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11 Facts About Rakhi Birla

1.

Rakhi Birla was born on 10 June 1987 and is an Indian politician.

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Rakhi Birla adopted Birla as her surname when her school administration mistakenly wrote Birla instead of Bidhlan in her class 10th certificate as she belonged to Scheduled Caste category.

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Rakhi Birla did Masters in Mass Communication from NBA School Of Mass Communication, New Delhi as she could not secure admission in reputed mass communication colleges despite having advantage of reservation.

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Rakhi Birla's family was into social causes for four generations, from her great-grandfather and then grandfather who joined the struggle for India's independence.

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Rakhi Birla joined a local television channel, Jain TV, as a trainee reporter after completing her education.

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Rakhi Birla joined Aam Aadmi Party later and contested 2013 Delhi legislative assembly election from Mangolpuri and defeated four times MLA Raj Kumar Chauhan of Indian National Congress.

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Rakhi Birla was sworn in as a Cabinet minister of Women and Child, Social Welfare and Languages in Delhi Government and became the youngest ever Cabinet Minister of Delhi.

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Rakhi Birla lost to BJP's Udit Raj in the 2014 Lok Sabha election from North West Delhi.

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Rakhi Birla was elected as Deputy Speaker of Delhi Legislative Assembly on 10 June 2016.

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Rakhi Birla is the youngest ever Deputy Speaker of Delhi Legislative Assembly.

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Rakhi Birla lost to BJP's Kailash Gangwal in 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly.