Vishesh Ravi
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
Feb 2020
Preceded bySurender Pal Ratawal
ConstituencyKarol Bagh
Titles
Chairman :N.C. Joshi Hospital
Chairman :Committee on Salary and Other Allowances of Members of Delhi Legislative Assembly
Member :A & U Tibbia College and Hospital
Member :Committee on Public Accounts, Delhi Legislative Assembly
Personal details
NationalityIndian
Political partyAam Aadmi Party

Vishesh Ravi is an Indian politician and member of the Aam Aadmi Party. He was elected to the Delhi Legislative Assembly from Karol Bagh constituency in the December 2013 elections, when he defeated Surendra Pal of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1] He has been elected three times consecutively to The Delhi Legislative Assembly (2013, 2015, 2020).

In year 2015, he was representing Government of NCT of Delhi at a conference held in Moscow, at the BRICS Youth Forum.

In year 2017, he attended the Indo-Pak Peace conference held in Dubai.

In 2017, he was also honored with the award of best MLA in Delhi Legislative Assembly.

On 1 February 2017, Ravi got married in a mass community wedding at the Shri Guru Ravidas Vishram Dham Temple where 8 couples were married in one day.[2]

He was tested COVID-19 positive in year 2020, during the first wave while serving the people of his constituency. And after conquering COVID-19 he also donated his COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma (CCP) to 93 year old ex-Air Force Marshal.

Early life

Vishesh Ravi was born on 19 May 1983, Delhi. He got his primary education from Mussoorie Public School and further education from Delhi. Very soon in his life, from the age of 18 he was involved in social services under the guidance of his father K.C. Ravi.

At the age of 23, he started working for the betterment of homeless kids. He was associated with two NGOs Jamghat and Khoj which help in building shelter for the homeless. He participated in fund raisers and helped organize Street plays (nukad natak) for homeless children. He also helped restore runaway and homeless kids.

Member of Legislative Assembly (2020 - present)

Since 2020, he is an elected member of the 7th Delhi Assembly.

Committee assignments of Delhi Legislative Assembly[3]

Electoral performance

Delhi Assembly elections, 2020: Karol Bagh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Vishesh Ravi 67,494 62.23 +2.43
BJP Yogender Chandoliya 35,734 32.95 +2.31
INC Gourav Kumar 3,365 3.10 -5.01
BSP Lekhraj Jatav 783 0.72 +0.22
NOTA None of the above 447 0.41 +0.05
SHS Gaurav 192 0.18
Majority 31,760 29.28 +0.12
Turnout 1,08,514 61.16 -7.28
AAP hold Swing +2.43

References

  1. ↑ "AAP wrests reserved seats from Congress". Zee News. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "AAP MLA Vishesh Ravi gets married in community wedding alongside electrician, tailor". 2 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Committee System in Legislative Assembly of National Capital Territory of Delhi" (PDF). Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory of Delhi. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Delhi Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory Of Delhi Composition Of House Committees 2021-2022". Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
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