Mohan Singh Bisht
Mohan Singh Bisht is an Indian politician from Delhi, belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party. He is the current Deputy Speaker of Delhi Legislative Assembly. He is a Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly from Mustafabad Vidhan Sabha constituency. He was elected successively in 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013, 2020, and 2025.
Early life
Bisht was born on 2 June 1957 to Khushal Singh Bisht and Hira Devi at Ajoli Malli village, Almora district, Uttarakhand. He was attracted to politics at a young age, as he enjoyed seeing politicians visit his village in an effort to garner votes.Political career
Affiliations
In 1976 he moved to Delhi and joined Bharatiya Jana Sangh, predecessor of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He joined the Hindu nationalist organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in 1992, becoming a swayamsevak. He is an active member of the Delhi unit of another Sangh Parivar constituent Vishwa Hindu Parishad.Vidhan Sabha elections
He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He has repeatedly contested the Karawal Nagar Vidhan Sabha Constituency since 1998 and has lost the election just once in 2015 to Kapil Mishra.He was elected to the Second Legislative Assembly of Delhi in 1998, defeating runner-up Zile Singh by 23,191 to 20,133 votes. In the 2003 state assembly election, he defeated the runner-up Hasan Ahmed by 15,227 votes. In the 2008 [Delhi state assembly elections|2008 state assembly election], he further improved his margin of victory from the last election, winning against runner-up independent candidate Satan Pal Dayma by a margin of 21,128 votes. In 2013 state legislative assembly election, he received a tough fight from Kapil Mishra, but finally won by a margin of 3083 votes.