Bio/Wiki
| Known for | Being the one who appealed the Supreme Court of India in December 2021 to raise the legal age of marriage for women in India from 18 to 21 |
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Physical Stats & More
| Eye Color | Black |
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| Hair Color | Black |
Educational Qualification(s)
| School | The Convent of Jesus and Mary school, Delhi |
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Personal Life
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
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Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married | ||||||||||||||
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| Marriage Date | 1965 | ||||||||||||||
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| Jaya Jaitly, a former president of Samata Party, is an Indian politician. | |
| She was linked to the Operation West End controversy in 2002, leading to her resignation as party president. | |
| In 2020, a trial court in Delhi sentenced her to four years in prison for her role in the Operation West End bribery case; this was later paused by the Delhi High Court. | |
| In December 2021, she advocated for increasing the minimum marriage age for women in India from 18 to 21. | |
| Her father, K. K. Chettur, served as an IAS officer. | |
| Jaya Jaitly's mother hailed from the royal family of Kerala and was a dynamic and self-reliant individual. |
