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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Mangat Ram Singhal
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| office = Minister of Industries, Labour, Land & Building, Employment, Social Welfare, Law, Justice & Legislative Affairs and Election, [[Government of Delhi]]
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1942|11|14}}
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], [[India]]
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| citizenship = Indian
| nationality = {{flag|India}}
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] (1977-present)
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| spouse = Angoori Devi
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| children = Sanjay Singal, Ajay Singal, Vinay Singal
| residence = Shalimar Bagh, [[Delhi]]
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| constituency = [[Adarsh Nagar, Delhi|Adarsh Nagar]] [[Legislative Assembly of Delhi|constituency]]
| office1 = Member of [[Delhi Legislative Assembly]]<br> for [[Adarsh Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Adarsh Nagar]]
| term = 2003-2013
| term1 = 1998-2013
| predecessor1 = Jai Prakash Yadav
| successor1 = [[Ram Kishan Singhal]]
| office2 = Chairman, Works Committee, [[Municipal Corporation of Delhi|MCD]]
| term2 = 1983-1990
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'''Mangat Ram Singhal'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://delhiassembly.nic.in/aspfile/whos_who/Mangat_ram.htm|title=Name|website=delhiassembly.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Adarsh-Nagar-Congress-former-minister-Mangat-Ram-Singhal-trailing/articleshow/27067692.cms|title=Adarsh Nagar: Congress former minister Mangat Ram Singhal trailing|date=8 December 2013|first=Naziya|last=Alvi|newspaper=The Times of India|accessdate=11 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/mangat-ram-singhal-66-congress-adarsh-nagar/story-w5CC9KaI4xyQUdFOmhZYaL.html|title=Mangat Ram Singhal (66) Congress Adarsh Nagar|date=22 November 2008|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> (born on 14 November 1942) is an Indian politician from [[Delhi]]. He has been active in politics since early youth and college days. He belongs to Indian National Congress Party. He was elected to the [[Municipal Corporation of Delhi]] (MCD) in 1977 for the first time. He was again elected to MCD in 1983. He was also the Chairman of Works Committee, MCD from 1983-1990. He served as a Councillor till 1988. He has thrice served as member of [[Delhi Legislative Assembly]]. He was elected to the Second Legislative Assembly for the first time in 1998 and was the Chief Whip of Congress Party in the Delhi Legislative Assembly. He was again elected as a member of Third and Fourth Legislative Assembly and was endowed with the responsibility of Minister of Industry, Land, Social Welfare, Labour & Employment, Law Justice & Legislative Affairs and Elections in [[Second Dikshit cabinet]] and [[Third Dikshit cabinet]]. He has represented [[Adarsh Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Adarsh Nagar Assembly constituency]] from 1998 till 2013 in the Delhi Legislative Assembly.

== Positions held ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Description
|-
|1977-1988
|Elected to Municipal Corporation of Delhi

* Chairman, Works Committee
* Chief Whip of Congress Party
|-
| 1998 - 2003
| Elected to [[Second Legislative Assembly of Delhi|2nd Delhi Assembly]] for [[Adarsh Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Adarsh Nagar]]
* Chief Whip Of Congress Party
|-
| 2003 - 2008
| Elected to [[Third Legislative Assembly of Delhi|3rd Delhi Assembly]] for [[Adarsh Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Adarsh Nagar]] (2nd term)
* Cabinet Minister for Industries
|-
| 2008 - 2013
| Elected to [[Fourth Legislative Assembly of Delhi|3rd Delhi Assembly]] for [[Adarsh Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Adarsh Nagar]] (3rd term)
* Cabinet Minister for Social Welfare, Labour, Employment, Law, Justice and Legislative Affairs and Election
|-
|2011
|Chairman, Rural Development Board, Govt. of Delhi
|-
|}

==Electoral performances==
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!width=50|Year
!width=150|Constituency
!width=70|Result
!width=70|Vote percentage
!width=150|Opposition Candidate
!width=70|Opposition Party
!width=70|Opposition vote percentage
|-style="text-align:center; height:20px;"
|[[1993 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|1993]]||[[Adarsh Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Adarsh Nagar]] ||{{Lost}}|| 34.10% || Jai Prakash Yadav ||[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]||34.18%
|-style="text-align:center; height:20px;"
|[[1998 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|1998]]||[[Adarsh Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Adarsh Nagar]] ||{{Won}}|| 61.75% || Jai Prakash Yadav ||[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]||32.11%
|-style="text-align:center; height:20px;"
|[[2003 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2003]]||[[Adarsh Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Adarsh Nagar]] ||{{Won}}|| 47.12% || Ravinder Singh ||[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]||39.56%
|-style="text-align:center; height:20px;"
|[[2008 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2008]]||[[Adarsh Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Adarsh Nagar]] ||{{Won}}|| 44.84% || Ravinder Singh ||[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]||39.29%
|-style="text-align:center; height:20px;"
|[[2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2013]]||[[Adarsh Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Adarsh Nagar]] ||{{Lost}}|| 26.31% || [[Ram Kishan Singhal]] ||[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]||38.08%
|-style="text-align:center; height:20px;"
|}

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