Gopal Rai

Indian politician

Gopal Rai

Cabinet| Kejriwal ministry - III
Cabinet Minister, Government of Delhi
In office
14 February 2015 – 8 February 2020
Lieutenant Governor| Najeeb Jung, Anil Baijal, Vinai Kumar Saxena
Chief Minister| Arvind Kejriwal
Ministry and Departments|

* Environment Forest
* Wildlife
* Development
* General Administration

Preceded by| President's Rule
Succeeded by| Kapil Mishra
In office
14 February 2015 – 14 June 2016
Lieutenant Governor| Najeeb Jung
Chief Minister| Arvind Kejriwal
Ministry and Departments|

* Transport

Preceded by| President's Rule
Succeeded by| Kailash Gahlot
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly

Incumbent

Assumed office
14 February 2015
Preceded by| Naresh Gaur
Constituency| Babarpur
Personal details
Born|  (1975-05-10) 10 May 1975 (age 50)
Mau, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party| Aam Aadmi Party
Alma mater| Lucknow University (Master of Arts)

Gopal Rai (born 10 May 1975) is an Indian politician from Delhi. He served as the Minister for Environment, Forest & Wildlife, Development and General Administration in Government of Delhi under former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. He is also social activist,[1] member of Legislative Assembly from Babarpur (Delhi Assembly constituency) and a member of the Political Affairs Committee of the Aam Aadmi Party.[2]

## Background and education

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Rai is a Post-graduate in Sociology from Lucknow University, 1998.[3] He began his career with the All India Students Association, the student wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, in Lucknow University in 1992.[4] He is a member of the National Executive of the Aam Aadmi Party.[5]

## Political career

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Rai began his career with All India Students Association in Lucknow University in 1992.[6] He is partially paralyzed as he was shot at during his student days in Lucknow. He and two other members led the "mein bhi aam aadmi" campaign, which started on 10 January and continued till 26 January 2014, for handling fund collection, association, and management of other political groups.[7]

He lost the election from the Babarpur constituency, got 25723 votes and stood in 3rd place in the 2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election.[8] He won from Babarpur Assembly constituency in the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election on 10 February 2015 and became the transport and labour minister.

On 13 December 2013, the fourth day of Anna Hazare's indefinite hunger strike for passage of Jan Lokpal bill in Ralegaon Siddhi, a verbal spat between VK Singh and Gopal Rai took place, forcing Anna to ask Rai to leave Ralegaon.[9][10]

## Electoral performance

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This section is transcluded from Babarpur Assembly constituency. (edit | history)

Delhi Assembly elections, 2013: Babarpur[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | Naresh Gaur | 34,180  | 29.73  | −5.37
| INC | Zakir Khan  | 29,673  | 25.81  | 2.05
| AAP | Gopal Rai | 25,723  | 22.37  |
| PECP | Furkhan  | 10,017  | 8.71  |
| SP | Sunil Vasisht  | 5,924  | 5.15  | +4.79
| BSP | Bhure Khan  | 5,019  | 4.37  | −26.53
| Independent | Shagufta Rani  | 2,744  | 2.39  |
| CPI | Absaar Ahmed  | 794  | 0.69  |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 460  | 0.40  |
Majority | 4,507  | 3.92  | −0.28
Turnout | 1,14,978  | 65.89  |
| BJP hold | Swing | -5.37  |
Delhi Assembly elections, 2015: Babarpur Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| AAP | Gopal Rai | 76,179  | 59.14  | +36.77
| BJP | Naresh Gaur | 40,908  | 31.76  | +2.03
| INC | Zakir Khan  | 9,952  | 7.73  | −18.08
| BSP | Mohd. Abdul Haq  | 765  | 0.59  | −3.78
| NOTA | None of the Above | 290  | 0.23  | −0.17
Majority | 35,271  | 27.38  | +23.46
Turnout | 1,28,870  | 66.99  | +1.10
| AAP gain from BJP | Swing | +29.41  |
Delhi Assembly elections, 2025: Babarpur[12][13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| AAP | Gopal Rai | 76,192  | 53.20  | 6.19
| BJP | Anil vashishth  | 57,198  | 39.9  | 3.67
| INC | Mohammad Ishraque | 8,797  | 6.1  | 2.51
| NOTA | None of the Above  | 474  | 0.2  |
Majority | 18,994  | 13.3  | 9.86
Turnout | 1,42,770  | 66.2  | 0.43
| AAP hold | Swing |  |

