Vijay Kumar Malhotra | |
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| Leader of Opposition Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Madan Lal Khurana |
| Succeeded by | Harsh Vardhan |
| Constituency | Greater Kailash, New Delhi |
| President ofIndian Olympic Association (Acting) | |
| In office 26 April 2011 – 5 December 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Suresh Kalmadi |
| Succeeded by | Abhay Singh Chautala |
| Leader of the Opposition inDelhi Metropolitan Council | |
| In office 1972–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Shiv Charan Gupta |
| Succeeded by | Dharam Dass Shastri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1931-12-03)3 December 1931 |
| Died | 30 September 2025(2025-09-30) (aged 93) New Delhi, India |
| Party | BJP |
| Spouse | Krishna Malhotra |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | New Delhi, India |
| Website | vkmalhotra |
As of 16 September, 2006 Source:[1] | |
Vijay Kumar Malhotra (3 December 1931 – 30 September 2025) was an Indian politician and a sport administrator. He belonged to theBharatiya Janata Party.
Malhotra was born in Lahore city ofPunjab Province inBritish India, which is now inPakistan. He was the 4th out of the seven children of Kaviraj Khazan Chand. He representedDelhi Sadar andSouth Delhi constituencies in theNational Capital Territory of Delhi in the9th Lok Sabha and the14th Lok Sabha respectively.
Malhotra had a long active career in politics; Chief Executive Councillor of Delhi's Metropolitan Council (Chief Minister equivalent, 1967), President of theJanata Party,Delhi (1977) andBJP, Delhi (1980–84). Along with MrKidar Nath Sahani andMadan Lal Khurana, Malhotra was credited with keeping BJP afloat in Delhi for many years.
His biggest political victory was defeating the former Prime Minister of IndiaManmohan Singh in the1999 Indian general election by a huge margin. Malhotra was a 5-time MP and 2-time MLA fromDelhi, over the past 45 years, making him one of BJP's senior-most figures in the capital.
In the2004 Indian general election, Malhotra was the onlyBJP candidate to win his seat inDelhi, with the Congress winning the other 6 seats. Malhotra enjoyed a spotless and clean image throughout his distinguished career, and even at the age of 82, despite not being offered a post by theNarendra Modi government, he offered to become BJP's election campaign chairman forDelhi and led the party to a whitewash victory, securing all 7 seats.
Malhotra was also an educationist. He held a Doctorate in Hindi Literature. Besides politics and social work, Malhotra was also involved with the administration of the chess and archery clubs in Delhi.
Malhotra was the Senior Vice-President of theIndian Olympic Association and the acting President of the IOA since 27 April 2011, afterSuresh Kalmadi was arrested by theCBI in connection with the alleged irregularities in awarding contracts for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[1]
He was also the president of the General Association of National Sports Federations and the president of theArchery Association of India since last 44 years. He was also associated with the organisation of the2010 Commonwealth Games held inNew Delhi.
In October 2015, Malhotra was named as the Chairman of the All Indian Council of Sports (AICS), and was given the rank of a minister of state.
On 26 September 2008 the BJP announced that Malhotra would be party's chief ministerial candidate in the election to Delhi Assembly in 2008.[2][dead link]
While Malhotra easily won hisGreater Kailash constituency, the BJP failed to dislodge theSheila Dikshit government. Only days after election results were revealed, Malhotra was in attendance in theLok Sabha, fuelling speculation that he intended to continue in Parliament, instead of serving in theDelhi Legislative Assembly. However he resigned asMember of Parliament and retained his seat of an MLA inDelhi and would serve as Leader of opposition.[3]
Malhotra died atAIIMS Delhi on 30 September 2025, at the age of 93.[2]
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forSouth Delhi 1977 - 1980 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forDelhi Sadar 1989 - 1991 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forSouth Delhi 1999 - 2009 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | ActingPresident of Indian Olympic Association 2011–2012 | Succeeded by |
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