Ajay Dutt

Ajay Dutt is an Indian politician who is a member of the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party and represents Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Constituency.[2] He holds an MBA degree and was a partner in an IT services company before joining politics.

Ajay Dutt
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
for Ambedkar Nagar
Assumed office
Feb 2015
Preceded byAshok Kumar Chauhan
Personal details
Born (1975-07-14) 14 July 1975
CitizenshipIndian
NationalityIndian
Political partyAam Aadmi Party
Spouse(s)Sunita Dutt (wife)[1]
Children1 son and 1 daughter
ParentsBanwari Lal (father)
ResidenceNew Delhi
Alma materDeshbandhu College, Delhi University
Amity University, Noida[1]
ProfessionPolitician
Ajay Dutt MLA from Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Constituency Delhi

Early life and education

Ajay Dutt was born in Ambedkar Nagar, Delhi in 1975. He had a difficult childhood due to family conditions. His father was physically challenged and his mother was the only earning member in the family. Dutt took up odd jobs to support his family. Even as a school student, he worked as a Lightman in weddings and learned photography to meet his expense in studies.[3] Dutt went on to study in Delhi University and graduated in the year 1996. Soon after college he wanted to prepare for civil services exam but due to situation in the family he had to take up job. He also attained a Master of Business Administration degree from Amity University, Noida and excelled in IT services business.

Professional career
Ajay Dutt during his IT Business Years
Ajay Dutt at the Shangai Seminar for Cadres for Political parties organised by the Shangai Party institute of CPC

Dutt partnered in starting his own IT services firm. He was an IT industry expert with several of his interviews appearing in IT services and technology magazines like Silicon India and other popular Indian dailies like Times of India and The Economic Times[4][5] He has been to several countries and represented India in some of the international Summits. He was part of the Indian delegation of Peace ambassadors attending global peace summit at Seoul, South Korea organised by Universal PeaceFederation in February 2019.[6] He was also selected in the team of 19 from 9 political parties of India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal who attended the seminar for cadres of political parties from South Asian Countries organised by Shangai party institute of CPC.[7] He has also volunteered with NGOs where he used to serve visually impaired and used to work in old age homes as a service. He is a nature lover and loves to serve the human and animal community.

Ajay Dutt has been a supporter of Anna Hazare movement from its very early days. He eventually joined Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to bring systemic changes in bureaucratic system and politics. He was at the head of business and operations when he finally decided to join AAP.[3]

Political career
Ajay Dutt with CM of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal during a Press conference in September 2019
With CM Kejriwal and Dy.CM Manish Sisodia during an inspection of work in Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Constituency

Even before joining politics during his graduation years, Ajay Dutt contested and won in union elections and held the post of Vice president.[3] After joining AAP, Ajay Dutt campaigned in Ambedkar Nagar for the party nominee in 2013 Delhi Assembly election. In 2014 Lok Sabha election he also managed the North Bangalore Lok Sabha constituency for the party which he has expressed to be a learning curve before making an entry into formal politics. Following this Mr Dutt returned to Delhi and his home constituency Dr. Ambedkar Nagar after 16 years. In early 2015 when fresh elections were announced AAP fielded Ajay Dutt who has been an AAP volunteer in Ambedkar Nagar. Ajay Dutt won over his predecessor by a margin of 42460 votes.[8] Ever since then he has been representing Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Constituency[1] and carrying out various development activities in this constituency. In an online survey conducted by www.mlareportcard.com in 2015 MLA Ajay Dutt got the highest score 4.75 out of 5 to become the most popular MLA amongst all MLAs of Delhi Legislative Assembly.[9] He is considered to be one of the most accessible MLAs in Delhi. In a comprehensive survey conducted by Praja Foundation Ajay Dutt won the title "Mr Popular" in the year 2016.[10] This was based on his performance on parameters such as accessibility (amongst top 5 MLAs)[11] and delivery of Public Service for the year 2016.[11] In 2018 he was ranked 2 amongst all MLAs perceived to be least corrupt and was also in the list of Top 5 MLAs in terms of overall performance.[12] Post becoming MLA Ajay Dutt has also held important positions in various committees of Delhi government, Delhi Legislative assembly and also in governmental bodies of South Delhi district. Shri Ajay Dutt continues to be in news in developments that took place in 5-year term of the government.

