Satish Chandra Khandelwal was an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party, who was a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly between 1993 and 1998.[1][2]
Satish Khandelwal | |
|---|---|
| Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1993–1998 | |
| Succeeded by | Anjali Rai |
| Constituency | Paharganj |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Relations | Praveen Khandelwal (nephew) |
Political career edit
Khandelwal was a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the Jana Sangh since 1952. He became a Municipal Councillor for 17 years at the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and later the Deputy Mayor.[2] He was nominated to contest in the 1989 Indian general election from the Chandni Chowk constituency but lost to Jai Parkash Aggarwal of the Indian National Congress with a margin of over 9000 votes.[3] He was again nominated to contest in the 1993 Delhi Legislative Assembly election from the Paharganj constituency and was elected, polling at 41.76% of the votes against the Indian National Congress and Janata Dal candidates who polled at 34.44% and 24.34% of the votes respectively.[1]
Death edit
Khandelwal died in 2019.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "Delhi 1993". Election Commission of India.
- ^ a b c "Former BJP MLA Khandelwal Passed Away". The Indian Awaaz. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "General Election, 1989". Election Commission of India.