Ravinder Singh Negi
Ravinder Singh Negi | |
|---|---|
 Negi in 2025 | |
| Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 8 February 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Manish Sisodia |
| Constituency | Patparganj |
| Personal details | |
| Born | New Delhi, Delhi , India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Residence | |
| Education | DU (B.A.) |
| Profession | Politician |
Ravinder Singh Negi is an Indian politician from Delhi. He is elected to Delhi Legislative Assembly from Patparganj Assembly Constituency in 2025 Assembly Elections.[1] Negi is currently an MCD Councilor from Vinod Nagar.[2]
Political career
[edit]Ravinder Singh Negi (Ravi Negi) has started his Political Journey in 2020 serving as Mandal Adhyaksh Vinod Nagar Mandal of the BJP Delhi unit and contested 2020 Delhi Assembly election on BJP ticket and narrowly lost to AAP's Manish Sisodia by just 1.75 percent votes. He later contested 2022 Municipal Corporation of Delhi elections and contested and defeated the AAP candidate by a margin of 2,311 votes.[3]
Negi was at the centre of controversy when he appeared in videos on social media in which he asked a shopowner to change the name of his dairy to indicate that it is run by a Muslim. In many other videos that Negi shared on his social media handles, the BJP leader is seen telling Hindu street vendors to put up saffron flags on vending carts. Negi also visited butcher shops before festivals asking them to keep the shops closed to respect the religious sentiments of Hindus.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Delhi Assembly Elections Results 2025 - Patparganj". Election Commission of India. 8 February 2025. Archived from the original on 8 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "Who is Ravinder Singh Negi: The man whose feet PM Modi touched thrice during Delhi election rally". Financialexpress. 30 January 2025. Archived from the original on 8 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "Man whose feet Modi touched: Ravinder Singh Negi, the Patparganj candidate who has been in the news". The Indian Express. 30 January 2025. Archived from the original on 8 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "Delhi Assembly elections 2025: Ravinder Negi, the man whose feet PM Modi touched, wins Patparganj". The Hindu. 8 February 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 February 2025.