Veteran BJP leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra dies at 93
Vijay Kumar Malhotra, the first president of the BJP's Delhi unit and a five-term Lok Sabha MP, died at AIIMS New Delhi on 30 September 2025 at the age of 93.
Summary
Vijay Kumar Malhotra, a veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, died at AIIMS New Delhi on the morning of 30 September 2025 at the age of 93. Born in Lahore, Malhotra rose through the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and was elected Chief Metropolitan Councillor of Delhi in 1967. He became the first president of the BJP's Delhi unit and was a five-term Lok Sabha MP from Delhi. In the 1999 Lok Sabha election, he defeated Manmohan Singh, who later became Prime Minister. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Malhotra played a vital role in strengthening the party in Delhi and was remembered for his parliamentary interventions.
Key facts
- Died
- 30 Sep 2025, AIIMS New Delhi, aged 93
- Born
- Lahore
- Role
- First president, BJP Delhi unit
- 1967
- Chief Metropolitan Councillor of Delhi (Jana Sangh)
- Lok Sabha
- Five-term MP from Delhi
- 1999 poll
- Defeated Manmohan Singh
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Vijay Kumar Malhotra, who died in September 2025, defeated which leader in the 1999 Lok Sabha election from Delhi?
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Correct answer: C — Manmohan Singh
Malhotra defeated Manmohan Singh in the 1999 Lok Sabha election; Singh later became Prime Minister in 2004.
Vijay Kumar Malhotra was the first president of which party unit?
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Correct answer: A — BJP's Delhi unit
Malhotra was the first president of the BJP's Delhi unit.
Consider the following statements about Vijay Kumar Malhotra: 1. He served as Chief Minister of Delhi after the 1993 Assembly election. 2. He was a three-term Lok Sabha MP. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — Neither 1 nor 2
Both are wrong: he was Chief Metropolitan Councillor of Delhi in 1967 (before statehood), not Chief Minister, and he was a five-term Lok Sabha MP.