Ramakant Goswami
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Ramakant Goswami born on January 29, 1944 is the member of Legislative Assembly of Delhi
from Rajendra Nagar
constituency and the vice-chairman of Delhi Jal Board
since february 2009. He is also the member of the Business Advisory Committee of Delhi Government since 2002.
district of present day Pakistan
. After the partition of India
he and his family migrated to India. He did his post-graduation in hindi from Kurukshetra University
and followed this with a diploma in journalism from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
. He was an active journalist for thirty years and worked as lecturer at S.D. College in Ambala
. He was an active sportsman during his college days.
for the seat of MLA from Patel Nagar
constituency, he won and repeat his success again in the year 2003. In the 2008 elections
he was nominated from Rajendra Nagar
constituency. He wrested the seat from the BJP by defeating opponent Asha Yogi by 5000 votes.
Legislative Assembly of Delhi
The Legislative Assembly of Delhi, also known as Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral law making body of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, one of the 7 union territories in India...
from Rajendra Nagar
Rajendra Nagar
Rajendra Nagar is the name of several localities and towns in India, most of them named after the country's first president Dr. Rajendra Prasad...
constituency and the vice-chairman of Delhi Jal Board
Delhi Jal Board
Delhi Jal Board is the government agency responsible for supply of potable water to the most of the National Capital Territory region of Delhi, India. Delhi Jal Board was constituted on 6 April 1998 through an Act of the Delhi Legislative Assembly incorporating the previous Delhi Water Supply and...
since february 2009. He is also the member of the Business Advisory Committee of Delhi Government since 2002.
Early life
He was born to Girdhari Lal Goswami a doctor from profession and Dev Rani Goswami in LahoreLahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
district of present day Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. After the partition of India
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
he and his family migrated to India. He did his post-graduation in hindi from Kurukshetra University
Kurukshetra University
Kurukshetra University was established in 1956 in Kurukshetra in Haryana, India, situated 160 km from Delhi, and member of Association of Commonwealth Universities The Kurukshetra University was the dream of the then Punjab Governor, Sir Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh, a great Sanskrit...
and followed this with a diploma in journalism from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan is an Indian educational trust. It was founded on November 7, 1938 by Dr. K. M. Munshi, with the blessings of Mahatma Gandhi...
. He was an active journalist for thirty years and worked as lecturer at S.D. College in Ambala
Ambala
Ambala is a city and a municipal corporation in Ambala district in the state of Haryana, India, located on the border of the states of Haryana and Punjab in India. Politically; Ambala has two sub-areas: Ambala Cantt and Ambala City, approximately 3 kilometers apart from each other...
. He was an active sportsman during his college days.
Political Carrier
He entered in active politics in the year 1998 for the 'Delhi State Assembly Elections' and contested for Congress PartyIndian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
for the seat of MLA from Patel Nagar
Patel Nagar
Patel Nagar is a place in West Delhi and it is the subdivision of West Delhi District as like other subdivisions Rajouri Garden and Punjabi Bagh.-Area:Patel Nagar is a large area and divided in some colonies like:*West Patel Nagar...
constituency, he won and repeat his success again in the year 2003. In the 2008 elections
Delhi state assembly elections, 2008
The Delhi state assembly elections 2008, which were held in November 2008 for Legislative Assembly of Delhi, led to the formation of Sheila Dixit's government of Indian National Congress.-November '2008:-External links:* *...
he was nominated from Rajendra Nagar
Rajendra Nagar
Rajendra Nagar is the name of several localities and towns in India, most of them named after the country's first president Dr. Rajendra Prasad...
constituency. He wrested the seat from the BJP by defeating opponent Asha Yogi by 5000 votes.
Positions held
He has served on several major positions of many organisations and within congress, some of them are:-- General Secretary - Delhi Pradesh Congress CommitteePradesh Congress CommitteeThe elected committee that directs the Congress Party in an Indian state is known as a PCC, or Pradesh Congress Committee. It is elected by card-holding members of the Congress, the world's largest political organisation, and in turn elects State Congress Presidents and delegates to the All India...
- General Secretary - All India Sanatan Dharam Pratinidhi Sammelan
- General Secretary - All India Sanskrit Sahitya Sammelan
- Parliamentary Secretary to Chief MinisterChief Minister of DelhiThe Chief Minister of Delhi ) is the chief of government, head of the Council of Ministers and the leader of the majority party in Delhi assembly. The Chief Minister leads the executive branch of the Government of Delhi....
- Chief WhipWhip (politics)A whip is an official in a political party whose primary purpose is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. Whips are a party's "enforcers", who typically offer inducements and threaten punishments for party members to ensure that they vote according to the official party policy...
of Congress Legislative Party
See also
- Legislative Assembly of DelhiLegislative Assembly of DelhiThe Legislative Assembly of Delhi, also known as Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral law making body of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, one of the 7 union territories in India...
- Delhi state assembly elections, 2008Delhi state assembly elections, 2008The Delhi state assembly elections 2008, which were held in November 2008 for Legislative Assembly of Delhi, led to the formation of Sheila Dixit's government of Indian National Congress.-November '2008:-External links:* *...