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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{other people||Vijay Goel (disambiguation){{!}}Vijay Goel}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = The Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (IC), Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Shri Vijay Goel addressing at the inauguration the Tribal Youth Exchange Programme by NYKS, in New Delhi.jpg
| caption =
| office1 = Minister of State [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs]]
| term_start1 = 3 September 2017
| term_end1 = 24 May 2019
| primeminister1 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| predecessor1 = [[S.S. Ahluwalia]] and [[Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi]]
| successor1 = [[Arjun Ram Meghwal]] and [[V Muraleedharan]]
| office2 = Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs
| primeminister2 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| office3 = Minister of State for Statistics & Programme Implementation<ref name="Parliament of India"/>
| primeminister3 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| term_start3 = 3 September 2017
| term_end3 = 24 May 2019
| term_start4 = 1 July 2002
| term_end4 = 1 July 2004
| primeminister4 = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| office5 = Minister of State for Planning<ref name="Parliament of India"/>
| term_start5 = 1 September 2001
| term_end5 = 1 November 2001
| primeminister5 = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| office6 = Minister of State for Prime Minister's Office<ref name="Parliament of India">{{cite web|url=http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13DL05.htm |title=Biographical sketch of Vijay Goel from 13th Lok Sabha |publisher=Parliament of India |access-date=13 April 2013}}</ref>
| term_start6 = 1 Sept. 2001
| term_end6 = 1 July 2004
| primeminister6 = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| constituency = [[Rajasthan]]
| term_start = 2014
| term_end = 2020
| successor = [[Rajendra Gehlot]]
| office7 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency7 = [[Chandni Chowk (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chandni Chowk]]
| term_start7 = 1998
| term_end7 = 2004
| successor7 = [[Kapil Sibal]]
| predecessor7 = [[Jai Prakash Agarwal]]
| constituency9 = [[Delhi Sadar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Delhi Sadar]]
| term_start9 = 1996
| term_end9 = 1998
| predecessor9 = [[Jagdish Tytler]]
| successor9 = [[Madan Lal Khurana]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|01|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], [[India]]
| residence = [[Delhi]], [[India]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| alma_mater = [[Shri Ram College of Commerce]], [[Delhi]] (M.Com.)<br />Law Center, [[University of Delhi]], [[Delhi]] (LL.B.)
| occupation = [[Politician]]
| profession = Political & Social Worker.
| website = {{URL|www.vijaygoel.in}}
| spouse = Prof. Preeti Goel
| children = 2
| honorific_suffix = [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]]
}}

'''Vijay Goel''' (born 4 January 1954) is an [[India]]n politician and a former Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Statistic and Implementation in the NDA government. A former Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Goel is affiliated with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP). He became president of the [[Delhi]] unit of the BJP in February 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |newspaper=The Hindu |date=16 February 2013 |title=Vijay Goel is new Delhi BJP chief |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/vijay-goel-is-new-delhi-bjp-chief/article4421765.ece |access-date=4 March 2013}}</ref> He was elected to [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Rajasthan]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/rajya-sabha-polls-vijay-goel-among-three-bjp-leaders-elected-unopposed-477867|title=Rajya Sabha polls: Vijay Goel among three BJP leaders elected unopposed|website=Ndtv.com|access-date=29 July 2018}}</ref>

He is the former Delhi University Students' Union president and an alumnus of [[Shri Ram College of Commerce]].<ref name="indianexpress">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/bjp-names-vijay-goel-as-its-delhi-unit-chief/1074991 |title=BJP names Vijay Goel as its Delhi unit chief |publisher=Indian Express |date=16 February 2013 |access-date=6 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/dusu-elections-ex-dusu-members-who-became-notable-politicians-1746722|title=DUSU Election 2017: Ex-DUSU Members Who Became Famous Politicians|publisher=NDTV}}</ref> He has been the [[Parliament of India|Member of Parliament]] for the 11th, 12th and 13th [[Lok Sabha]] representing the Sadar and [[Chandni Chowk (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chandni Chowk]] constituencies of Delhi. He also served as the Union Minister of State of Labour, Parliamentary Affairs, Statistics & Programme Implementation and Youth Affairs & Sports in the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)]] government until 2004.

