Summary
Ravinder Kumar, publicly known as Ravi Dhiman, was born on October 1, 1961, in Jangal Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India. He is an MLA from the Jaisinghpur constituency of Himachal Pradesh and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1]
Ravi Dhiman | |
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| Member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Yadvinder Goma |
| Constituency | Jaisinghpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1961 Alampur, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | BJP |
| Spouse | Anisha Dhiman |
| Parents |
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| Residence(s) | Jangal, Alampur |
| Occupation | Social worker, politician, yogi |
| Website | http://www.ravidhiman.co.in |
Personal life edit
Mr. Ravi Dhiman is the son of Late Smt. Soma Devi and Shri. Jagan Nath. He is married to Smt. Anisha Dhiman who works in the Education Department of Himachal Pradesh. They have a daughter and a son. He is a Graduate and CAIIB(I) from Indian Institute of Bankers.
Career edit
Then he joined Defense Formations and worked there for two years.[citation needed] In 1986 he joined the Punjab National Bank as a stenographer, and in 2012 he took voluntary retirement.
Politics edit
He ran as an independent candidate in 2012.
Joined BJP in February 2014; and Member, BJP State Executive Committee 2014 onwards.
In December 2017, he was elected to the State Legislative Assembly Jaisinghpur constituency and defeated Yadvendra Goma from votes margin of 10,710.[citation needed]
He was nominated as Member, Welfare and General Development Committees.
Electoral performance edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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| INC | Yadvinder Goma | 28,058 | 50.43% |  13.79
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| BJP | Ravinder Kumar 25,362 45.58% 12.10 Rashtriya Devbhumi Party | Sushil Kumar | 943 | 1.69% | New | |
| AAP | Santosh Kumar | 697 | 1.25% | New | ||
| NOTA | Nota | 298 | 0.54% | New | ||
| Independent | Surender Singh | 155 | 0.28% | New | ||
| Independent | Dr. Kehar Singh | 124 | 0.22% | New | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,696 | 4.85% |  16.20
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| Turnout | 55,637 | 65.32% | 0.37
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| Registered electors | 85,180 | 9.94
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| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 7.25
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| BJP | Ravinder Kumar | 29,357 | 57.68% | 30.17
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| INC | Yadvinder Goma | 18,647 | 36.64% | 12.30
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| BSP | Kehar Singh | 1,082 | 2.13% | 0.34
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| All India Manavadhikar Rajnaitik Dal | Murlidhar | 440 | 0.86% | New | |
| Independent | Mohinder Kumar | 387 | 0.76% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,710 | 21.04% | 0.38
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| Turnout | 50,896 | 65.69% | 4.43
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| Registered electors | 77,477 | 4.47
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| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 8.75
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| INC | Yadvinder Goma | 22,233 | 48.93% | New | |
| BJP | Atma Ram | 12,498 | 27.51% | New | |
| Independent | Ravinder Kumar | 8,006 | 17.62% | New | |
| BSP | Jago Ram | 810 | 1.78% | New | |
| Independent | Girdhari Singh "Dhari" | 609 | 1.34% | New | |
| HLC | Bachan Singh | 456 | 1.00% | New | |
| Independent | Dinesh Kumar | 255 | 0.56% | New | |
| SP | Jitender Kumar | 252 | 0.55% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,735 | 21.43% | |||
| Turnout | 45,436 | 61.26% | |||
| Registered electors | 74,165 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
Current life edit
He lives in Alampur sub tehsil of Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district, along with his wife.
He is also a chairperson for NGO Projects.