OP Babber (70) BJP Tilak Nagar

Though Babber travels in a Ford Ikon, he is partial to his faithful old Chetak scooter. During his free time, Babber likes to read mythological books. Know your MLA

Profession:

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Before he became a politician, Babber worked with the Indian subsidiary of London-based British Oxygen Company limited, a multinational industrial gas company.

Education: He did his Masters through a correspondence course from Annamalai University.

Political Career: Babber has been active in politics since the last four decades. An RSS activist from his school days, Babber contested his first election in 1967 when he won the municipal polls. He was imprisoned in Tihar for 19 months during Emergency period. He won the assembly elections twice — in 1993 and 2003.

Family: Wife Janak Dulari is a homemaker. They have two sons, both of whom run their own business. Their two daughters are teachers. Babber loves to read mythological books during his free time. “I also practice meditation whenever I get time,” he said.

Cars: Babber travels in a Ford Ikon. His sons own a Skoda Octavia and a Mercedes Benz.

— Moushumi Das Gupta