==Early and personal life==
Vijay Goel was born to former Delhi [[Vidhan Sabha]] Speaker and BJP member [[Charti Lal Goel]]<ref name="TOI20010902" /> and Basanti Devi on 4 January 1954. He has an M.Com. degree from Shri Ram College of Commerce and a LL.B. degree from the [[University of Delhi]].<ref name=fe0716/> He was a member of the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] and was jailed during [[The Emergency (India)|Emergency in India]].<ref name="LokSabhaBio">{{cite web|url=http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok12/biodata/12dl05.htm |title=Biographical sketch of XII Lok Sabha |publisher=Parliament of India |access-date=6 April 2013}}</ref> After his release from jail, Goel became president of Delhi University Students' Union in 1977 as a candidate of the [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]].<ref name=fe0716/><ref name="TOI20010902">{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2001-09-02/delhi/27249966_1_chandni-chowk-vijay-goel-national-politics |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629123439/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2001-09-02/delhi/27249966_1_chandni-chowk-vijay-goel-national-politics |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 June 2013 |title=Vijay Goel gets a cabinet berth |date=2 September 2001 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=6 April 2013}}</ref> He married Preeti Goel, a professor at the University of Delhi, on 8 March 1985. The couple have a son and a daughter.<ref name="hindustantimes">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/NM2/Vijay-Goel/Article1-14055.aspx |title=Vijay Goel |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=19 April 2004 }}</ref>

Goel was the [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]] (ABVP) treasurer in 1974-1975. He exposed corruption concerning fake certificates that was then operating at the university.<ref name="LokSabhaBio" />

==Political career==

Goel elected to [[11th Lok Sabha]] from Sadar and to [[12th Lok Sabha|12th]] and [[13th Lok Sabha]] from [[Chandni Chowk (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chandni Chowk]].<ref name=fe0716/>

He served as Minister of State for [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)|Labour]], [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Parliamentary Affairs]], [[Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation|Statistics & Programme Implementation]] and [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports|Youth Affairs & Sports]] till 2004 in the Vajpayee Government. Goel played an instrumental role in winning the bid to host 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Later, he was among the first few people to bring out financial irregularities by officials of the [[Concerns and controversies over the 2010 Commonwealth Games|Games' Organising Committee]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/commonwealth-games-2010/story/cwg-cost-shot-up-by-1500-pc-work-may-not-be-over-in-time-bjp-79234-2010-07-24|title=CWG cost shot up by 1500 pc, work may not be over in time: BJP|date=July 24, 2010|website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/2003/11/15/stories/2003111507551800.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202040955/http://www.thehindu.com/2003/11/15/stories/2003111507551800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-12-02|website=[[The Hindu]]|title=India to host 2010 Commonwealth Games|date=2003-11-15|access-date=2019-03-07}}</ref><ref name=fe0716/>

Goel had been promoted as the BJP's candidate for Chief Minister in the [[2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election]] until six weeks prior to voting day. According to some source, the electoral threat posed by the recently formed [[Aam Aadmi Party]] caused him to be replaced by [[Harsh Vardhan (Delhi politician)|Harsh Vardhan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/its-final-vijay-goel-out-harsh-vardhan-is-bjp-delhi-cm-candidate-1184309.html|title=It's final: Vijay Goel out, Harsh Vardhan is BJP Delhi CM candidate - Firstpost|website=www.firstpost.com|access-date=29 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/delhi-bjp-changes-cm-candidate-6-weeks-before-polls-will-it-work/431311-80-258.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102031101/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/delhi-bjp-changes-cm-candidate-6-weeks-before-polls-will-it-work/431311-80-258.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 November 2013 |title=Delhi: BJP changes CM candidate 6 weeks before polls, will it work? |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |date=30 October 2013 |access-date=13 December 2013}}</ref> Other sources say that he met with opposition from the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]], an organisation that is closely associated with the BJP and who were unhappy with how he was running the party in the state.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vijay Goel loses Delhi CM candidate race as RSS calls the shots |date=23 October 2013 |first=Shashi |last=Bhushan |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-vijay-goel-loses-delhi-cm-candidate-race-as-rss-calls-the-shots-1907373 |work=DNA |access-date=2014-12-29}}</ref>

He was elected to [[Rajya Sabha]] from Rajasthan in 2014.<ref name=fe0716>{{citation |title=Portfolio of Modi government ministers: Vijay Goel appointed as the new Sports Minister |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/india-news/modi-cabinet-reshuffle-2016-vijay-goel-takes-oath-as-mos/307157 |work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]] |date=5 July 2016 }}</ref>

