Arvinder Singh Lovely is an Indian politician who was elected four times as MLA for Gandhinagar constituency in Delhi. In 1998, he set a record by becoming the youngest member of the second Delhi Assembly. On August 31, 2023, he was appointed as Congress Delhi unit president ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Wiki/Biography
Arvinder Singh Lovely was born on Wednesday December 11, 1968 in Ludhiana, Punjab (55 years; until 2023). His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. After completing his schooling in Delhi, he did a BA in Political Science at Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College (SGTB), Delhi University in 1989-90.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 5″
Hair color: black
Eye Color: Black
family
Arvinder belongs to a Sikh family.
Parents and siblings
His father’s name is S. Balwinder Singh. Not much information is available about Arvind’s mother and siblings.
Arvind Singh’s parents
wife and children
Arvinder is married to design consultant Gurveen Kaur. The couple has two sons: Parminder Singh and Navjot Singh.
Arvind Singh with his mother, wife and son
address
He resides at 89, East Azad Nagar, Gali No. 7, Krishna Nagar Delhi, 110051.
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Profession
Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA)
In 1998, Arvind contested elections for the first time in Delhi’s Gandhinagar constituency and won by a huge margin, defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate. He became the youngest member of the second Delhi Assembly Legislative Assembly (MLA). In 2003, he entered the cabinet and was appointed education minister by Sheila Dikshit, the then Chief Minister of Delhi.
Arvinder Singh (far left) and Sheila Dikshit
Arvind won four consecutive elections from Delhi’s Gandhinagar constituency in 1998, 2003, 2008 and 2013. During his tenure, he held various positions in urban development, taxation and transportation. He also served as the chairman of the Delhi State Congress Committee from 2013 to 2015.
Arvinder Singh after winning the 2013 Delhi Assembly elections
Lovely contested against Gautam Gambhir (Bharatiya Janata Party) and Atishi (Aam Aadmi Party) in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from East Delhi constituency, but he lost to Gambhir by 3, 92,000 votes. In the 2020 Delhi Assembly elections, he came third with 19.14% (21,914) votes. He lost to the BJP’s Anil Kumar Bajpai and AAP’s Naveen Chaudhry.
Initiatives taken as a priority
He works tirelessly to improve his field. As an MLA, he was responsible for the construction of East Delhi’s first metro station – Gandhinagar Station. Apart from this, he also built 6 community centres, 5 schools, 2 large water tanks and 4 hospitals while also installing sewer lines across Gandhinagar. During his tenure, he initiated the construction of four bridges in various colonies including Geeta Colony, Mayur Vihar, Nizamuddin and Wazirabad. He also played a key role in the construction of the Signature Bridge, laying the cornerstone for its construction.
minister of education in delhi
As Delhi’s longest-serving education minister, he undertook several initiatives aimed at improving the education system in the Union Territory. He implemented EWS (Economically Weak Section) quota and Laadli scheme to help the weaker sections get quality education. Thanks to his efforts, the dropout rate in public schools dropped significantly, from 7.8% to 1.7%.
Minister of Urban Development and Taxation
Lovely formalized nearly a thousand residential areas in Delhi and launched the Delhi Urban Village Development Plan, benefiting 135 urban villages and covering a population of 4.5 million. He also took the initiative to develop slums into apartments and give ownership rights to slum dwellers.
Served as Minister of Transport
As transport secretary, Lafley was solely responsible for replacing Blue Line buses with low-floor buses, which more than doubled the number of buses in Delhi and significantly improved road safety. He also upgraded the entire Delhi bus fleet to CNG in a record 6 months. Also, he is credited with centralizing and interconnecting all the transport authorities in Delhi.
president of delhi congress
Arvinder Singh has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Delhi Congress Committee (DPCC) on August 31, 2023, succeeding Chaudhary Anil Kumar. He is considered a close ally of the Am Ademi Party (AAP) and has been chosen to strengthen the India bloc, a coalition of Congress and other parties aimed at challenging the Indian people in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. Party (BJP).
#watch Arvind Singh Loveli, the newly appointed chairman of the Delhi Congress Committee, said: “It is true that Congress has not performed well in the past few years, but seeing the mood in Delhi and across the country today, people are expecting… pic.twitter.com/eBDVMwMOkH
— Arnie (@ANI) August 31, 2023
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- 2001-2002 Best MLA of Delhi (Awarded by Delhi Congress)
- Best MLA Award 2003 by The Times of India and Hindustan Times (HT-CSDS Survey)
- S. Jaipal Reddy, Minister of Urban Development, confers the 2009 National Award for Excellence in Urban Transport
Arvinder Singh Lovely receives National Excellence Award from Union Urban Development Minister Shri S. Reddy
car collection
Arvinder owns a Maruti SX4 Zdi car.
Assets and Property
movable property
- Bank deposits: Rs. 5,93,956
real estate
- Commercial Building: Rs. 30,00,000
Note: The movable and immovable property estimates given are based on 2019. Excludes assets owned by his wife and dependents (minors).
net worth
Arvinder’s net worth for the financial year 2019-20 is estimated at Rs. 56, 90, 152. It does not include the net worth of his wife and dependents (minors).
Favorites
- Poet: Ramdari Singh Dinka
Facts / Trivia
- In 1993, Lafley was studying for a law degree, but he decided to drop out to pursue politics.
- He was elected a representative of the Faculty’s Student Union and played an active role in several social and academic groups.
- He rose to become chairman of Bhimrao Ambedkar College in Delhi.
- He was elected Secretary General of the Delhi Youth Congress in 1990 and was Secretary General of the National Union of Students of India (NSUI) from 1992 to 1996.
- According to Aaj Tak’s 2004 survey, the Ministry of Education was rated as the best performing department under his leadership.
- A Times of India survey of Lafley in 2008 showed he had the highest score (6.5/10) for fulfilling his electoral promises, with some 77 percent saying they had voted for him in previous elections.
2008 Times of India investigation on Arvinder Singh Lovely
- Arvind joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in April 2017 out of dissatisfaction with the Congress party’s allocation of votes in the MCD elections, but he rejoined the Congress nine months later.
Amit Shah presents BJP membership card to Arvinder Singh Lovely
- He revealed in an interview that his family was initially opposed to his political ambitions and arranged for him to get married in an attempt to keep him away from politics.
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