Arvind
Kejriwal is a young and dynamic Indian politician, whose political
party called Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has created a sensation in the
political scenario of the country, starting as a party with a few
hundred members to becoming a movement comprising of lakhs of people.
This simple looking man has literally put big Indian political leaders
in the back seat.
Net Worth: Rs 2.1 crore
Born: 16th August, 1968 (46 years old)
Marital Status: Married
to Sunita Kejriwal since 1995. They were batch matesin National Academy
of Administration, Musssoorie and later in National Academy of Direct
Taxes, Nagpur. They have two children.
Arvind Kejriwal comes from a very modest
family background. He was born in a village called Siwani in Bhiwani
district of Haryana. His father, Gobind Ram Kejriwal was an electrical
engineer. He was raised in small towns across Haryana, as his father was
transferred from one station to another on his job. arvind dis his
schooling from Hisar and Sonepat. He completed his graduation in
mechanical engineering from IIT Kharagpur and got a job in Tata Steel in
Jamshedpur in 1989. However, he wanted to join civil services and quit
his job in 1992 to pursue his dream. Kejriwal owns ancestral property in
Siwani, though he currently resides in Ghaziabad, UP. His wife owns a
flat in Gurgaon, which is worth nearly Rs 1 crore.
Career Graph
Arvind cleared the Civil Services
Examination and joined IRS in 1995. He served as the Joint Commissioner
of Income Tax in New Delhi, where he was disturbed by the corruption
prevalent in the department. He started an NGO called Parivartan with
Manish Sisodia, with the aim to bring transparency in the functioning of
the Department. He pursued active social service to curb corruption and
bribery in the country, in association with leading social activists like Anna Hazare, Kiran Bedi
and Aruna Singh. He was honored with the prestigious Ramon Magasasay
Award in 2006, for Emergent Leadership, on account of his work with
Parivartan regarding the RTI litigation. That year, he resigned from the
IRS and donated the award money for setting up an NGO called Public
Cause Research Foundation. Later in 2010, Kejriwal raised his voice
against the Commonwealth scam and corruption and went on to join hands
with Anna Hazare and Kiran Bedi to form India Against Corruption group,
which campaigned for the enactment of Jan Lokpal Bill. Kejriwal created a
major political turmoil by forming the Aam Aadmi party in 2012 and
defeating the long time Delhi CM in the elections of 2013, which came as
a major shock for the Congress. However, he was criticized for taking
the support of the same party and forming the Delhi government to become
the CM of Delhi. Kejriwal held the position for merely 49 days,
resigning on the grounds of not being able to pass the anti corruption
legislation on account of lack of support. He apologized for not living
up to the expectations of Delhi public, but came back again as the AAP
contender for the CM post in Delhi elections in early 2015. He has often
been in controversy about not adhering tie what he says, as he said
that he would not contest in Lok Sabha elections 2014, but stood
opposite PM Narendra Modi from the Varanasi seat, which he lost by huge
margin.
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