He remained the Minister of State for [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports|Youth Affairs & Sports]] from 5 July 2016 to 3 September 2017.<ref name=fe0716/> In his tenure, a dedicated portal was launched to search young, talented people in sports who otherwise go unnoticed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/talent-search-portal-launched/article19576825.ece|title=Talent search portal launched|date=August 27, 2017|work=The Hindu}}</ref> The National Talent Search Portal<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalsportstalenthunt.com/iFileSAI/adminIndexPage|title=National Talent Search Portal - Official Website}}</ref> connects potential sportsperson to the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centres for training and better guidance. He became the minister of state for Parliamentary Affairs on 3 September 2017.<ref>{{citation |title=Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Olympic silver medallist appointed sports minister |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/rajyavardhan-singh-rathore-olympic-silver-medalist-appointed-sports-minister/story-ONC1nMPYJ81zdYzD0krhMK.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=3 September 2017 }}</ref>

==Contributions==
Under the banner of [[Lok Abhiyan]], a socio-cultural organisation, Goel initiated protests against state-sponsored lotteries in India in 1993.<ref name=fe0716/> He led a campaign supported by over 120 MPs. The lottery was banned in India on 7 July 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/28/stories/2009112858010400.htm|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091202142221/http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/28/stories/2009112858010400.htm|url-status= dead|archive-date= 2 December 2009|work= [[The Hindu]]|title= lottery system ban in India |date= 2009-11-28|access-date=17 May 2013}}</ref>

Vijay Goel established [[Thetoybank|The Toy Bank]], a not for profit organisation, in 1987 that collects toys from donors, refurbishes/renews them and redistributes the toys amongst the underprivileged children in [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toybank.in/founders.php |title=About Toy Bank from the founder |publisher=Toy Bank }}</ref> [[Thetoybank|The Toy Bank]] was co-founded by his daughter [[Vidyun Goel]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/a-toy-bank-that-runs-like-clockwork/article7666256.ece|title=A toy bank that runs like clockwork|first=Kritika Sharma|last=Sebastian|date=19 September 2015|access-date=29 July 2018|website=Thehindu.com}}</ref>

Goel has been actively involved in heritage conservation. As a Lok Sabha representative from [[Chandni Chowk (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chandni Chowk]], Goel hosted a two-day cultural festival "Chaudhvin Ka Chand" in 1998 to get the soul back into the 350-year-old city of [[Shahjahanabad]] and turn Chandni Chowk into a major tourist attraction in Delhi.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/story/19980921-mp-vijay-goel-shows-how-to-market-mughal-heritage-chandni-chowk-as-tourist-attraction-827098-1998-09-21|title=MP Vijay Goel shows how to market Mughal heritage Chandni Chowk as tourist attraction|date=September 21, 1998|work=India Today}}</ref> For this, among other measures, electricity polls were rooted out, pavements were cleared of encroachments, and shop shutters were painted to spruce up the locality before cultural festival.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/time-to-renovate-the-great-residences-and-enjoy-the-culture-of-old-delhi/story-RWKy41lWUryVbwvbl0StdK.html|title=Time to renovate the great residences and enjoy the culture of old Delhi|last=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

Goel also restored a 200-year-old [[haveli]] named [[Haveli Dharampura]] in [[Chandni Chowk]] with his son [[Siddhant Goel]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sandhu|first1=Veenu|title=A must-visit Chandni Chowk haveli?|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/a-must-visit-chandni-chowk-haveli-116010100719_1.html|publisher=Business Standard India|access-date=30 July 2017|date=2 January 2016}}</ref> Vijay Goel's [[Haveli Dharampura]] has recently won prestigious UNESCO Asia-Pacific 2017 Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.unesco.org/news/unesco-bangkok-announces-2017-asia-pacific-awards-cultural-heritage-conservation|title=UNESCO Bangkok Announces 2017 Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation|website=UNESCO|access-date=29 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/old-delhis-haveli-dharampura-mumbais-wellington-fountain-get-unesco-recognition-1776934|title=Old Delhi's Haveli Dharampura, Mumbai's Wellington Fountain Get UNESCO Recognition|website=Ndtv.com|access-date=29 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/haveli-dharampura-wellington-fountain-win-unesco-recognition/1190728|title=Haveli Dharampura, Wellington Fountain win UNESCO recognition|website=Outlookindia.com|access-date=29 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/unesco-recognition-for-wellington-fountain/article20549381.ece|title=UNESCO recognition for Wellington Fountain|date=18 November 2017|access-date=29 July 2018|website=Thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jagran.com/delhi/new-delhi-city-haveli-dharampura-delhi-bages-unesco-2017-asia-pacific-awards-for-cultural-heritage-conservation2017-17051668.html|title=चांदनी चौक की हवेली धर्मपुरा को मिला यूनेस्को से सम्मान|website=Jagran.com|access-date=29 July 2018}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mediaindia.eu/tourism/seven-indian-sites-awarded-by-unesco/|title=Seven Indian sites awarded by UNESCO|date=6 November 2017|website=Mediaindia.eu|access-date=29 July 2018}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-wins-big-at-unesco-asia-pacific-awards/18702177|title=Mumbai wins big at UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards|date=2 November 2017|website=Mid-day.com|access-date=29 July 2018}}</ref>

