Who is Vijender Gupta? BJP's pick to be new Speaker of Delhi Legislative Assembly

Thursday, 20 February 2025
Vijender Gupta, 61, born in Delhi, is a three-time Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Rohini constituency. In this year's Delhi Assembly election, he won his seat with a margin of over 37,000 votes - highest among all the BJP candidates who emerged victorious.

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