Arvind Kejriwal | |
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7th Chief Minister of Delhi | |
Assumed office 14 February 2015 | |
Lieutenant Governor | |
Deputy | Manish Sisodia (till 28 February 2023) |
Cabinet | |
Preceded by | President's rule |
In office 28 December 2013 – 14 February 2014 | |
Lieutenant Governor | Najeeb Jung |
Cabinet | Kejriwal I |
Preceded by | Sheila Dikshit |
Succeeded by | President's rule |
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 14 February 2015 | |
Preceded by | President's rule |
Constituency | New Delhi |
In office 28 December 2013 – 14 February 2014 | |
Preceded by | Sheila Dikshit |
Succeeded by | President's rule |
Constituency | New Delhi |
National Convener of the Aam Aadmi Party | |
Assumed office 26 November 2012 | |
Preceded by | Post Established |
Personal details | |
Born | Siwani, Haryana, India | 16 August 1968
Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
Spouse |
Sunita Kejriwal (m. 1995) |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | 6, Flagstaff Road, Civil Lines, Delhi, India |
Alma mater | IIT Kharagpur (B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering) |
Profession | |
Known for | |
Awards | Ramon Magsaysay Award |
Website | delhi.gov.in/cm |
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Arvind Kejriwal (Hindi pronunciation: [əɾʋin̪d̪ ked͡ʒɾiːʋaːl]; born 16 August 1968) is an Indian politician, activist and former bureaucrat, who is serving as the 7th and current Chief Minister of Delhi since 2015, after his first term in the post from 2013 to 2014. He is also the national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party since 2012. He has represented the New Delhi constituency in the Delhi Legislative Assembly since 2015 and from 2013 to 2014.
In 2006, Kejriwal was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for his involvement in the Parivartan movement using right to information legislation in a campaign against government corruption. The same year, after resigning from Government service, he founded the Public Cause Research Foundation to campaign for transparent governance. Before entering politics, Kejriwal had worked in the Indian Revenue Service. Prior to that, he was a mechanical engineer from IIT Kharagpur.
In 2012, he launched the Aam Aadmi Party. In 2013, he assumed office as the Chief Minister of Delhi and resigned 49 days later over his inability to mobilise support for his proposed anti-corruption legislation. In the 2015 Delhi Legislative assembly elections, AAP registered an unprecedented majority. In subsequent 2020 elections, AAP re-emerged victorious and retained power in Delhi, following which, Kejriwal was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Delhi for the third time in a row. Outside Delhi, his party registered another major victory in 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.
He was arrested on 21 March 2024 before the 2024 Indian general election by the Enforcement Directorate on allegations of a liquor scam against the Aam Aadmi Party led Delhi Government.[1][2] He became the first ever sitting chief minister in India to be arrested.[3] The opposition alliance called it a fabricated case and "match-fixing" before the election by the Bharatiya Janata Party.[4] The Delhi High Court dismissed Kejriwal's petition against his arrest and all bail requests. On 10 May, the Supreme Court ordered Kejriwal's release on interim bail until 1 June 2024, on account of campaigning for the election.[5][6] Kejriwal surrendered at Tihar Jail at the expiration of his bail on 2 June after failing to extend his interim bail on medical grounds and was sent to Judicial custody until 5 June.[7][8] A Delhi court denied the plea filed by Kejriwal seeking a seven-day interim bail and extended Judicial custody until 19 June and subsequently extended the custody till 3 July. [9][10] On 20 June 2024 Kejriwal was released on bail after paying 1 lakhs bail bond. His bail was put on hold before release as ED appealed against Kejriwal's bail.[11] Kejriwal was questioned for 3 days and arrested on 26 June 2024 by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from Tihar Jail and subsequently was sent to judicial custody till 12 July.[12][13] On 12 July 2024, the Supreme Court granted interim bail to Kejriwal in money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam, however, he remains in Tihar Jail as he was also arrested by CBI in corruption case related to the alleged liquor policy scam.[14][15]
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