==Publications==
* ''Delhi, The Emperor's City: Rediscovering Chandni Chowk and its Environs'', by Vijay Goel. Lustre Press, 2003. {{ISBN|81-7436-240-1}}.
*Old Delhi and the Walled City by Vijay Goel, Om Publications 2011
*Purane Khel, Khan-Pan aur Rehan-Sehan, by Vijay Goel, Diamond Books, 2018. {{ISBN|978-93-5278-941-2|}}

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://vijaygoel.in}}

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	'''Vijay Goel''' (born 4 January 1954) is an ~~[[India]]n~~ politician and a former Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Statistic and Implementation in the NDA government. A former Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Goel is affiliated with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP). He became president of the [[Delhi]] unit of the BJP in February 2013.<ref>{{Cite news \|newspaper=The Hindu \|date=16 February 2013 \|title=Vijay Goel is new Delhi BJP chief \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/vijay-goel-is-new-delhi-bjp-chief/article4421765.ece \|access-date=4 March 2013}}</ref> He was elected to [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Rajasthan]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/rajya-sabha-polls-vijay-goel-among-three-bjp-leaders-elected-unopposed-477867\|title=Rajya Sabha polls: Vijay Goel among three BJP leaders elected unopposed\|website=Ndtv.com\|access-date=29 July 2018}}</ref>		'''Vijay Goel''' (born 4 January 1954) is an Indian politician and a former Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Statistic and Implementation in the NDA government. A former Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Goel is affiliated with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP). He became president of the [[Delhi]] unit of the BJP in February 2013.<ref>{{Cite news \|newspaper=The Hindu \|date=16 February 2013 \|title=Vijay Goel is new Delhi BJP chief \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/vijay-goel-is-new-delhi-bjp-chief/article4421765.ece \|access-date=4 March 2013}}</ref> He was elected to [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Rajasthan]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/rajya-sabha-polls-vijay-goel-among-three-bjp-leaders-elected-unopposed-477867\|title=Rajya Sabha polls: Vijay Goel among three BJP leaders elected unopposed\|website=Ndtv.com\|access-date=29 July 2018}}</ref>

	He is the former Delhi University Students' Union president and an alumnus of [[Shri Ram College of Commerce]].<ref name="indianexpress">{{cite web\|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/bjp-names-vijay-goel-as-its-delhi-unit-chief/1074991 \|title=BJP names Vijay Goel as its Delhi unit chief \|publisher=Indian Express \|date=16 February 2013 \|access-date=6 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/dusu-elections-ex-dusu-members-who-became-notable-politicians-1746722\|title=DUSU Election 2017: Ex-DUSU Members Who Became Famous Politicians\|publisher=NDTV}}</ref> He has been the [[Parliament of India\|Member of Parliament]] for the 11th, 12th and 13th [[Lok Sabha]] representing the Sadar and [[Chandni Chowk (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Chandni Chowk]] constituencies of Delhi. He also served as the Union Minister of State of Labour, Parliamentary Affairs, Statistics & Programme Implementation and Youth Affairs & Sports in the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)]] government until 2004.		He is the former Delhi University Students' Union president and an alumnus of [[Shri Ram College of Commerce]].<ref name="indianexpress">{{cite web\|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/bjp-names-vijay-goel-as-its-delhi-unit-chief/1074991 \|title=BJP names Vijay Goel as its Delhi unit chief \|publisher=Indian Express \|date=16 February 2013 \|access-date=6 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/dusu-elections-ex-dusu-members-who-became-notable-politicians-1746722\|title=DUSU Election 2017: Ex-DUSU Members Who Became Famous Politicians\|publisher=NDTV}}</ref> He has been the [[Parliament of India\|Member of Parliament]] for the 11th, 12th and 13th [[Lok Sabha]] representing the Sadar and [[Chandni Chowk (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Chandni Chowk]] constituencies of Delhi. He also served as the Union Minister of State of Labour, Parliamentary Affairs, Statistics & Programme Implementation and Youth Affairs & Sports in the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)]] government until 2004.

