Rajesh Rishi

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| parents = Rajender Kumar Rishi (father), Shobha Rishi (Mother)

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| party = Bharatiya Janata Party (From February 2025)

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Rajesh Rishi (born 18 October 1964) is an Indian politician and member of the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi, India. He formerly represented the Janakpuri constituency of Delhi.

He is the former Parliamentary Secretary (Health) Government of NCT of Delhi. He is a sitting Member and Chair of the Standing Committees of Transport, IT, Tourism and Administrative Reforms in the Government of NCT of Delhi. {{citation needed|date=January 2017}}

Early life and education

Rajesh Rishi was born in Jalandhar on 18 October 1965. He attended Agra University and was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in 1985.{{cite news|title=Member Profile|publisher=Legislative Assembly official website|accessdate=13 Jun 2016|url=http://delhiassembly.nic.in/aspfile/whos_who/VIthAssembly/WhosWho/RajeshRishi.htm}}{{cite news|title=Candidate affidavit|publisher=My neta.info|accessdate=13 Jun 2016|url=http://docs2.myneta.info/affidavits/ews3delhi2015/80/Rajesh%20Rishi.pdf}}

Political career

Rishi first contested an election in 2013. He was elected as a MLA in Delhi in 2015 for the Janakpuri constituency.

Rishi resigned from the Aam Aadmi Party on 31 January 2025 ahead of 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election{{cite news |title=7 sulking Delhi MLAs quit AAP ahead of polls, two say 'faith lost in Arvind Kejriwal' |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/5-mlas-quit-aap-ahead-of-delhi-polls-one-says-faith-lost-in-arvind-kejriwal-2672961-2025-01-31 |access-date=31 January 2025 |publisher=India Today |date=31 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250131150210/https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/5-mlas-quit-aap-ahead-of-delhi-polls-one-says-faith-lost-in-arvind-kejriwal-2672961-2025-01-31 |archive-date=31 January 2025 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=7 Aam Aadmi Party MLAs quit party ahead of Delhi polls; several were denied ticket to contest elections |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/aap-mlas-denied-tickets-quit-party-ahead-of-delhi-polls/articleshow/117791755.cms |access-date=31 January 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=31 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250131150021/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/aap-mlas-denied-tickets-quit-party-ahead-of-delhi-polls/articleshow/117791755.cms |archive-date=31 January 2025}}{{cite news |date=31 January 2025 |title=Delhi Assembly Elections: Denied tickets, 7 AAP MLAs quit party, blame ‘corruption’ |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/denied-tickets-aap-mlas-quit-party-blame-corruption-9810332/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250131151147/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/denied-tickets-aap-mlas-quit-party-blame-corruption-9810332/ |archive-date=31 January 2025 |access-date=31 January 2025 |publisher=The Indian Express |language=en}} and joined Bharatiya Janata Party on 1 February 2025 in the presence of BJP's national vice-president and the in-charge of Delhi Baijayant Panda, and state president Virendra Sachdeva.{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=1 February 2025 |title=8 AAP MLAs, several councillors join BJP days before Delhi polls |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/8-aap-mlas-several-councillors-join-bjp-days-before-delhi-polls-1503393213.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250201152551/https://www.thestatesman.com/india/8-aap-mlas-several-councillors-join-bjp-days-before-delhi-polls-1503393213.html |archive-date=1 February 2025 |access-date=1 February 2025 |publisher=The Statesman |language=en}}