Ajay Dutt
 | This biographical article is written like a résumé. (February 2024) |
Ajay Dutt | |
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| Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly for Ambedkar Nagar | |
| Assumed office Feb 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ashok Kumar Chauhan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 July 1975 |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Spouse | Sunita Dutt (Wife)[1] |
| Children | 1 Son and 1 Daughter |
| Parent | Banwari Lal (Father) |
| Residence | New Delhi |
| Alma mater | Deshbandhu College, Delhi University Amity University, Noida[1] |
| Profession | Politician |
Ajay Dutt is an Indian legislator from Dr. Ambedkar Nagar constituency in the Seventh Legislative Assembly of Delhi.[2]
Within the Delhi government, he has held the positions of District Development Committee (DDC - South Delhi), chairman of the Committee on the Welfare of SC/ST, election Co-Incharge for Punjab and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections,[3] and star campaigner in the states of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, and Punjab.[4]
Early life and education
[edit]Ajay Dutt was born in 1975 in Delhi and has done his schooling from Delhi and continued his education at Delhi University, graduating in 1998. Soon after graduation, he commenced studying for the Union Civil Services examination with the intention of pursuing a career in public service, but owing to family socioeconomic challenges, he was forced to pursue a career in private sector.[5][6] Ajay Dutt earned a master's degree in business administration from Amity University, Noida.
Professional career
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Ajay Dutt worked for 10 years before partnering to start an IT services firm.[7] He is India's co-chairman of Universal Peace Federation, which has a consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.[8][9] He is also the founding member of Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC).[10] He was also selected to join a team of 19 representatives from nine political parties in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal at the Shanghai Party Institute of the CPC's seminar for cadres of political parties in South Asian countries.[11]
Ajay Dutt has been a fervent proponent of the India Against Corruption campaign. He later became a member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in order to bring about systemic reforms in Indian politics, namely electoral transparency, secular ideals, social justice, and pro-people governance. Ajay Dutt was in charge of the IT firm with which he had collaborated when he chose to join Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in order to bring about revolutionary changes in Indian politics.[5][6]
Political career
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Prior to entering state politics, Ajay Dutt contested and won union elections during his graduate years at Delhi University, where he served as vice-president.[5] Ajay Dutt served as Chairman of the District Development Committee (DDC-South Delhi) and twice as Chairman of the Committee on the Welfare of SC/ST.[12] Ajay Dutt worked on Karnataka's Loksabha election campaign in 2014, served as a star campaigner in Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, and Punjab.[13][14] [15] He was the election co-incharge of Punjab assembly elections which resulted in unprecedented electoral victory.
Ajay Dutt was fielded by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the 2015 state assembly elections in recognition of his strong participation in the Ambedkar Nagar constituency. Ajay Dutt ousted his predecessor by 42460 votes.[16] Since then, Ajay Dutt has been actively involved in several community development efforts of the Dr. Ambedkar Nagar constituency. Ajay Dutt advocated for the implementation of the old pension scheme for government employees and introduced a bill to the Delhi Vidhan Sabha, which was approved by Delhi Chief Minister Shri Arvind Kejriwal and forwarded to the central government for approval.[17] MLA Ajay Dutt, in response to public uproar, advocated for the scrapping of BRT, a contentious issue which sought to advance faster public transportation by designating a special lane for buses, it underestimated the amount of road space required for other traffic, resulting in gridlock, high pollution from idling vehicles, and frequent accidents on the specially designed stretch from Ambedkar Nagar to Defence Colony.[18] Furthermore, Ajay Dutt facilitated the construction of a 600-bed hospital, 250 new classrooms, a water and sewer line in Khanpur, and the first Metro line in Ambedkar Nagar, which is the most significant work done by any MLA in the history of Dr. Ambedkar Nagar.[19]
MLA Ajay Dutt received the highest score of 4.75 out of 5 in an online poll conducted by www.mlareportcard.com in 2015, making him the most popular MLA in the Delhi Legislative Assembly.[20][21] Ajay Dutt is widely regarded as one of the most approachable Delhi legislators. Ajay Dutt was named "Mr Popular" in 2016 by Praja Foundation, based on his performance on crucial metrics such as accessibility (among the top 5 MLAs) and public service delivery.[22] Ajay Dutt was rated second among all MLAs believed to be least corrupt in 2018 and also made the Top 5 MLAs list for overall performance.[23] Ajay Dutt has also held significant roles in the Delhi government's numerous committees, the Delhi Legislative Assembly, and the South Delhi district's administrative entities after his election as MLA. Ajay Dutt remains prominent in common parlance as a result of growth and development that transpired during the government's five-year tenure.
In 2019, Ajay Dutt tore his shirt off in the Delhi Assembly in protest over the DDA's destruction of the Ravidas temple (Delhi Development Authority). He claimed unequivocally that if DDA provides the community with four to five acres of land for the Ravidas temple, he would provide the centre with 100 acres of land.[24]
In the 2020 Delhi legislative assembly elections, the Aam Aadmi Party, headed by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, won 62 seats, securing an absolute majority. Ajay Dutt was re-elected from Dr Ambedkar Nagar Constituency with 62,871 votes (62.84 percent of total votes cast), establishing his credentials as a leader of transformative politics.[25]
Member of Legislative Assembly (2020 - present)
[edit]Since 2020, he is an elected member of the 7th Delhi Assembly.