	==Early and personal life==		==Early and personal life==
	Vijay Goel was born to former Delhi [[Vidhan Sabha]] Speaker and BJP member [[Charti Lal Goel]]<ref name="TOI20010902" /> and Basanti Devi on 4 January 1954. He has an M.Com. degree from Shri Ram College of Commerce and a LL.B. degree from the [[University of Delhi]].<ref name=fe0716/> He was a member of the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] and was jailed during [[The Emergency (India)\|Emergency in India]].<ref name="LokSabhaBio">{{cite web\|url=http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok12/biodata/12dl05.htm \|title=Biographical sketch of XII Lok Sabha \|publisher=Parliament of India \|access-date=6 April 2013}}</ref> After his release from jail, Goel became president of Delhi University Students' Union in 1977 as a candidate of the [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]].<ref name=fe0716/><ref name="TOI20010902">{{cite web\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2001-09-02/delhi/27249966_1_chandni-chowk-vijay-goel-national-politics \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629123439/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2001-09-02/delhi/27249966_1_chandni-chowk-vijay-goel-national-politics \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=29 June 2013 \|title=Vijay Goel gets a cabinet berth \|date=2 September 2001 \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|access-date=6 April 2013}}</ref> He married Preeti Goel, a professor at the University of Delhi, on 8 March 1985. The couple have a son and a daughter.<ref name="hindustantimes">{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/NM2/Vijay-Goel/Article1-14055.aspx \|title=Vijay Goel \|publisher=Hindustan Times \|date=19 April 2004 }}</ref>		Vijay Goel was born to former Delhi [[Vidhan Sabha]] Speaker and BJP member [[Charti Lal Goel]]<ref name="TOI20010902" /> and Basanti Devi on 4 January 1954. He has an M.Com. degree from Shri Ram College of Commerce and a LL.B. degree from the [[University of Delhi]].<ref name=fe0716/> He was a member of the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] and was jailed during [[The Emergency (India)\|Emergency in India]].<ref name="LokSabhaBio">{{cite web\|url=http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok12/biodata/12dl05.htm \|title=Biographical sketch of XII Lok Sabha \|publisher=Parliament of India \|access-date=6 April 2013}}</ref> After his release from jail, Goel became president of Delhi University Students' Union in 1977 as a candidate of the [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]].<ref name=fe0716/><ref name="TOI20010902">{{cite web\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2001-09-02/delhi/27249966_1_chandni-chowk-vijay-goel-national-politics \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629123439/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2001-09-02/delhi/27249966_1_chandni-chowk-vijay-goel-national-politics \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=29 June 2013 \|title=Vijay Goel gets a cabinet berth \|date=2 September 2001 \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|access-date=6 April 2013}}</ref> He married Preeti Goel, a professor at the University of Delhi, on 8 March 1985. The couple have a son and a daughter.<ref name="hindustantimes">{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/NM2/Vijay-Goel/Article1-14055.aspx \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314032732/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/NM2/Vijay-Goel/Article1-14055.aspx \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=14 March 2014 \|title=Vijay Goel \|publisher=Hindustan Times \|date=19 April 2004 }}</ref>

	Goel was the [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]] (ABVP) treasurer in ~~1974-1975~~. He exposed corruption concerning fake certificates that was then operating at the university.<ref name="LokSabhaBio" />		Goel was the [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]] (ABVP) treasurer in 1974–1975. He exposed corruption concerning fake certificates that was then operating at the university.<ref name="LokSabhaBio" />

