Vinod Kumar Binny
Member (MLA) of Delhi Legislative Assembly
In office
2013–2015[1]
Preceded byAshok Kumar Walia
Succeeded byNitin Tyagi
ConstituencyLaxmi Nagar
Personal details
Born1973 (age 50–51)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2015-Present)
Other political
affiliations		Aam Aadmi Party
(2013–2014)
ResidenceDelhi

Vinod Kumar Binny (born 1973) is an Indian politician and was an MLA from Laxmi Nagar in Delhi.

He was member of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) from 2013 to 2014.[2] He later joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2015.[3]

Political career

Before joining AAP in 2013, he contested election twice as an independent candidate and won both the times. During Delhi elections held in 2013, he was elected as an MLA from Laxmi Nagar constituency.[4] He had defeated Ashok Kumar Walia of Indian National Congress by around 8,000 votes.[5] In December 2013, he had walked out of a meeting in which the AAP decided its members for the cabinet, but was reportedly talked out of escalating the crisis. In January 2014, Binny accused the AAP of betraying people of Delhi and straying from principles.[6] On 26 January 2014, he was expelled from AAP in a disciplinary action and his primary membership of the party was terminated.[2] He moved to Delhi High Court seeking protection of his MLA rights and for continuing as an independent legislator.[7]

Before 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election, he joined BJP on 18 January 2015 and contested from Patparganj.[3] He lost against his former colleague from Aam Aadmi Party, Manish Sisodia by a margin of 28,761 votes.

References

  1. ^ "List of Members". Delhi Assembly website. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Rebel Leader Vinod Kumar Binny expelled from Aam Aadmi Party". IANS. Biharprabha News. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b "AAP rebel Vinod Binny joins BJP - TOI Mobile". The Times of India Mobile Site. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  4. ^ Madhur Tankha (12 December 2013). "Door-to-door campaign turned the tables for this giant killer". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Delhi polls: Several heavyweight Cong, BJP leaders bite dust". Deccan Chronicle. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Vinod Kumar Binny says AAP straying from principles". ANI News. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Vinod Vinny moves to Delhi HC to seek Independent MLA Status". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 18 February 2014.


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