Girish Soni is an Indian politician of the Aam Aadmi Party and a former cabinet minister of SC & ST, Employment, Development and Labour of Delhi (28 December 2013 – 14 February 2014) under chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. He is currently a Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Madipur constituency of Delhi, which he represents since 2013.
About Girish Soni Ji
Girish Soni was born on 3rd December 1963 in Delhi. His father’s name is Babu Lal Soni. Soni completed his 10th standard from Govt. Boys Senior Sec. School, Madipur; under the CBSE board of Delhi. He is educated till 12th standard and could not study further due to financial problems. He did a Refrigeration and Airconditioning diploma course with Industrial Training Institute (I. T. I.) Pusa, New Delhi in 1982.He is a manufacturer and trader of leather goods and runs a small business under the name of M/S Mascot Leather Craft.Soni is married Mamta Soni (who is self-employed) and has two daughters and a son. He likes doing social service, reading and listening to old songs.His father is his inspiration in life.Soni was a member of the Bharat Naujawan Sabha in the 1980s and was the general secretary of the party in Madipur assembly constituency.
Delhi in the Lok Sabha today
This profile was published on India Vote Kar in July 2016 and describes Girish Soni as it stood then. Delhi returns 7 members to the 18th Lok Sabha, elected in 2024:
- Chandni Chowk — Praveen Khandelwal, Bharatiya Janata Party
- North East Delhi — Manoj Tiwari, Bharatiya Janata Party
- East Delhi — Harsh Malhotra, Bharatiya Janata Party
- New Delhi — Bansuri Swaraj, Bharatiya Janata Party
- North West Delhi — Yogender Chandoliya, Bharatiya Janata Party
- West Delhi — Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Bharatiya Janata Party
- South Delhi — Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, Bharatiya Janata Party