Arvind Kejriwal is an Indian politician and a former bureaucrat who is the current and 7th Chief Minister of Delhi since February 2015. He was also the Chief Minister of Delhi from December 2013 to February 2014, stepping down after 49 days of assuming power

 

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Politician
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in feet inches- 5’ 5”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Politics
Political Party	Aam Aadmi Party
Political Journey	• In November 2012, he laid the foundation of the Aam Aadmi Party. • In the 2013 Delhi Assembly Elections, he defeated Sheila Dikshit from the New Delhi constituency by a margin of 25,864 votes. • On 28 December 2013, he became the Chief Minister of Delhi. • On 25 March 2014, he declared to contest the Lok Sabha elections against Narendra Modi from the Varanasi constituency and lost by a margin of around 3,70,000 votes. • On 14 February 2015, he became the Chief Minister of Delhi for the second time with a huge majority of 67 out of 70 seats. • On 16 February, Kejriwal was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Delhi for the third time at the Ramlila Maidan in Delhi.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	16 August 1968
Age (as in 2019)	51 Years
Birthplace	Siwani, Bhiwani district, Haryana, India
Zodiac sign	Leo
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Siwani, Bhiwani district, Haryana, India
School	• Campus School, Hisar, Haryana, India • Christian Missionary Holy Child School, Sonipat, Haryana, India
College/University	Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal
Educational Qualification	Graduated in Mechanical Engineering
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Vaishya (Baniya) [1]
Food Habit	Vegetarian
Address	Resident- 87 Block, B.K.Dutt Colony New Delhi- 110001
Hobbies	Reading, Doing Yoga, Vipasana, Watching Movies, Listening to Music
Awards, Honours, Achievements	Ramon Magsaysay Award (2006)
Controversies	Cases Where Charges Framed • 4 charges related to Voluntarily causing hurt to discourage public servant from his duty (IPC Section-332) • 5 charges related to Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant (IPC Section-188) • 4 charges related to Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions (IPC Section-186) • 4 charges related to Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty (IPC Section-353) • 4 charges related to Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention (IPC Section-34) • On 13 August 2018, Kejriwal, Sisodia among 15 named accused in Delhi Chief Secretary 'assault' case Cases where Cognizance Taken • 4 charges related to Defamation (IPC Section-499) • 4 charges related to Punishment for Defamation (IPC Section-500) • 4 charges related to Punishment for Rioting (IPC Section-147) • 4 charges related to Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object (IPC Section-149) • 3 charges related to Rioting, armed with deadly weapon (IPC Section-148) • 2 charges related to Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc. (IPC Section-152) • 2 charges related to Knowingly joining or continuing in assembly of five or more persons after it has been commanded to disperse (IPC Section-151) Cases Where Convicted • 1 charge related to Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot-if rioting be committed-if not committed (IPC Section-153) • 1 charge related to Joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing it has been commanded to disperse (IPC Section-145) • 1 charge related to wrongful restraint (IPC Section-341)
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	Year- 1995
Family
Wife/Spouse	Sunita Kejriwal (IRS officer)
Children	Son- Pulkit Daughter- Harshita
Parents	Father- Gobind Ram Kejriwal (Electrical Engineer) Mother- Gita Devi
Siblings	Brother- Manoj (younger)- Software Engineer in IBM, Pune Sister- Ranjana (younger)- doctor in Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Haridwar
Favourite Things
Street Food	Golgappe [2]
Cuisine	Chinese [3]
Sweet Dish	Jalebi [4]
Food Joint	Taste of Chine, Connaught Place, Delhi [5]
Actor	Aamir Khan
Comedian	Kapil Sharma
Social Activist	Anna Hazare
Money Factor
Salary (as the Chief Minister of Delhi)	Rs. 3.67 lakh (as in 2018) [6]
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 2.09 Crore (as in 2015) [7]

 

Some Lesser Known Facts About Arvind Kejriwal

• Does Arvind Kejriwal smoke?: No

• Does Arvind Kejriwal drink alcohol?: No

• After completing his study from IIT Kharagpur, he served in TATA steel.

• He met his wife, Sunita during their Civil Services Training.

• He is a pure vegetarian. He begins his day with Yoga.

   

  

  Arvind Kejriwal doing Yoga

• Kejriwal cleared the Civil Services exam in his first attempt.

• He has also worked with the social activist and Nobel Laureate, Mother Teresa.

• One of his classmates revealed in an interview that in college days in Kharagpur, Arvind used to go to slums to teach kids who could not afford to study.

• In 2006, Arvind Kejriwal was awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award for playing a significant role to enact RTI in India.

• He donated his Magsaysay award money to an NGO.

• During the days when he used to work as an IRS officer, Kejriwal refused to have a peon and used to clean his table himself.

• In 2006, he resigned from the Indian Revenue Service to devote his full time to social services.

• Neither does he celebrates his birthday nor his children.

• In 2011, Kejriwal, along with Anna Hazare, staged India Against Corruption (IAC) movement in Ramlila Maidan, Delhi, to pass the Jan Lokpal Bill, which got failed due to political tactics of Congress, BJP, and other political parties.

   

  

  Anna Hazare with Arvind Kejriwal on protest

• After the failure of the movement, Arvind Kejriwal and many other IAC team members decided to launch a political party to fight against the corruption in India. However, Anna Hazare, Kiran Bedi, and many other IAC team members were against entering politics.

• He has a habit of checking each and every document file, each and every line of documents, marking main lines with the marker and making sure that everything is correct. Once, his Colleagues said that he had cross-checked the Jan Lokpal Bill about 100 times.

• Once his blue Wagon R car was stolen near Delhi Secretariat. Software Engineer Kundan Sharma had gifted this car to Kejriwal. However, it was found abandoned in Ghaziabad.

• On 20 January 2015, while going to file his nomination in the 2015 Delhi Assembly Elections, he had to postpone it for the next day. A similar event took place during the 2020 Delhi Assembly Elections when he had to postpone his nomination; even the date was the same, i.e., 20 January. In both the scenario, the reason given by Kejriwal for the postpone of his nomination was that a huge crowd of his supporters had created almost a traffic jam like situation, and hence, he could not reach the collectorate to file his nomination.

   

  

  Arvind Kejriwal Going to File His Nomination During the 2020 Delhi Assembly Elections