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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Girish Soni
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| birth_place = [[Delhi]]
| residence = Delhi
| office = Cabinet Minister, [[Government of Delhi]]
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| constituency_AM1 = [[Madipur (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Madipur]]
| assembly1 = Delhi Legislative
| term_start1 = 2013
| term_end1 = 2025
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| party = [[Aam Aadmi Party]]
| portfolio = Ex-Cabinet Minister, [[Government of Delhi]]
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'''Girish Soni''' Is an Indian politician of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] and a former cabinet minister of [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|SC & ST]], Employment, Development and Labour of [[Delhi]] (28 December 2013 – 14 February 2014) under then chief minister [[Arvind Kejriwal]]. He was a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Delhi Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) from the [[Madipur (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Madipur constituency]] of Delhi, which he represented from 2013 till 2025.

==Personal life==
Girish Soni was born on 3 December 1963 in Delhi. His father's name is Babu Lal Soni. Soni completed his 10th standard from Govt. Boys Senior Sec. School, [[Madipur]]; under the [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]] board of Delhi. He is educated till 12th standard and could not study further due to financial problems. He did a Refrigeration and Air-conditioning diploma course with [[Industrial Training Institute]] (ITI) Pusa, [[New Delhi]] in 1982.<ref name="aff"/><ref name="nic"/><ref name="hindu"/> He is a manufacturer and trader of leather goods and runs a small business under the name of M/S Mascot Leather Craft.<ref name="aff">{{cite web | url=http://docs2.myneta.info/affidavits/ews3delhi2015/105/U05_AC26MADIPURSC_02_GIRISH%20SONI.pdf| title=Affidavit | publisher=myneta.info | access-date=17 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="hindu"/>

Soni is married to Mamta Soni (who is self-employed). They have two daughters and a son. He likes doing social service, reading and listening to old songs.<ref name="nic">{{cite web | url=http://delhiassembly.nic.in/aspfile/whos_who/VthAssembly/GirishSoni.htm | title=Girish Soni profile | publisher=Delhi Assembly official site | access-date=19 February 2015}}</ref> His father is his inspiration in life.<ref name="hindu"/>

==Politics==
Soni was a member of the [[Bharat Naujawan Sabha]] in the 1980s and was the general secretary of the party in [[Madipur (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Madipur assembly constituency]].<ref name="hindu"/>

Soni was part of ''Bijli Pani Andolan'' ("electricity water agitation") of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] led by [[Arvind Kejriwal]].<ref name="hindu"/> It demanded cheap water and electricity for the people of Delhi.

Soni fought the [[2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|assembly elections of December 2013]] from Madipur, which was reserved for [[Scheduled caste]]. He polled 36,393 votes and won by a margin of 1,103 over Kailash Sankla of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP). He also defeated the three-time and sitting heavyweight MLA [[Mala Ram Gangwal]] of the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC),.<ref>{{cite news|agency=PTI |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-12-09/news/44989362_1_aap-candidate-congress-candidate-congress-mla |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213191624/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-12-09/news/44989362_1_aap-candidate-congress-candidate-congress-mla |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 December 2013 |title=Delhi polls: Aam Admi Party wrests reserved seats from Congress |publisher=The Economic Times |date=9 December 2013 |access-date=2013-12-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/assembly-elections-2013/delhi-polls/delhi-assembly-elections-result-2013-bjp-aap-make-early-gains-congress-catches-up_895190.html |title=Delhi election results 2013: As it happened |publisher=Zee News |access-date=2013-12-20}}</ref> He was appointed the cabinet minister of SC & ST, Employment, Development and Labour. Along with [[Rakhi Birla]], he was one of the two [[Dalit]] ministers in Delhi cabinet under Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.<ref name="hindu">{{cite news|title=Girish Soni: AAP’s Dalit face with big dreams for poor|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/girish-soni-aaps-dalit-face-with-big-dreams-for-poor/article5512228.ece?ref=relatedNews|newspaper=Hindu}}</ref> At 49, he was the oldest minister in the cabinet.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.abplive.in/india/2015/02/14/article502277.ece/Delhi-has-the-youngest-cabinet | title=Delhi has the youngest cabinet | work=ABP News | date=14 February 2015 | agency=PTI | access-date=19 February 2015}}</ref> Soni was a minister for a short tenure of 49 days (28 December 2013 – 14 February 2014); the Kejriwal and his cabinet resigned.

The AAP renominated Soni as the Madipur candidate for the [[2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election]]s. He secured 66,571 votes and defeated BJP's Raj Kumar by a victory margin of 29,387 votes.<ref name="ec">{{cite web | url=http://eciresults.nic.in/StatewiseU054.htm | title=Election Result | publisher=ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA | access-date=16 February 2015 | archive-date=15 February 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215154246/http://eciresults.nic.in/StatewiseU054.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseU0567.htm?ac=1 Assembly Elections 2015 Results, Election Commission of India] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210143352/http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseU0567.htm?ac=1 |date=2015-02-10 }}</ref> The AAP won 67 of the 70 seats. However, Soni was kept out of the new cabinet under Kejriwal.

==Member of Legislative Assembly (2020 - 2025)==
From 2020 till 2025, he was an elected member of the [[7th Delhi Assembly]].

;[[7th Delhi Assembly#Committees|Committee assignments of Delhi Legislative Assembly]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Committee System in Legislative Assembly of National Capital Territory of Delhi |url=http://www.delhiassembly.nic.in/Committee/CS-Eng.pdf |website=Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory of Delhi |access-date=17 September 2022 |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920163636/http://www.delhiassembly.nic.in/Committee/CS-Eng.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Member (2022-2023), [[7th Delhi Assembly#Public Accounts Committee|Public Accounts Committee]]<ref name="Delhi House Committees 2021-2022">{{cite web |title=Delhi Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory Of Delhi Composition Of House Committees 2021-2022 |url=http://www.delhiassembly.nic.in/Committee/CommitteeComposition.htm |access-date=17 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226020949/http://www.delhiassembly.nic.in/Committee/CommitteeComposition.htm |archive-date=26 December 2021}}</ref>

==Electoral performance ==
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== References ==

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{{Aam Aadmi Party}}

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