Rajesh Lilothia | |
Birth Place: | New Delhi |
Office: | President of All India Congress Committee (Scheduled Castes department) |
Termstart: | 25 December 2021 |
Predecessor: | Nitin Raut |
Office1: | Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly |
Constituency1: | Patel Nagar |
Term Start1: | 2008 |
Term End1: | 2013 |
Predecessor1: | Rama Kant Goswami |
Successor1: | Veena Anand |
Party: | Indian National Congress |
Spouse: | Madhu Rajesh Lilothia |
Profession: | Politician |
Children: | Tanvee Lilothia |
Rajesh Lilothia (born 4 July 1969) is an Indian politician of Indian National Congress from Delhi. He was elected to Delhi Legislative Assembly from Patel Nagar constituency in 4th Delhi Assembly and currently serving as president of scheduled castes department, All India Congress Committee.
He was the President of Delhi Pradesh Youth Congress from 2001 to 2006. He held the post of Secretary in All India Congress Committee and in-charge of Bihar. He was recently appointed the Working President of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee.[1]
He was born in a humble Hindu family in the year 1969 in Delhi. He completed his graduation from Hansraj College, Delhi University and post graduation in Disaster Mitigation from Sikkim Manipal University.
Rajesh Lilothia contested from the Mangol Puri constituency as a Congress party candidate for 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election. But he lost the contest. Rakhi Birla won as AAP candidate.
He contested 2019 Indian general election as a candidate of Indian National Congress from North West Delhi Lok Sabha constituency.[2] [3] But he lost the contest.
He lost the election in 2015 from Patel Nagar constituency. Hazari Lal Chauhan won this seat as AAP candidate.
Rajesh Lilothia lost the election. AAP candidate Veena Anand gained this seat.
Rajesh Lilothia won and INC held Patel Nagar seat.