Arvinder Singh Lovely (Deoli MLA)
- Not to be confused with Arvinder Singh Lovely, MLA from Gandhi Nagar constituency, who left Congress to join BJP in 2017.
Arvinder Singh Lovely | |
|---|---|
| MLA | |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Succeeded by | Prakash Jarwal |
| Constituency | Deoli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 January 1965 Ludhiana, Punjab, India |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2015 onwards) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (until 2015) |
| Spouse | Alka Singh |
| Relations | Buta Singh (father) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Delhi |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| [1] | |
Arvinder Singh Lovely is an Indian politician. He was elected as an MLA from Deoli constituency of Delhi, on an Indian National Congress ticket in 2008. In 2015, he joined Bharatiya Janata Party, after Congress denied a ticket to his father Buta Singh.[2]
Political career
Arvinder Singh Lovely was born to former minister and veteran Congress leader Buta Singh, in a Scheduled Caste Sikh family. In the 2008 Delhi Assembly elections, Congress gave him a ticket from Deoli. His father, who was the Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Castes at that time, took leave from work to campaign for him.[3] He achieved a surprise victory, defeating BSP's Sreelal by a big margin of 16,627 votes.[4]
In 2010, he raised the issue of reservation for scheduled castes in Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee. The proposal was shot down by his namesake Arvinder Singh Lovely, who was the Delhi Gurudwara election and administration minister at that time.[5]
In the 2013 Delhi Assembly elections, he was defeated by Prakash Jarwal of AAP. In 2015, he left Congress to join BJP.[6]
References
- ^ "Profile on Delhi Assembly website". Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Delhi Elections: Arvinder Singh Lovely joins BJP after Congress denies ticket to father Buta Singh". Indian Express. 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Papa Buta takes leave for son sake". Mid-Day. 27 November 2008.
- ^ "Delhi gives a third term to Congress". The Hindu. 9 December 2008.
- ^ "'No quota in Gurudwara polls'". Hindustan Times. 21 August 2010.
- ^ "Buta Singh's son Arvinder Singh Lovely joins BJP". The Hindu. 13 January 2015.