Manish Sisodia is an Indian politician who was born on February 2, 1972, in Phagauta village of Uttar Pradesh's Hapur district. He completed his primary education from a government school in his village and later did a diploma in journalism.
After working as an RJ and reporter during initial days of his career, Manish Sisodia along with Arvind Kejriwal founded 'Kabir', an organisation to facilitate public hearings with government officials and people.
Subsequently, he became a key participant in the Anna Hazare-led India against corruption movement of 2011 that sought a Jan Lokpal bill.
Soon, Sisodia rose to prominence and was elected MLA from Patparganj constituency after winning the Delhi Assembly elections in December 2013.
Manish Sisodia is one of the key founding members of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Opposition parties are intensifying coordination to forge a united front against the Election Commission and central agencies. CPM General Secretary M.A. Baby met AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal in New Delhi to discuss a joint struggle, inviting him to participate in party programmes in Kerala. The discussions focused on allegations of authoritarian functioning within the poll body, targeting of opposition leaders, and central agency actions against political figures including Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Arvind Kejriwal, and Manish Sisodia. The coordination comes ahead of a key INDIA bloc meeting scheduled for 30 September, where opposition leaders plan to outline a common strategy to challenge the central government and the election watchdog.
The Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls has triggered controversy across West Bengal and Delhi. In West Bengal, over 37 lakh appeals remain pending before tribunals following the deletion of approximately 27 lakh voters. Based on the Election Commission of India's affidavit before the Supreme Court, disposing of this massive backlog at the current monthly pace of around 25,238 cases could take nearly 12 years. To accelerate hearings, the poll panel has sought to increase the number of appellate tribunals from 19 to 42. Meanwhile, in Delhi, 33.3 lakh voters have received revision notices over discrepancies such as unmapped records from the 2002 voter list, name mismatches, and age differences. High-profile figures, including Union Ministers, former and current Chief Ministers, and senior officials, have received notices. The Election Commission clarified that issuing a notice does not equate to deletion, ensuring that no name will be removed without a hearing, while the opposition alleges large-scale voter exclusion.
The Special Intensive Revision of Delhi's electoral rolls has placed over half of the national capital's voters under scrutiny. Out of a total of 1.45 crore voters, 47.5 lakh names have been deleted from the draft roll under the absent, shifted, dead, or duplicate categories. An additional 33.13 lakh electors have been flagged for discrepancies, comprising 19.33 lakh under logical discrepancies and 13.80 lakh not mapped with the 2002 electoral roll. Prominent personalities, including Union ministers, former chief ministers, senior bureaucrats, judges, and election officials, have received notices. The Election Commission clarified that receiving a notice does not signify immediate voter deletion or ineligibility, noting that electors have an opportunity to submit supporting documents for verification before electoral registration officers. The disposal of notices is scheduled for completion by October 29, ahead of the final electoral roll publication on November 4.
A massive backlog in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has surfaced in West Bengal, with over 37 lakh appeals pending before tribunals. Calculations based on the Election Commission's affidavit in the Supreme Court indicate clearing this backlog could take nearly 12 years at the current pace, prompting the poll panel to propose increasing appellate tribunals from 19 to 42. In Bengal, around 27 lakh voters were deleted from rolls, while 38.3 lakh total appeals were filed against exclusions and inclusions. Meanwhile, the SIR controversy has expanded to Delhi, where nearly 33% of voters were excluded from the draft list and 33.3 lakh notices have been issued due to mismatches, age discrepancies, and mapping issues from the 2002 voter list. High-profile figures, including External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, and CBI Director Praveen Sood, have also received notices. The Election Commission clarified that receiving a notice does not mean immediate deletion, assuring that corrections and hearings will follow proper procedures.
The Election Commission has issued notices to several prominent figures across Delhi following discrepancies in electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision exercise. High-profile names flagged include External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, and CBI Director Praveen Sood. Reasons cited include unmapped names from previous rolls, name mismatches, and parental age inconsistencies. The opposition attacked the move, alleging voter disenfranchisement. The Delhi Chief Electoral Officer clarified that notices do not mean deletion, stating they aim to correct data with due hearing.
The Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision drive in Delhi has flagged electoral roll discrepancies, leading to notices being served to several high-profile individuals, including Union Minister S. Jaishankar, former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, CBI Director Praveen Sood, and former Supreme Court Justice Ranjana Desai. Discrepancies cited include unmapped voter records from previous rolls, name mismatches, and parental age inconsistencies. The opposition has criticised the exercise, describing it as a massive voter removal drive and a constitutional assault. In response, the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer clarified that issuing a notice does not signify automatic deletion of voter names, but serves to rectify data, ensuring an opportunity to be heard before any appealable order. The Bharatiya Janata Party defended the revision as a constitutional and unbiased exercise, pointing out notices issued across party and institutional lines. Electors receiving notices must verify their details, review the notice on the district portal, submit required documents within deadlines, and participate in verification hearings.
