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Arvind Kejriwal Biography, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Caste, Wiki & More

Updated On : February 11, 2020

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Short Biography

Arvind Kejriwal was born on 16th August 1968 in Haryana, India. He is a former IAS officer and presently an Indian politician who is the CM of Delhi since February 2015.

Arvind Kejriwal Complete Bio & Career

Arvind Kejriwal has become a known name in the field of politics in a very short span of time. He is the national spokesperson and the foremost leader of the Aam Aadmi Party.
 
Arvind Kejriwal is a qualified Engineer from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, and then got employed with the Indian Revenue Service as a Joint Commissioner of the Income Tax Department in the capital, New Delhi.
 
In 2011, Kejriwal got associated with activists, including Anna Hazare and Kiran Bedi, and together they formed the India Against Corruption (IAC) group.  The movement became popular but didn’t get expected results so, in November 2012, he along with some of his associated formally started their own front the Aam Aadmi Party. Kejriwal was elected as the party's head.
 
The AAP was formed with agenda of working for common people of India. The formation of his own front AAP caused a split between Kejriwal and his mentor Anna Hazare. AAP finally decided to gear up for the Delhi Legislative Assembly election, 2013, with Kejriwal himself taking on against the previous Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. Kejriwal’s party won 28 seats out of 70 and his party along with Congress formed a government in Delhi. This move couldn’t last long and he stepped down in just 49 days.
 
In his second innings Kejriwal led AAP to a thumping victory by winning 67 of the 70 seats in the 2015 Delhi Assembly elections, leaving the BJP with mere three seats and for the first time in the history of Indian Politics, INC was left with no constituency. During his term, he provided free electricity and also raised the standard of government schools. He also provided free medicine and due to this he was elected for the 3rd time Chief Minister of Delhi during 2020 Delhi Assembly elections. He won by a margin of nearly 30k votes from his constituency.

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Arvind Kejriwal Family, Relatives and Other Relations

Arvind Kejriwal was born to Gobind Ran Kejriwal and Gita Kejriwal. He has a brother named Manoj Kejriwal and a sister named Ranjana Kejriwal. He is married to Sunita Kejriwal and together the couple has one son named Pulkit Kejriwal and one daughter named Harshita Kejriwal.

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Body Measurements

Skin Colour Wheatish
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Black

Personal Info

Home Town New Delhi
Nationality Indian
Religion Hindu
Address Resident -87 Block ,B.K.Dutt Colony New Delhi -110001
School N/A
College IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur
Qualification B. Tech
Hobbies Travelling
Marital Status Married
Debut As a Chief Minister - 2013
Salary N/A
Net Worth INR 2 Crore (Approx)
Official Website N/A
E Mail parivartanindia@gmail.com
Contact Number 9911576726

Favourites

Favorite Color Black
Favorite Sport Cricket
Favorite Politician Nitish Kumar
Favorite Actress Gul Panag
Favorite Actor Aamir Khan
Favorite Place Switzerland

Shocking / Interesting Facts & Secrets About Arvind Kejriwal

  • A mechanical engineering graduate from IIT, Kharagpur, Kejriwal joined Tata Steel in the year 1989, but resigned in 1992 to study for the Civil Services Examination.
  • In the year 1995, Kejriwal joined the IRS as an Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax.
  • In the year 2005, he and Manish Sisodia launched an NGO named Kabir which focused on RTI and participatory governance.
  • In 2011, Kejriwal joined Anna Hazare and Kiran Bedi and formed the India Against Corruption (IAC) group, which worked for the enactment of the Jan Lokpal Bill.
  • In November 2012, Kejriwal formally launched the Aam Aadmi Party.

Arvind Kejriwal Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown

56 years, 2months, 22 days old age Arvind Kejriwal will turn 57 on 16 August, 2025. Only 9 months, 8 days, 8 hours,2 minutes has left for his next birthday.

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