Manoj Tiwari (Delhi politician)
Manoj Tiwari | |
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Tiwari campaigning in 2019 | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Jai Prakash Agarwal |
| Constituency | North East Delhi, Delhi |
| President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Delhi | |
| In office 30 November 2016 – 2 June 2020 | |
| President | Amit Shah |
| Preceded by | Satish Upadhyay |
| Succeeded by | Adesh Kumar Gupta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Manoj Kumar Tiwari 1 February 1971 Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (since 2014) |
| Other political affiliations | Samajwadi Party (till 2011) |
| Spouses | Rani Tiwari
(m. 1999; div. 2012)Surbhi Tiwari (m. 2020) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Alma mater | Banaras Hindu University (MPEd) |
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Manoj Kumar Tiwari (born 1 February 1971) is an Indian politician, singer and actor. He is serving as a Member of Parliament from North East Delhi since 2014. Tiwari contested the 2009 general election as a Samajwadi Party candidate from Gorakhpur Lok Sabha but lost to Yogi Adityanath. In 2014, he joined Bharatiya Janata Party and contested in 2014 Indian general elections and won. He was appointed as Delhi BJP president in 2016. He was the head of the BJP organisation in Delhi when the party recorded a record victory in 2017 MCD elections.