	==Political career==		==Political career==
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	Under the banner of [[Lok Abhiyan]], a socio-cultural organisation, Goel initiated protests against state-sponsored lotteries in India in 1993.<ref name=fe0716/> He led a campaign supported by over 120 MPs. The lottery was banned in India on 7 July 1998.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/28/stories/2009112858010400.htm\|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091202142221/http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/28/stories/2009112858010400.htm\|url-status= dead\|archive-date= 2 December 2009\|work= [[The Hindu]]\|title= lottery system ban in India \|date= 2009-11-28\|access-date=17 May 2013}}</ref>		Under the banner of [[Lok Abhiyan]], a socio-cultural organisation, Goel initiated protests against state-sponsored lotteries in India in 1993.<ref name=fe0716/> He led a campaign supported by over 120 MPs. The lottery was banned in India on 7 July 1998.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/28/stories/2009112858010400.htm\|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091202142221/http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/28/stories/2009112858010400.htm\|url-status= dead\|archive-date= 2 December 2009\|work= [[The Hindu]]\|title= lottery system ban in India \|date= 2009-11-28\|access-date=17 May 2013}}</ref>

	Vijay Goel established [[Thetoybank\|The Toy Bank]], a not for profit organisation, in 1987 that collects toys from donors, refurbishes/renews them and redistributes the toys amongst the underprivileged children in [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.toybank.in/founders.php \|title=About Toy Bank from the founder \|publisher=Toy Bank }}</ref> [[Thetoybank\|The Toy Bank]] was co-founded by his daughter [[Vidyun Goel]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/a-toy-bank-that-runs-like-clockwork/article7666256.ece\|title=A toy bank that runs like clockwork\|first=Kritika Sharma\|last=Sebastian\|date=19 September 2015\|access-date=29 July 2018\|website=Thehindu.com}}</ref>		Vijay Goel established [[Thetoybank\|The Toy Bank]], a not for profit organisation, in 1987 that collects toys from donors, refurbishes/renews them and redistributes the toys amongst the underprivileged children in [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.toybank.in/founders.php \|title=About Toy Bank from the founder \|publisher=Toy Bank }}</ref> [[Thetoybank\|The Toy Bank]] was co-founded by his daughter [[Vidyun Goel]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/a-toy-bank-that-runs-like-clockwork/article7666256.ece\|title=A toy bank that runs like clockwork\|first=Kritika Sharma\|last=Sebastian\|date=19 September 2015\|access-date=29 July 2018\|website=Thehindu.com}}</ref>

	Goel has been actively involved in heritage conservation. As a Lok Sabha representative from [[Chandni Chowk (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Chandni Chowk]], Goel hosted a two-day cultural festival "Chaudhvin Ka Chand" in 1998 to get the soul back into the 350-year-old city of [[Shahjahanabad]] and turn Chandni Chowk into a major tourist attraction in Delhi.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/story/19980921-mp-vijay-goel-shows-how-to-market-mughal-heritage-chandni-chowk-as-tourist-attraction-827098-1998-09-21\|title=MP Vijay Goel shows how to market Mughal heritage Chandni Chowk as tourist attraction\|date=September 21, 1998\|work=India Today}}</ref> For this, among other measures, electricity polls were rooted out, pavements were cleared of encroachments, and shop shutters were painted to spruce up the locality before cultural festival.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/time-to-renovate-the-great-residences-and-enjoy-the-culture-of-old-delhi/story-RWKy41lWUryVbwvbl0StdK.html\|title=Time to renovate the great residences and enjoy the culture of old Delhi\|last=Hindustan Times}}</ref>		Goel has been actively involved in heritage conservation. As a Lok Sabha representative from [[Chandni Chowk (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Chandni Chowk]], Goel hosted a two-day cultural festival "Chaudhvin Ka Chand" in 1998 to get the soul back into the 350-year-old city of [[Shahjahanabad]] and turn Chandni Chowk into a major tourist attraction in Delhi.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/story/19980921-mp-vijay-goel-shows-how-to-market-mughal-heritage-chandni-chowk-as-tourist-attraction-827098-1998-09-21\|title=MP Vijay Goel shows how to market Mughal heritage Chandni Chowk as tourist attraction\|date=September 21, 1998\|work=India Today}}</ref> For this, among other measures, electricity polls were rooted out, pavements were cleared of encroachments, and shop shutters were painted to spruce up the locality before cultural festival.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/time-to-renovate-the-great-residences-and-enjoy-the-culture-of-old-delhi/story-RWKy41lWUryVbwvbl0StdK.html\|title=Time to renovate the great residences and enjoy the culture of old Delhi\|last=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

