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| name = Atishi Singh<ref>{{cite web |title=AAP's Atishi has a surname again – and it's not 'Marlena' |url=https://theprint.in/pre-truth/aaps-atishi-has-a-surname-again-and-its-not-marlena/351412/ |website=Theprint.in}}</ref><br />
| image =Atishi Marlena.jpg<br />
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| constituency = [[Kalkaji (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Kalkaji]]<br />
| office = [[Delhi Legislative Assembly|Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| preceded = [[Avtar Singh (politician)|Avtar Singh]]<br />
| term_start = 12 February 2020<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|06|8|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Delhi, India]]<br />
| education = <br />
| alma_mater = {{nowrap|[[Delhi University]] ([[B.A.|BA]])<br/>[[University of Oxford]] (Double [[M.A.|MA]]) }}<br />
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| known_for = Education policies,<ref>{{cite news|title=Atishi Marlena, Delhi's 'education reformer', is AAP Lok Sabha candidate from East Delhi<br />
|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/atishi-marlena-delhis-education-reformer-is-aap-lok-sabha-candidate-from-east-delhi/1294721/|work=Financial Times|date=28 August 2018}}</ref><br/>Political activism<br />
| party = [[Aam Aadmi Party]]<br />
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'''Atishi Singh'''<ref>https://suvidha.eci.gov.in/uploads1/acaffidavit/E8/2020/AC/U05/51/U05_1271_39_202001210815201579617920.pdf</ref> who is also known as '''Atishi Marlena''' is an Indian [[politician]], [[educator]], [[political activist]] and [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Delhi]].<ref name="indiatimes" /> She is a member of the Political Affairs Committee of [[Aam Aadmi Party]]. She served as Advisor to the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, [[Manish Sisodia]], primarily on education, from July 2015 to 17 April 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=Home Ministry sacks 9 advisors to AAP Govt|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/home-ministry-sacks-9-advisers-to-aap-govt-including-atishi-marlena-raghav-chadha-1721267.html}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Atishi was born to Delhi University professors Vijay Singh and Tripta Wahi on 8 June 1981 in Punjabi Rajput family.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-08-29|title=AAP leader Atishi drops her second name Marlena, denies caste angle|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/atishi-drops-second-name-marlena-denies-caste-angle/story-kb7ecS6K5pPPGTMT3XaSOM.html|access-date=2020-08-16|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2019-04-28|title=BJP, Congress, beware! Atishi Marlena is a Rajputani, warns Manish Sisodia|work=Business Standard|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/atishi-marlena-is-atishi-singh-a-rajputani-beware-of-her-sisodia-warns-cong-bjp-119042800734_1.html|access-date=2020-08-16}}</ref> She was given the middle name 'Marlena' by her parents as a [[portmanteau]] of [[Karl Marx|Marx]] and [[Vladimir Lenin|Lenin]]. As she grew up, she chose to use "Atishi" as her name, dropping her surname from daily use, since she wanted people to focus on her work rather than her lineage.<ref name=":name">{{cite news|title=Atishi drops her name Marlena<br />
|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/atishi-drops-second-name-marlena-denies-caste-angle/story-kb7ecS6K5pPPGTMT3XaSOM.html|work=Hindustan Times|date=28 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Banerjee|first1=Akash|title=Six lessons in 'affordable politics': AAP victory shows how elections can be fought on a shoestring|url=https://scroll.in/article/705509/six-lessons-in-affordable-politics-aap-victory-shows-how-elections-can-be-fought-on-a-shoestring|access-date=10 February 2015|publisher=Scroll.In}}</ref> After being raised in [[Delhi]], and finishing high school from [[Springdales School]] (Pusa Road), New Delhi,<ref>{{cite news|title=Meet the young leaders hoping to infuse vitality into our democracy|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/meet-the-young-leaders-hoping-to-infuse-vitality-into-our-democracy/story-SyA7nCwFMzc7BhQxWiyXDJ.html|work=Hindustan Times|date=20 June 2015}}</ref> Atishi graduated in history from [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]] in 2001. Soon after, she went to the [[University of Oxford|Oxford University]] and in 2003 she completed her master's degree in History on a [[Chevening Scholarship|Chevening]] scholarship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/atishi-marlena-aap-candidate-2019-lok-sabha-elections-east-delhi-constituency-manish-sisodia-arvind-kejriwal-education-in-delhi-schools-who-is-atishi/276176|title=AAP's Atishi Marlena drops second name after being announced as party's 1st candidate for 2019 Lok Sabha polls|publisher=Times Now|date=2018-08-28|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref> In 2005 she went to [[Magdalen College, Oxford]] as a [[Rhodes scholar]].