Ravinder Kumar (politician)

Ravinder Kumar (born October 1, 1961), publicly known as Ravi Dhiman, is an MLA from the Jaisinghpur constituency of Himachal Pradesh and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[1]

Ravi Dhiman
Member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2017
Preceded by	Yadvinder Goma
Constituency	Jaisinghpur
Personal details
Born	(1961-10-01) 1 October 1961 (age 63) Alampur, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
Nationality	Indian
Political party	BJP
Spouse	Anisha Dhiman
Parents	Sh. Jagan Nath (father) Late Smt. Soma Devi (mother)
Residence(s)	Jangal, Alampur
Occupation	Social worker, politician, yogi
Website	https://ravinderkumar.in

Personal life

Ravinder Kumar^[2] Dhiman was born in Jangal Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India, the son of Soma Devi and Jagan Nath. He is married to 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

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

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

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jaisinghpur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Yadvinder Goma	28,058	50.43%	13.79
	BJP	Ravi Dhiman	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
Turnout			55,637	65.32%	0.37
Registered electors			85,180		9.94
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	7.25

2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jaisinghpur^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Ravi Dhiman	29,357	57.68%	30.17
	INC	Yadvinder Goma	18,647	36.64%	12.30
	BSP	Kehar Singh	1,082	2.13%	0.34
	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
Turnout			50,896	65.69%	4.43
Registered electors			77,477		4.47
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	8.75

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jaisinghpur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

He lives in Alampur sub tehsil of Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district, along with his wife.

He is also a chairperson for NGO Projects.

References

1. "One India - Ravinder Kumar". One India. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
2. "Ravinder kumar - Ravinder Kumar". One India. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
3. Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 8 July 2021.