Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party (2008–present) Nationalist Congress Party (Till 2008) Janata Dal |
Ramvir Singh Bidhuri | |
Term Start1: | 4 June 2024 |
Predecessor1: | Ramesh Bidhuri |
Constituency1: | South Delhi |
Office2: | Leader of Opposition Delhi Legislative Assembly |
Term Start2: | 24 February 2020 |
Term End2: | 4 June 2024 |
Predecessor2: | Vijender Gupta |
Successor2: | Vijender Gupta |
Office3: | Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly |
Constituency5: | Badarpur |
Term Start3: | Feb 2020 |
Term End3: | June 2024 |
Predecessor3: | Narayan Dutt Sharma |
Successor3: | Vacant |
Term Start4: | Dec 2013 |
Term End4: | Nov 2014 |
Predecessor4: | Ram Singh Netaji |
Successor4: | Narayan Dutt Sharma |
Term Start5: | Dec 2003 |
Term End5: | Dec 2008 |
Predecessor5: | Ram Singh Netaji |
Successor5: | Ram Singh Netaji |
Term Start6: | Dec 1993 |
Term End6: | Dec 1998 |
Successor6: | Ram Singh Netaji |
Birth Date: | 4 December 1952 |
Birth Place: | Delhi, India |
Residence: | Village Tuglakabad, New Delhi, 110044 |
Alma Mater: | Delhi University (1973) |
Profession: | Business, Politician |
State: | Delhi |
Education: | Graduate |
Ramvir Singh Bidhuri (born 4 December 1952) is the current Member of Parliament for South Delhi Lok Sabha 2024, having won by a large margin on a BJP ticket in the Lok Sabha elections 2024.[1] [2] [3] [4] He was a four-time MLA from Delhi's Badarpur seat. He served as the Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Vidhan Sabha from 2020 to 2024, and he was a member of the Badarpur Vidhan Sabha in Delhi from 1993 to 1998, 2003 to 2008, 2013 to 2015, and 2020 to 2024. In 2024, he was nominated the BJP's candidate for the South Delhi constituency in Delhi, succeeding two-time MP Ramesh Bidhuri.[5]
Ramvir Singh Bidhuri owns assets of total value Rs 52,64,19,941 ~52 Crore+ as per Election commission affidavit.
Ramvir Singh Bidhuri was born in New Delhi. He is a graduate of Delhi University. He grew up in Tughlaqabad village of New Delhi. He is belonged to the Gurjar Bidhuri[6] family of agricultural background.[7]
Ramvir Singh Bidhuri started his political career in 1970 by joining Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad as a student activist of Delhi University.[8] [9]
From 1981 till 1985 he was Chairman of Haryana Warehousing Corporation with the rank of a Cabinet Minister. During his tenure, his corporation doubled its storage capacity and its profits increased by 13 times. This phenomenal achievement is without parallel in any Public Sector Undertaking/Corporation.
When Delhi got its first Legislative Assembly in 1993, Bidhuri won from Badarpur assembly constituency.
Bidhuri was again elected as MLA from Badarpur Assembly Constituency from 2003 to 2008. On account of his outstanding performance as a Legislator, he was conferred with award of ‘Best MLA’ in 2008 by Somnath Chatterjee the then Hon’ble Speaker of Lok Sabha.
In 2013 he was made Member of National Executive of Bharatiya Janata Party.
Bidhuri was once again elected as MLA as BJP candidate from Badarpur Assembly constituency in 2013. He was ranked 1st in utilizing his MLA Local Area Development Fund for carrying out development works in his constituency during 2013 and 2014.
He was again elected as MLA as from BJP from Badarpur Assembly Constituency in the Assembly Election held in February 2020 by defeating Aam Aadmi Party candidate Ram Singh Netaji.[10]
Subsequently, he was made the Leader of Opposition of the Delhi Assembly.[11]
From | To | Position | |
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01 | 1981 | 1985 | Chairman of Haryana Warehousing Corporation |
02 | 1993 | 1998 | Member, First Legislative Assembly of Delhi |
03 | 2003 | 2008 | |
05 | 2013 | 2014 | |
06 | 2020 | Present | Member, Seventh Legislative Assembly of Delhi |
07 | 2020 | Present | Leader of Opposition in Delhi Legislative Assembly[12] |