Vijender Gupta

Vijender Gupta is an Indian politician from Delhi capital of India. He is currently a Member of Legislative Assembly from Rohini constituency and also a member of BJP's National Executive. In Delhi state elections 2015, he was one of the three BJP candidates to pull a win. He was president of Delhi state unit of Bharatiya Janata Party .^[1][2] Shri Gupta, a post graduate from the prestigious Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), Delhi University, has left indelible imprints in the realms of education, healthcare, housing, civic amenities, environment protection, security of senior citizens, among others.

Personal life

Shri Vijender Gupta belongs to a well-educated family. Vijender married Dr. Shobha Vijender on 1 November 1987. She is currently MCD Councillor, Ward No. 50 and has served as member on the Bench of Magistrate Child Welfare Committee (under JJ Act 2000) and is the founder president of an NGO Sampurna. They have a daughter and a son.

Political career

Shri Vijender Gupta began his political career as a student leader. In 1984 he was elected as the Vice President of the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU). Vijender Gupta was Chairman of Standing Committee MCD from 2007 to 2009. His credibility as an able administrator established as he was elected Chairman of the Standing Committee MCD from 2007 to 2010 and created milestones in governance, pioneering e-governance in the MCD functioning to enhance accountability and transparency of the systems in place.

He has been elected thrice in the Municipal elections from Rohini that too with the highest margin in Delhi.

As Founder of Delhi Abhibhavak Mahasangh, an apex body of parent associations, he has been fighting for the past 20 years against the gross commercialisation of education. Time and again, he took on the government of the day on this critical issue and launched a massive public agitation on the streets to enlighten people of the menace of acute social disparity in the education system. He led the public movement against forceful mass sealings by the state establishment, faced lathi charge and policy brutalities and arrests innumerable times to ensure relief to Delhi Shop keepers, trader establishments and their families by forcing the Government to amend the law. He also spearheaded the public movement against forceful mass sealings by the state establishment, faced lathi charge and policy brutalities and arrests innumerable times to ensure relief to Delhi Shop keepers, trader establishments and their families by forcing the Government to amend the law.

He served as a Secretary and Joint Convener, Janta Vidyarthi Morcha, Delhi Pradesh from 1980-84. He was Vice President, Delhi University Student Union, 1984-85. From 1995- 1997, he was President Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha, Keshav Puram Distt. He has been elected Councilor, MCD ( Ward no. 33 Rohini Zone) in 1997 with victory margin of more than 10 thousand votes. Elected Councilor, MCD 2nd time, in 2002 by a margin of 12 thousand votes.

His pioneer agitations against commercialisation of education and then public interest litigation led to a remarkable decision by The Hon.ble Delhi High Court and Hon.ble Delhi Supreme Court in favor of poor children and quality education. He fought against lottery menace resulted in ban on lottery in 1993 under the banner of NGO Lok Abhiyan and started a campaign against parking mafia in DDA parks with the morning walkers

As President, Delhi BJP from 2010-2013, he has always been vocal about the rampant misrule of Sheila Dikshit Government. He embarked upon 15 day long Jan Sangharsh Yatra against spiralling price hike, corruption and crimes against women, undertook people’s fight to every nook and corner of Delhi. His efforts led to indictment of Sheila Dikshit by the Lokayukta on misuse of public funds for her own political campaign and misuse of power. Under his leadership the BJP won by 3-0 in all the three municipal corporations of Delhi in 2012.

He has shown astute organisational capabilities as he convened the Shri Narendra Modi’s mega rally on 29 September 2013 in Rohini. Shri Vijender Gupta has also fought Lok Sabha election from Chandni Chowk in 2009.

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