The Election Commission has issued notices to several high-profile figures in Delhi over electoral roll discrepancies during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. Those flagged include External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, former Army Chief Upendra Trivedi, CBI Director Praveen Sood, and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. Discrepancies involve unmapped entries, name mismatches, and parental age inconsistencies. The Delhi Chief Electoral Officer clarified that issuing notices does not mean deletion from electoral rolls, stating the exercise aims to correct data with due opportunity to be heard. Meanwhile, political parties exchanged barbs, with opposition leaders alleging a conspiracy to disenfranchise voters, while others defended the SIR as a transparent, constitutional process applied equally across all citizens.
The Delhi poll body has clarified that standard summary revision (SIR) notices sent to voters, including several high-profile individuals, do not imply deletion from the electoral roll. According to Election Commission sources, the Chief Electoral Officer is addressing and facilitating these cases on a priority basis as part of standard operating procedures. The issue came to light after multiple prominent figures—including Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, former army leadership, and CBI Director Praveen Sood's family—received notices stating they were unmapped with the previous revision exercise. Amid concerns and political claims regarding draft electoral list discrepancies affecting leaders across political lines, officials confirmed that voters have a one-month window to submit documents and rectify their details before the publication of the final list.
The Election Commission of India has issued Special Intensive Revision notices to several high-profile figures across the national capital, sparking concerns over the verification procedure. Those flagged for discrepancies include a sitting Union Cabinet Minister, a former Army Chief, the Central Bureau of Investigation Director, former Supreme Court Justice Ranjana Desai, Communist Party of India (Marxist) Member of Parliament John Britas, Congress leader Udit Raj, and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. Discrepancies leading to these notices include names being unmapped with previous electoral rolls, name mismatches, and parental age inconsistencies. Aam Aadmi Party leaders and affected individuals have raised questions about data collection errors by booth-level officers. With Delhi voters required to justify their positions before upcoming deadlines ahead of the final electoral roll publication scheduled for November 4, 2026, the sweeping notices across political, judicial, and security circles have become a major administrative and political flashpoint.
Former Union Minister and BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu claimed that his cavalcade was attacked in Punjab near Batala while he was travelling to Pathankot for the party's Nasha Mukt Yatra. According to details, tomatoes and eggs were thrown at his convoy amid confrontations between political workers. Bittu alleged that individuals linked to the Aam Aadmi Party carried out the attack and accused the Punjab Police of turning a blind eye and failing to facilitate his movement. He stated that his security team apprehended three individuals and warned that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and the state Director General of Police would be held responsible if anything happened to his safety. Bittu further declared plans to apprise the Union Home Ministry of the incident and demanded an immediate investigation into the security lapse.
In a fresh development in Punjab, the son of deceased Gulzar Singh has claimed a compromise with Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema following his father's death by suicide. The son, Lakhwinder Singh, had earlier raised serious allegations against Cheema but now states that a compromise has been reached, with the government offering financial compensation and a government job for one of his brothers. He maintained there was no pressure from the state administration and expressed satisfaction with the police probe following arrests in the case. Meanwhile, the incident has triggered a political clash between the Aam Aadmi Party and opposition parties including the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party, and the Akali Dal.
A major political row has erupted between the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress party in Punjab following the death by suicide of Gulzar Singh in Sangrur. Gulzar Singh allegedly died after being pressured to apologise for questioning Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema regarding the illicit drug supply in his village. Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi demanded the resignation of Harpal Singh Cheema and sought an impartial investigation into the matter. In response, AAP leaders, including Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Manish Sisodia, accused Rahul Gandhi and the Congress of doing dirty politics over the death of a labourer. Mann stated that the deceased's son is satisfied with the police investigation and shared videos of locals confronting Congress leaders. Opposition parties including the BJP and the Akali Dal also staged protests across multiple locations in the state, demanding strict legal action.
In an interview with India Today Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai, Rajya Sabha MP Vikramjit Singh Sahney discussed his decision to leave the Aam Aadmi Party and join the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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The Aam Aadmi Party has removed Raghav Chadha from the post of deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha, replacing him with AAP MP Ashok Mittal. The decision follows Chadha's continued silence on crucial party matters, particularly his absence of response after top AAP leaders, including Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, were discharged by a lower court in the excise policy CBI case. Notably, Chadha did not meet Kejriwal following the discharge and did not post any message on social media in support of the party leaders. While Chadha had initially defended AAP leaders during the excise policy case investigation, his eventual silence raised questions within the party. AAP sources maintain the move is a leadership change ahead of Punjab assembly elections in 2027, though party insiders suggest this was anticipated given the deteriorating relationship. The removal marks a significant setback for Chadha, who had built a reputation in the Rajya Sabha raising issues concerning the middle class, including gig workers' rights, telecom matters, and airport food costs.
A Delhi special court has discharged former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, and 21 others in the 2021-22 excise policy case.
Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah after he and all others accused were discharged by a court here in the liquor policy case on Friday.
Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia lashed out at PM Modi after a court discharged him and others in the Delhi liquor policy case, stating that the time has come to end his politics of using the CBI and ED.
A special court at Delhi's Rouse Avenue has discharged former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, and 20 others in the CBI case related to the Delhi excise policy.
Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal breaks down in front of media after a Delhi court cleared him and former Excise Minister Manish Sisodia in the Delhi liquor policy case, ruling that the CBI had failed to substantiate its allegations.
