affidavit" (PDF) . 20 January 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2022 .
^ "Atishi | Aam Aadmi Party" . 24 July 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2024 .
^ a b c "The Aam Aadmi of AAP: 5 personal stories of sacrifice, triumph and validation" . The Economic Times . Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2016 .
^ a b "AAP leader Atishi drops her second name Marlena, denies caste angle" . Hindustan Times . 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2020 .
^ "BJP, Congress, beware! Atishi Marlena is a Rajputani, warns Manish Sisodia" . Business Standard . Press Trust of India. 28 April 2019. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020 .
^ "Atishi drops her name Marlena" . Hindustan Times . 28 August 2018. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018 .
^ Banerjee, Akash. "Six lessons in 'affordable politics': AAP victory shows how elections can be fought on a shoestring" . Scroll.In. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015 .
^ "Meet the young leaders hoping to infuse vitality into our democracy" . Hindustan Times . 20 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016 .
^ "AAP's Atishi Marlena drops second name after being announced as party's 1st candidate for 2019 Lok Sabha polls" . Times Now. 28 August 2018. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019 .
^ "Rhodes Scholars: complete list, 1903-2015" . The Rhodes Trust. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2016 .
^ "Meet the young leaders hoping to infuse vitality into our democracy" . 20 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016 .
^ "AAP's Raghav Chadha Set To Be Appointed Vice Chairman of Delhi Jal Board, Atishi Gets New Role Too" . NDTV.com . Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020 .
^ "Amidst speculation of alliance with Congress, AAP appoints Lok Sabha in-charges for five Delhi seats" . dna . 2 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018 .
^ "AAP candidates Manish Sisodia and Atishi won from Patparganj and Kalkaji Assembly constituencies after trailing in early trends" . 11 February 2020. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020 .
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^ "Giving people's money back to them to spend on their own" . Governance Now . 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016 .
^ "Bail to Atishi Marlena, two others in suit filed by Delhi BJP" . The Times of India . The Times of India. 8 June 2019. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2023 .
^ "Delhi court summons Arvind Kejriwal, others in defamation case by BJP" . The New Indian Express . The New Indian Express. The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2023 .
^ Bureau, The Hindu (30 April 2024). "BJP files defamation case against Arvind Kejriwal and Atishi Marlena over poaching allegation" . The Hindu . ISSN 0971-751X . Retrieved 17 May 2024 .
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