<ref name="indiatimes">{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/the-aam-aadmi-of-aap-5-personal-stories-of-sacrifice-triumph-and-validation/articleshow/27232375.cms?from=mdr|title=The Aam Aadmi of AAP: 5 personal stories of sacrifice, triumph and validation|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2016-09-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/about/rhodes-scholars/rhodes-scholars-complete-list |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106034818/http://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/about/rhodes-scholars/rhodes-scholars-complete-list |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-11-06 |publisher=The Rhodes Trust |title=Rhodes Scholars: complete list, 1903-2015 |access-date=2016-09-04 }}</ref><br />
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Atishi spent some time teaching at [[Rishi Valley School]] in Andhra Pradesh. She has also worked with the non-profit organisation [[Sambhavana Institute of Public Policy]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/meet-atishi-marlena-education-crusader-aap-delhi-elections|title=Meet Atishi Marlena, the education crusader who won for AAP in the Delhi elections}}</ref><br />
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== Political career ==<br />
In January 2013, she became involved in policy formulation for the AAP, which has its roots in that movement.<ref name="indiatimes" /><br />
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She was closely involved with the [[Jal Satyagraha in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh 2015]] and provided support to the AAP leader and activist spearheading the campaign [[Alok Agarwal]] during the historic protests, as well as during the legal battle that ensued.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/meet-the-young-leaders-hoping-to-infuse-vitality-into-our-democracy/story-SyA7nCwFMzc7BhQxWiyXDJ.html|title=Meet the young leaders hoping to infuse vitality into our democracy|date=2015-06-20|access-date=2016-09-29}}</ref> After the 2020 elections, she was made the AAP's in-charge for its Goa unit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/aap-mla-raghav-chadha-appointed-vice-chairman-of-delhi-jal-board-atishi-marlena-goa-in-charge-2187329|title=AAP's Raghav Chadha Set To Be Appointed Vice Chairman of Delhi Jal Board, Atishi Gets New Role Too|website=NDTV.com|access-date=2020-02-29}}</ref><br />
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=== 2019 Lok Sabha Elections ===<br />
Atishi was appointed as the Lok Sabha in-charge for [[East Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|East Delhi]] for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/delhi/report-aam-aadmi-party-appoints-lok-sabha-in-charges-for-five-seats-2621250|title=Amidst speculation of alliance with Congress, AAP appoints Lok Sabha in-charges for five Delhi seats|date=2018-06-02|work=dna|access-date=2018-06-10}}</ref> She contested frtuency as an [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]] party candidate for the [[2019 Indian general election|2019 Lok Sabha Elections]]. She lost to BJP's candidate [[Gautam Gambhir]] by a margin of 4.77 lakh votes, coming in third.<br />
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===2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election===<br />
She is currently an elected [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Kalkaji (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Kalkaji]] constituency of [[South Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|South Delhi]]. She defeated Dharambir Singh, a [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate, by 11,422 votes in the [[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://scroll.in/latest/952782/delhi-elections-counting-of-votes-begins-aap-looks-to-retain-power|title =AAP candidates Manish Sisodia and Atishi won from Patparganj and Kalkaji Assembly constituencies after trailing in early trends}}</ref><br />
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== Governance ==<br />
Atishi was also spearheading the flagship Mohalla Sabha Project for the Government of NCT of Delhi. The effort to decentralise governance to empower every citizen was a major promise of the AAP before coming to power.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.governancenow.com/views/interview/giving-peoples-money-back-them-spend-their-own#sthash.LjlHBbFJ.dpuf|title=Giving people's money back to them to spend on their own|date=2016-05-06|newspaper=Governance Now|access-date=2016-12-14}}</ref> The project was rejected by the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi in 2016.<br />
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