Manish Sisodia | |||||||||||||
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2020 | |||||||||||||
| 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi | |||||||||||||
| In office 14 February 2015 – 28 February 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Lieutenant Governor | |||||||||||||
| Cabinet | Kejriwal ministry III Kejriwal ministry II | ||||||||||||
| Chief Minister | Arvind Kejriwal | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | position established | ||||||||||||
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| Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||
| Assumed office 10 February 2015 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | President's Rule | ||||||||||||
| Constituency | Patparganj | ||||||||||||
| In office 8 December 2013 – 10 February 2014 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Anil Kumar Choudhary | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | President's Rule | ||||||||||||
| Constituency | Patparganj | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 5 January 1972 Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, India | ||||||||||||
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party | ||||||||||||
| Spouse | Seema Sisodia | ||||||||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Education | DJMC | ||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan | ||||||||||||
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Manish Sisodia (born 5 January 1972) is an Indian politician, journalist and former social activist who served as the first Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi from 2015 to 2023. He represents the Patparganj constituency in Delhi Legislative Assembly since 2015 and had also represented the constituency from 2013 to 2014.[1][2] He was in judicial custody on corruption charges in the major Delhi liquor scam between February 2023 and August 2024.[3] He received bail from the Supreme Court of India on 9 August 2024, which according to him was a "victory for honesty and truth", even though his party leader was still in jail at that time and has not yet been proven innocent.[3] He is one of the founding members of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and a member of its National Executive Committee.
Sisodia was a cabinet minister in the Government of Delhi between December 2013 and February 2014 and continued to hold several cabinet positions after becoming the Deputy Chief Minister, including the portfolio of Education Minister through which he credited for reforming and overhauling the public education sector in Delhi.[4]
He resigned from all cabinet positions following his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), on corruption charges in a major liquor scam.[5] There are counter-allegations against the Central Government and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party of misusing investigative agencies such as the CBI and ED to target their political opposition[6] and Sisodia is one of several politicians with cases against them.[6][7] In October 2023, the Supreme Court however, held that the transfer of money of ₹338 crores is established and initially denied bail to Sisodia during that session.[8] He was eventually granted bail by the Supreme Court after spending around 18 months in jail on the condition that he surrenders his passport and reports daily to the investigating officer.[9]
- ^ "Manish Sisodia – Patparganj election results: Close fight for Manish Sisodia". The Economic Times. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Delhi Government". Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ a b ""Travesty Of Justice": Manish Sisodia Gets Bail, Supreme Court Slams Delay". NDTV.com. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ Singh, Karan Deep (16 August 2022). "Clean Toilets, Inspired Teachers: How India's Capital Is Fixing Its Schools". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Facing corruption charges, Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain resign from Cabinet". Business Today. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b Travelli, Alex; Raj, Suhasini (24 March 2023). "Expelling Rahul Gandhi From Parliament, Modi Allies Thwart a Top Rival". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "In a United Move, 14 Opposition Parties File Petition in SC Against 'Misuse of Central Agencies'". The Wire. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Livemint (30 October 2023). "Delhi excise policy case: Supreme Court denies bail to Manish Sisodia". mint. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ Bhaumik, Aaratrika (9 August 2024). "Watch | Manish Sisodia gets bail: what the Supreme Court said". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 August 2024.