	Goel also restored a 200-year-old [[haveli]] named [[Haveli Dharampura]] in [[Chandni Chowk]] with his son [[Siddhant Goel]].<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Sandhu\|first1=Veenu\|title=A must-visit Chandni Chowk haveli?\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/a-must-visit-chandni-chowk-haveli-116010100719_1.html\|publisher=Business Standard India\|access-date=30 July 2017\|date=2 January 2016}}</ref> Vijay Goel's [[Haveli Dharampura]] has recently won prestigious UNESCO Asia-Pacific 2017 Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://en.unesco.org/news/unesco-bangkok-announces-2017-asia-pacific-awards-cultural-heritage-conservation\|title=UNESCO Bangkok Announces 2017 Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation\|website=UNESCO\|access-date=29 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/old-delhis-haveli-dharampura-mumbais-wellington-fountain-get-unesco-recognition-1776934\|title=Old Delhi's Haveli Dharampura, Mumbai's Wellington Fountain Get UNESCO Recognition\|website=Ndtv.com\|access-date=29 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/haveli-dharampura-wellington-fountain-win-unesco-recognition/1190728\|title=Haveli Dharampura, Wellington Fountain win UNESCO recognition\|website=Outlookindia.com\|access-date=29 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/unesco-recognition-for-wellington-fountain/article20549381.ece\|title=UNESCO recognition for Wellington Fountain\|date=18 November 2017\|access-date=29 July 2018\|website=Thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.jagran.com/delhi/new-delhi-city-haveli-dharampura-delhi-bages-unesco-2017-asia-pacific-awards-for-cultural-heritage-conservation2017-17051668.html\|title=चांदनी चौक की हवेली धर्मपुरा को मिला यूनेस्को से सम्मान\|website=Jagran.com\|access-date=29 July 2018}}</ref>		Goel also restored a 200-year-old [[haveli]] named [[Haveli Dharampura]] in [[Chandni Chowk]] with his son [[Siddhant Goel]].<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Sandhu\|first1=Veenu\|title=A must-visit Chandni Chowk haveli?\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/a-must-visit-chandni-chowk-haveli-116010100719_1.html\|publisher=Business Standard India\|access-date=30 July 2017\|date=2 January 2016}}</ref> Vijay Goel's [[Haveli Dharampura]] has recently won prestigious UNESCO Asia-Pacific 2017 Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://en.unesco.org/news/unesco-bangkok-announces-2017-asia-pacific-awards-cultural-heritage-conservation\|title=UNESCO Bangkok Announces 2017 Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation\|website=UNESCO\|access-date=29 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/old-delhis-haveli-dharampura-mumbais-wellington-fountain-get-unesco-recognition-1776934\|title=Old Delhi's Haveli Dharampura, Mumbai's Wellington Fountain Get UNESCO Recognition\|website=Ndtv.com\|access-date=29 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/haveli-dharampura-wellington-fountain-win-unesco-recognition/1190728\|title=Haveli Dharampura, Wellington Fountain win UNESCO recognition\|website=Outlookindia.com\|access-date=29 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/unesco-recognition-for-wellington-fountain/article20549381.ece\|title=UNESCO recognition for Wellington Fountain\|date=18 November 2017\|access-date=29 July 2018\|website=Thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.jagran.com/delhi/new-delhi-city-haveli-dharampura-delhi-bages-unesco-2017-asia-pacific-awards-for-cultural-heritage-conservation2017-17051668.html\|title=चांदनी चौक की हवेली धर्मपुरा को मिला यूनेस्को से सम्मान\|website=Jagran.com\|language=hi\|access-date=29 July 2018}}</ref>
	<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://mediaindia.eu/tourism/seven-indian-sites-awarded-by-unesco/\|title=Seven Indian sites awarded by UNESCO\|date=6 November 2017\|website=Mediaindia.eu\|access-date=29 July 2018}}</ref>		<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://mediaindia.eu/tourism/seven-indian-sites-awarded-by-unesco/\|title=Seven Indian sites awarded by UNESCO\|date=6 November 2017\|website=Mediaindia.eu\|access-date=29 July 2018}}</ref>
	<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-wins-big-at-unesco-asia-pacific-awards/18702177\|title=Mumbai wins big at UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards\|date=2 November 2017\|website=Mid-day.com\|access-date=29 July 2018}}</ref>		<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-wins-big-at-unesco-asia-pacific-awards/18702177\|title=Mumbai wins big at UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards\|date=2 November 2017\|website=Mid-day.com\|access-date=29 July 2018}}</ref>