Surya Prakash Khatri (62), a seasoned lawyer with more than 20 years of experience, has been the legal convenor of the Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and provides legal expertise to the party. After winning the Assembly election in Timarpur on Saturday, he is now also a party legislator.
“Fixing garbage, water, and sewer issues will be my top three priorities in the constituency. I will work hard and ensure these don’t remain an issue in our area,” says Khatri while speaking to The Indian Express.
He defeated Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Surinder Pal Singh Bitoo by a margin of 1,168 votes. “What goes around comes around,” he says, remembering that he had lost to Bitoo by nearly the same margin in 2008.
Khatri, last year, was elected unopposed as the Chairman of the Bar Council of Delhi. When he was campaigning in the constituency, his fraternity members extended support.
A member of the Bar Council since 1998, Khatri dons many hats. He is the Vice-President of the Delhi Study group, aimed at educating and guiding youths; president of the iconic Roshanara club; a national-level athlete; and a member of the university council, contributing to education policy-making.
Khatri also works to provide free education, accommodation, and training to children who wish to excel in the game of basketball. He is the president of Krishna Rattan Sports Academy (KRSA), an NGO dedicated to empowering underprivileged children. Many students, enrolled with the NGO, managed to get admission to good schools in Delhi.
A pass out from Hansraj College, Khatri completed his LLB from Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, Delhi University, in 1990.
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He is married and has three children, two of them lawyers. Fond of cycling, hiking, and trekking, his friends call him an ‘adventurous’ person.