In 2019, Ajay Dutt tore off his shirt in Delhi Assembly as a protest against Ravidas temple demolition by DDA (Delhi Development Authority).[13][14][15] He also claimed that if DDA gives four-five acres of land for the Ravidas temple to the community, he will give 100 acres of land to the centre.[16]

In 2020 elections held for Delhi legislative assembly, Aam Aadmi Party, led by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal won 62 seats to claim an absolute majority in the elections.[17] From Dr Ambedkar Nagar Constituency Ajay Dutt got re-elected by securing 62,871 votes (62.84% total Votes polled).[18][19]

Posts held

Ajay Dutt is the member of Flood Control Committee to recommend, supervise and co-ordinate flood control measures in the National Capital Territory of Delhi.[20] He was also the former chairman of District Development Committee (DDC) of South Delhi.[21] Apart from that he is holding important positions including being chairman of some of the committees constituted by the Delhi Legislative Assembly.

#FromToPositionComments
012015–Member, Sixth Legislative Assembly of DelhiPresently
02 2018 – Chairman, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table (Delhi Vidhan Sabha)[22][23] Presently
03 2016 2018 Chairman, Committee on Welfare of SC/STs (Delhi Vidhan Sabha)[24][25] Chairman in 2017_18, Member from 2016 to 2018
04 2016 2017 Member, Public Accounts Committee (Delhi Vidhan Sabha)[25]
05 2016 – Member, Committee on Govt. undertaking (Delhi Vidhan Sabha)[25][24][26][22] Presently
06 2016 – Member, Committee on Environment (Delhi Vidhan Sabha)[25][24][26][22] Presently
07 Member, Delhi Contractual regulatory board.[27]

See also

References
  1. "Candidate affidavit" (PDF). My neta.info. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  2. "Election result". Election commission of India. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  3. Lalchandani, Neha (12 February 2015). "How ordinary trio became Aam Aadmi Party's MLAs". The Economic Times. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  4. "When the Going gets Tough." siliconindia. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  5. Tejaswi, Mini Joseph (11 April 2012). "Bangalore hires maximum NRI execs". The Economic Times. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  6. "A network of peace-builders". thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  7. "A Delegation of Cadres from Political Parties in Several South Asian Nations Paid a Visit to China". sdx.sh.cn. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  8. Jadhav, Prathamesh (10 February 2015). "Ajay Dutt AAP candidate from Ambedkar Nagar won with 42,460 votes: Constituency wise Delhi Election Results". India.com. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  9. "केजरीवाल सरकार के 100 दिन का रिपोर्ट कार्ड, पास हुए या फेल, क्या कहती है दिल्ली | No. 1 Indian Media News Portal". bhadas4media.com. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  10. 7 Oct, TNN | Updated; 2016; Ist, 1:42. "Many red marks on MLA report card | Delhi News – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 October 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. "Delhi MLA Report Card 2016" (PDF).
  12. "Delhi MLA Report Card 2018" (PDF). Praja Foundation.
  13. "Delhi's Ambedkar Nagar MLA Ajay Dutt tears off his shirt to protest against temple demolition". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  14. "Delhi's Ambedkar Nagar MLA Ajay Dutt tears off his shirt to protest against temple demolition". outlookindia.com. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  15. "India News: मंदिर ध्वंस : विधायक अजय दत्त ने विरोध में अपनी कमीज फाड़ी – temple demolition mla ajay dutt tore his shirt in protest". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). 22 August 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  16. Staff Reporter (23 August 2019). "Give land to followers, will give 100 acres in return". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  17. "2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election - Wikipedia".
  18. "Ambedkar Nagar Election Results". India Today.
  19. "Election Commission of India". Election Commission of India.
  20. "Flood Control Order 2019 GNCTD" (PDF): 3. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  21. roshankar (27 June 2016). "Delhi Government commemorates Maha Parinirvan Divas in Ambedkar Nagar #500DaysOfAAP". My Experiments with Politics and Policy in India. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  22. "Delhi Assembly Committees". delhiassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  23. "Delhi Assembly Committees". delhiassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  24. "Delhi Assembly Committees". delhiassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  25. "Delhi Assembly Committees". delhiassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  26. "Delhi Assembly Committees". delhiassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  27. "Delhi Advisory Contract Labour Board | Labour Commissioner |". labour.delhi.gov.in. Retrieved 23 September 2019.


State Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
?		 Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
from Ambedkar Nagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
2020–		 Incumbent


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.