Ram Niwas Goel


Ram Niwas Goel is an Indian politician who has been a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly since 2015. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party and represents the Shahdara constituency of Delhi & Currently is a Speaker of Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi since 2015

Early life and education

Ram Niwas Goel was born in Safidon Mandi, Haryana on 5 January 1948 to a business family. Goel is the eldest of eight siblings. In 1964, their family moved to Delhi. He completed his secondary and senior secondary education in Haryana and Delhi and subsequently he attended Hans Raj College to attain B.Com degree. He has been actively involved in social work especially in the field of Education & Health for the weaker sections. He has been associated with numerous social organizations active in providing medical services, health services, promotion of religious harmony and servicing kanwad yaatris.
Some of prominent positions held by him from time to time are:
Founder Member, Maharaja Agrasen Sewa Sansthan, Pathalogical Lab, X-Ray, Ultra Sound, E.C.G. etc. on not-for-profit basis.
Chief Organiser, Delhi-UP Border Shiv Kanwad Samiti which is the most popular camp for Kanwad Yatris in Delhi.
Chief Advisor of Maharaja Agrasen Sewa Sangh which provides ambulance service and hearse service to general public on not-for-profit basis.

Political career

Ram Niwas Goel was elected as Speaker of Delhi Legislative Assembly on 23-02-2015. His term as MLA in the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi is his second term and is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.. He defeated Jitender Singh Shunty of Bhartiya Janata Party by a margin of 11,731 votes in the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections. In 1993, for the first First Legislative Assembly of Delhi he contested the elections as a BJP candidate and was elected.

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