Kirit Somaiya Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Politician
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	12/02/1954
Age	70 years
Birthplace	Bombay, Bombay State, India (Present day Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)

Bio/Wiki

Full name	Somaiya Kirit Jayantilal

Physical Stats & More

Height	172 cm
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Salt & Pepper (dyed Brown)

Educational Qualification(s)

School	MM Pupils High School, Khar, Mumbai
College/University	Shrimati Mithibai Motiram Kundnani College of Commerce & Economics (MMK College), University of Mumbai Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) University of Mumbai
Educational Qualification(s)	Bachelor of Commerce (1975) from Shrimati Mithibai Motiram Kundnani College of Commerce & Economics (MMK College), University of Mumbai Chartered Accountancy (CA) (1979) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India PhD in Small Industries Protection and Finance from the University of Mumbai

Personal Life

Religion	Hinduism
Ethnicity	Gujarati

Relationships & More

Marital Status

Family

Wife/Spouse

Medha Somaiya (businesswoman)

Children

Son	Neil Somaiya (Municipal Councillor from Ward 108 Mulund; associated with BJP)
Daughter	None

Parents

Father	Somaiya Jayantilal
Mother	Gunvantiben Somaiya

Career

Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Position(s) Held	Vice President, B.J.P., Maharashtra President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Mumbai National Secretary, B.J.P.
Political Journey	Elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (1995) Elected to 13th Lok Sabha (1999) Served as a member of Standing Committee on Finance, Standing Committee on Commerce and Industry, Committee on Petitions, and Public Accounts Committee (1999-2004) Served as a member of Consultative Committee of Ministry of Railways (2000-2004) Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term) (2014) Served as the Chairperson of House Committee (12 June 2014- 27 June 2014) Served as a member of Public Accounts Committee, Standing Committee on Finance, Committee on Privileges, and Consultative Committee on Ministry of Urban Development (2014) Served as a member of Ad-Hoc Committee: Committee on Violation of Protocol Norms and Contemptuous Behaviour of Government Officers with Members of Lok Sabha (2014) Served as a Chairperson of Standing Committee on Energy (12 November 2014- 31 August 2016) Served as a member of General Purposes Committee (2015) Served as a Chairperson of Standing Committee on Labour (2016) Served as a member of Sub-Committee-VII (PPP Project) of Public Accounts Committee (2016-17)

Some Lesser Known Facts

Kirit Somaiya is an Indian politician affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party.
He served as the vice president of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Maharashtra unit beginning in August 2019.
Somaiya represented Mumbai North-East in the 16th Lok Sabha.
He was raised in a middle-class family in Mumbai.
Kirit secured a rank in the All India Merit List by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India during his CA Final.
During his college years, he was involved in student activism and associated with the BJP youth wing.
In 1975, he actively participated in the Bihar Movement led by Jayprakash Narayan during the national emergency.
Before entering politics, he practiced briefly as a Chartered Accountant at his firm.
His political journey began with his membership in the Bharatiya Janata Party.
In 1995, he won the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections from the Mulund Constituency by a significant margin.
As an MLA, Kirit achieved noteworthy legislative accomplishments in Maharashtra through the enactment of significant Acts and Bills.
He secured a seat in the 13th Lok Sabha in 1999 by prevailing over his opponent with a commendable margin.
During his tenure as a Member of Parliament, Kirit set a record by submitting a large number of petitions and raising numerous questions.
He won his second term in the 16th Lok Sabha in May 2014 with an impressive victory margin.
In 2019, there were discussions about fielding Kirit Somaiya as a Lok Sabha candidate, but he was not chosen due to opposition from Shiv Sena workers.
He led the Anti-Corruption – Scam Expose Committee of the BJP and exposed various corruption cases across the country.
Somaiya played a crucial role in uncovering scams like the NSEL case, coal mining scam, and Adarsh scam.
Renowned as a People’s Activist, he founded the NGO “Yuvak Pratishthan” and engaged in various social initiatives.
His relationship with former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray has been marked by tension and criticism, leading to his exclusion from the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra.