# Manjinder Singh Sirsa

Manjinder Singh Sirsa (born Manjinder Singh Riar; born 28 February 1972) is an Indian politician who is serving as a cabinet minister in the Government of Delhi and National Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Sirsa is a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly, representing Rajouri Garden.

## Political career

He was the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Rajouri Garden, New Delhi, from 2013 to 2015 while being in the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). He lost his seat in the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election. In the 2017 bypolls he contested on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket, while being a member of the SAD.
He was also the President of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, elected first in 2013 and then again in 2017. Sirsa defeated outgoing president Paramjit Singh Sarna in the 2013 elections.
On 1 December 2021, he resigned from SAD, citing personal grounds and joined the BJP. In August 2023, he was appointed National Secretary of the BJP. He was elected as MLA from Rajouri Garden, defeating sitting MLA Dhanwati Chandela by 18190 votes.
In 2025, Sirsa was re-elected to the Delhi Legislative Assembly election and was appointed a minister of Food & Supplies, Forest & Environment, Industries.

## Electoral performance

Delhi Assembly elections, 2025: Rajouri Garden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Manjinder Singh Sirsa | 64,132 | 55.86 | 20.73 |
| | AAP | Dhanwati Chandela | 45,942 | 40.04 | 15.66 |
| | INC | Dharampal Chandela | 3,198 | 2.79 | 0.25 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 783 | 0.68 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,190 | 15.84 | 4.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 114,806 | 63.3 | 1.29 |
| | BJP gain from AAP | BJP gain from AAP | Swing | | |
By-election, 2017: Rajouri Garden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Manjinder Singh Sirsa | 40,602 | 51.99 | +13.95 |
| | INC | Meenakshi Chandela | 25,950 | 33.23 | +21.23 |
| | AAP | Harjeet Singh | 10,243 | 13.12 | −33.43 |
| | Independent | Hardeep Singh | 225 | 0.29 | N/A |
| | Independent | Davinder Singh Negi | 219 | 0.28 | N/A |
| | AIFB | Lalit Taak | 211 | 0.27 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 641 | 0.82 | +0.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,652 | 18.76 | +10.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78,091 | 47.32 | −25.04 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,68,026 | | |
| | BJP gain from AAP | BJP gain from AAP | Swing | +23.69 | |
Delhi Assembly elections, 2015: Rajouri Garden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AAP | Jarnail Singh | 54,916 | 46.55 | +29.85 |
| | SAD | Manjinder Singh Sirsa | 44,880 | 38.04 | −2.89 |
| | INC | Meenakshi Chandela | 14,167 | 12.01 | −18.12 |
| | SS | Gurbaksh Singh | 1,706 | 1.45 | +0.09 |
| | BSP | Moin Khan | 384 | 0.33 | −0.22 |
| | Independent | Jarnail Singh | 382 | 0.32 | |
| | Independent | Jarnail Singh | 280 | 0.24 | |
| | Independent | Sumit | 240 | 0.20 | |
| | Independent | Suman Chandila | 101 | 0.09 | |
| | Independent | Lokesh | 88 | 0.07 | |
| | Independent | Livis Chandela | 74 | 0.06 | |
| | Independent | Praveen Kumar | 39 | 0.03 | |
| | Independent | Jasvindra Singh | 36 | 0.03 | |
| | Independent | Bhagat Singh | 29 | 0.02 | |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 649 | 0.55 | −0.62 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,036 | 8.51 | −2.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,17,977 | 72.36 | +3.44 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,63,042 | | |
| | AAP gain from SAD | AAP gain from SAD | Swing | +28.71 | |
Delhi Assembly elections, 2013: Rajouri Garden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SAD | Manjinder Singh Sirsa | 41,721 | 40.93 | |
| | INC | Dhanwanti Chandela | 30,713 | 30.13 | −7.45 |
| | AAP | Prit Pal Singh | 17,022 | 16.70 | |
| | NCP | Jai Prakash Lohia | 5,752 | 5.64 | −12.99 |
| | Independent | Rajender | 2,468 | 2.42 | |
| | SS | Jasvinder Singh | 1,389 | 1.36 | |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,194 | 1.17 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,008 | 10.80 | +10.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,01,947 | 68.93 | |
| | SAD gain from INC | SAD gain from INC | Swing | | |