### 2020

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Delhi Assembly elections, 2020: Babarpur Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
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| AAP | Gopal Rai | 84,776  | 59.39  | +0.25
| BJP | Naresh Gaur | 51,714  | 36.23  | +4.47
| INC | Anveeksha Jain  | 5,131  | 3.59  | −4.14
| NOTA | None of the Above | 330  | 0.23  | −
| BSP | Dharm Singh  | 211  | 0.15  | −0.44
| NCP | Zahid Ali  | 150  | 0.11  |
Majority | 33,062  | 23.16  | −4.22
Turnout | 1,42,872  | 65.77  | −1.22
| AAP hold | Swing | +0.25  |

## References

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1. ^ "Gopal-rai Kumar Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history".
2. ^ Staff Reporter (14 September 2021). "AAP elects new political affairs committee". The Hindu.
3. ^ "Delhi 2013". myneta.info. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
4. ^ "Kejriwal's A-Team: The who's who of the Aam Aadmi Party". Firstpost. 26 November 2012.
5. ^ Gargi Parsai (24 November 2012). "Team Kejriwal is now "Aam Aadmi Party"". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
6. ^ "Know who is AAP leader Gopal Rai who was publicly rebuked by Anna Hazare". India TV. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
7. ^ "(Pics) 'Main bhi Aam Aadmi', AAP's drive to hunt honest candidates". 6 January 2014.
8. ^ "Constituencywise Result Status". Election Commission of India. 8 December 2013.
9. ^ "General VK Singh and AAP leader Gopal Rai lock horns at Anna Hazare's fast in Ralegan Siddhi". DNA India. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
10. ^ "The common man wants Arvind Kejriwal to be prime minister: AAP". The Economic Times. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
11. ^ Assembly Elections December 2013 Results, Election Commission of India
12. ^ "Babarpur Constituency Election Results 2025". The Times of India. 8 February 2025. Archived from the original on 14 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
13. ^ "Delhi Assembly Elections Results 2025 - Babarpur". Election Commission of India. 8 February 2025. Archived from the original on 23 February 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2025.

Aam Aadmi Party political offices

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? – present  | Incumbent

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Aam Aadmi Party

National posts|

* Convener: Arvind Kejriwal
* Secretary: Pankaj Gupta
* Treasurer: Narain Dass Gupta
* Joint General Secretary: Ishudan Gadhvi

Political Affairs Committee|

* Arvind Kejriwal
* Manish Sisodia
* Sanjay Singh
* Gopal Rai
* Atishi Marlena
* Durgesh Pathak
* Imran Hussain
* Raghav Chadha
* Rakhi Bidlan

National Executive Committee|

* Arvind Kejriwal
* Manish Sisodia
* Bhagwant Mann
* Sanjay Singh
* Raghav Chadha
* Narain Dass Gupta
* Sushil Gupta
* Ishudan Gadhvi
* Gopal Rai
* Satyendra Kumar Jain
* Imran Hussain
* Rajendra Pal Gautam
* Rakhi Birla
* Harpal Singh Cheema
* Atishi Marlena Singh
* Dilip Pandey
* Dinesh Mohaniya
* Aman Arora
* Saravjit Kaur Manuke
* Prof. Baljinder Kaur
* Venzy Viegas
* Preeti Sharma Menon and others

Spokespersons|

* Saurabh Bhardwaj (Chief Spokesperson)
* Sanjay Singh
* Pankaj Gupta
* Dilip Pandey
* Bhagwant Mann
* Preeti Sharma Menon
* Prithvi Reddy
* Nishikant Mohapatra
* Raghav Chadha
* Anjali Rai

State wings|

* Delhi
* Gujarat
* Goa
* Himachal Pradesh
* Haryana
* Jammu and Kashmir
* Madhya Pradesh
* Punjab
* Uttarakhand
* Uttar Pradesh

Chief ministers|

* Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal (2013-14) (2015-24) Atishi Marlena (2024-present)
* Punjab: Bhagwant Mann (2022-present)

Current members of Parliament|

* Rajya Sabha

Political wings|

* Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti

State Legislative Assembly

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2020–  | Incumbent
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