{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1967)}} {{BLP sources|date=June 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Manoj Kumar Shokeen | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|07|07|df=y}} | birth_place = Delhi, India | office1 = Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly | constituency1 = Nangloi Jat (AC-11) | term_start1 = 2025 | predecessor1 = Raghuvinder Shokeen | office2 = Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly | constituency2 = Nangloi Jat (AC-11) | term_start2 = 2013 | term_end2 = 2014 | predecessor2 = Bijender Singh | successor2 = Raghuvinder Shokeen | office3 = Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly | constituency3 = Mundka (AC-08) | term_start3 = 2008 | term_end3 = 2013 | predecessor3 = New seat | successor3 = Raghuvinder Shokeen | office4 = President of Outer Delhi BJP | term_start4 = 2017 | party = Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) }}
'''Manoj Kumar Shokeen''' (born 7 July 1967) is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly from Nangloi Jat (AC-11) since 2025. He defeated Aam Aadmi Party's Transport Minister, Raghuvinder Shokeen, by a margin of 26,251 votes in the 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections.<ref name="election2025">{{cite web |title=Delhi Assembly Election Results 2025 |url=https://eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=2 March 2025}}</ref><ref name="Nangloi Jat Election Result: Manoj Shokeen Of BJP Wins">{{cite news |title=Nangloi Jat Election Result: Manoj Shokeen Of BJP Wins |url=https://timelinedaily.com/elections/nangloi-jat-election-result-manoj-kumar-of-bjp-leads |access-date=8 March 2025 |publisher=TimelineDaily |date=8 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250308105434/https://timelinedaily.com/elections/nangloi-jat-election-result-manoj-kumar-of-bjp-leads |archive-date=8 March 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
== Political career == Manoj Kumar Shokeen has been elected to the Delhi Legislative Assembly three times, making him a seasoned politician. He holds the distinction of being elected from two different Assembly Constituencies:
* Mundka (AC-08) in 2008 * Nangloi Jat (AC-11) in 2013 and 2025
Shokeen has also served as the President of Outer Delhi BJP since 2017.<ref name="bjp2025">{{cite news |title=Manoj Kumar Shokeen elected as Outer Delhi BJP President |url=https://bjpdelhi.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020329085442/http://www.bjpdelhi.org/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=29 March 2002 |publisher=BJP Delhi |date=5 March 2017}}</ref>
== Electoral history == * '''2025:''' Elected MLA from Nangloi Jat (AC-11), defeating Raghuvinder Shokeen (AAP) by 26,251 votes.<ref name="Delhi Assembly Elections Results 2025 - Nangloi Jat">{{cite news |title=Delhi Assembly Elections Results 2025 - Nangloi Jat |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenFeb2025/candidateswise-U0511.htm |access-date=8 March 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=8 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250308104840/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenFeb2025/candidateswise-U0511.htm |archive-date=8 March 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Nangloi Jat Constituency Election Results 2025">{{cite news |title=Nangloi Jat Constituency Election Results 2025 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/delhi/constituency-show/nangloi-jat |access-date=8 March 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=8 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250308104853/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/delhi/constituency-show/nangloi-jat |archive-date=8 March 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Nangloi Jat election results 2025: BJP's Manoj Kumar Shokeen leading by 17,277 votes">{{cite news |title=Nangloi Jat election results 2025: BJP's Manoj Kumar Shokeen leading by 17,277 votes |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/politics/delhi-nangloi-jat-election-result-2025-live-updates-raghuvinder-shokeen-manoj-kumar-shokeen-rohit-chaudhary-19552928.htm |access-date=8 March 2025 |publisher=CNBCTV18 |date=8 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250308104933/https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/politics/delhi-nangloi-jat-election-result-2025-live-updates-raghuvinder-shokeen-manoj-kumar-shokeen-rohit-chaudhary-19552928.htm |archive-date=8 March 2025 |language=en}}</ref> * '''2013:''' Elected MLA from Nangloi Jat (AC-11), defeating Bijender Singh (INC) by about 11,000 votes. * '''2008:''' Elected MLA from Mundka (AC-08), defeating Prem Chander Kaushik (INC) by about 15,000 votes. * '''1997-2002:''' Served as a municipal councillor from Nangloi.<ref name="ecidelhi">{{cite web |title=Delhi Election Results Archive |url=https://eci.delhi.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=2 March 2025}}</ref> * '''2015:''' Lost to Raghuvinder Shokeen (AAP) in the Delhi Assembly elections.
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [https://eci.gov.in Election Commission of India] * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20020329085442/http://www.bjpdelhi.org/ BJP Delhi]}}
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Category:1967 births Category:Living people Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Delhi Category:Delhi MLAs 2008–2013