- Member (2022-2023), Committee on Estimates[27]
Posts held
[edit]Delhi Legislative Assembly - House Committees[28][29]
| # | From | To | Position | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2020 | – | Member, Seventh Legislative Assembly of Delhi | Incumbent |
| 02 | 2015 | 2020 | Member, Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi | |
| 03 | 2020 | – | Chairman, Committee on Welfare of SC/STs | Presently |
| 04 | 2020 | – | Member, Committee on Environment | Presently |
| 05 | 2020 | – | Member, Committee on Estimates | Presently |
| 06 | 2020 | – | Member, Committee on Privileges | Presently |
| 07 | 2016 | 2018 | Chairman, Committee on Welfare of SC/STs | |
| 08 | 2016 | 2017 | Member, Public Accounts Committee | |
| 09 | 2016 | – | Member, Committee on Govt. undertaking | |
| 10 | 2016 | – | Member, Committee on Environment | |
| 11 | Member, Delhi Contractual Regulatory Board |
Electoral performance
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Ajay Dutt | 62,871 | 62.25 | −6.13 | |
| BJP | Khushiram Chunar | 34,544 | 34.20 | +9.40 | |
| INC | Yaduraj Choudhary | 2,138 | 2.12 | −3.35 | |
| BSP | Satish | 620 | 0.61 | −0.22 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 496 | 0.49 | − | |
| Majority | 28,327 | 28.05 | −15.52 | ||
| Turnout | 1,01,079 | 64.29 | −5.51 | ||
| AAP hold | Swing | -6.13 | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Candidate affidavit" (PDF). My neta.info. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "7th Delhi Legislative Assembly" (PDF).
- ^ Pioneer, The. "Post Punjab win, AAP announces new office bearers for 8 more States". The Pioneer. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ Himachal, Rana (2 April 2022). "पंजाब के बाद आम आदमी पार्टी का हिमाचल मिशन हुआ शुरू, अजय दत्त को दी गई बड़ी जिम्मेदारी, आखिर कौन है अजय दत्त, जानें?". PTB News. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ a b c Lalchandani, Neha (18 September 2019). "How ordinary trio became Aam Aadmi Party's MLAs". The Economic Times.
- ^ a b Masih, Niha (14 February 2015). "From 'Aam Aadmi' to Assembly, Delhi's New Lawmakers Chase Dreams". NDTV.
- ^ "Bangalore hires maximum NRI execs".
- ^ "General Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)".
- ^ Hon. Ajay Dutt Member of Legislative Assembly of Delhi Speaking @ Peace Summit 2024 in South Korea, retrieved 8 May 2023
- ^ "Coordinating Democratic Responses Against China's Challenges to Democracy, Parliamentarians Meet in Washington, D.C." NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ Chao, Xu (30 April 2018). "A Delegation of Cadres from Political Parties in Several South Asian Nations Paid a Visit to China". Shanghai Party Institute of CPC.
- ^ "Composition of House Committees, Delhi Legislative Assembly".
- ^ Himachal, Rana (2 April 2022). "After Punjab, Himachal mission of Aam Aadmi Party started Ajay Dutt was given big responsibility". PTB News.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "Arvind Kejriwal, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, Manish Sisodia among AAP's 20 star campaigners for Himachal polls". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Post Punjab win, AAP announces new office bearers for 8 more States". Daily Pioneer. 1 April 2022.
- ^ Jadhav, Prathamesh (10 February 2015). "Ajay Dutt AAP candidate from Ambedkar Nagar won with 42,460 votes: Constituency wise Delhi Election Results". India.com.
- ^ Pandey, Ananya (27 November 2018). "Assembly passes resolution to restore old pension scheme". Tribune India.
- ^ Lalchandani, Neha (27 March 2015). "BRT will be scrapped, decides Arvind Kejriwal". The Times of India.
- ^ Yadav, JP (7 February 2020). "Know more about AAP MLA Ajay Dutt from Dr. Ambedkar Nagar". Jagran.com.
- ^ Desk, B4M (18 May 2015). "केजरीवाल सरकार के 100 दिन का रिपोर्ट कार्ड, पास हुए या फेल, क्या कहती है दिल्ली". bhadas4media.com.
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- ^ "Delhi Report Card, MLA Ratings 2019" (PDF). Praja Foundation. 2019.
- ^ GOI, PTI (22 August 2019). "Delhi's Ambedkar Nagar MLA Ajay Dutt tears off his shirt to protest against temple demolition". Business Standard.
- ^ "Ambedkar Nagar Election Results 2020 Live Updates: AAP's Ajay Dutt wins". India Today. 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Committee System in Legislative Assembly of National Capital Territory of Delhi" (PDF). Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory of Delhi. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Delhi Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory Of Delhi Composition Of House Committees 2021-2022". Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Delhi Legislative Assembly - Composition Of House Committees (2020 - 2021)".
- ^ "Delhi Legislative Assembly - Composition Of House Committees (2016 - 2017)".