Arvind Kejriwal Age, Wiki and Bio

Arvind Kejriwal

Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth16/08/1968
Age56 years
BirthplaceSiwani, Bhiwani district, Haryana, India

Bio/Wiki

ProfessionPolitician

Physical Stats & More

Height5' 5" (165 cm)
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

EducationGraduated in Mechanical Engineering
School
  • Campus School, Hisar, Haryana, India
  • Christian Missionary Holy Child School, Sonipat, Haryana, India
College/UniversityIndian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal

Personal Life

Date of Birth16/08/1968
BirthplaceSiwani, Bhiwani district, Haryana, India
Zodiac signLeo
ReligionHinduism
CasteVaishya (Baniya)
NationalityIndian
HometownSiwani, Bhiwani district, Haryana, India
AddressResident- 87 Block, B.K.Dutt Colony New Delhi- 110001
HobbiesReading, Doing Yoga, Vipasana, Watching Movies, Listening to Music

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Marriage DateYear - 1995
Family
WifeSunita Kejriwal (IRS officer)
Children
SonPulkit
DaughterHarshita
Parents
FatherGobind Ram Kejriwal (Electrical Engineer)
MotherGita Devi
Siblings
BrotherManoj (younger)- Software Engineer in IBM, Pune
SisterRanjana (younger)- doctor in Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Haridwar

Career

Politics
Political PartyAam 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.
  • On 12 September 2021, he was elected as the national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party for the third time.

Favourites

Street FoodGolgappe
CuisineChinese
Sweet DishJalebi
Food JointTaste of Chine, Connaught Place, Delhi
ActorAamir Khan
ComedianKapil Sharma
Social ActivistAnna Hazare

Some Lesser Known Facts

Arvind Kejriwal does not smoke.
Arvind Kejriwal does not drink alcohol.
After graduating from IIT Kharagpur, he worked at TATA steel.
He met his wife, Sunita, during their Civil Services Training.
He is a strict vegetarian and starts his day with Yoga.
Kejriwal passed the Civil Services exam in his first attempt.
He collaborated with Mother Teresa, a social activist and Nobel Laureate.
During college days in Kharagpur, he volunteered to teach underprivileged children in slums.
In 2006, Arvind Kejriwal received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for his contributions to enacting RTI in India.
He donated his Magsaysay award money to an NGO.
While working as an IRS officer, Kejriwal refused to have a peon and cleaned his workspace himself.
He resigned from the Indian Revenue Service in 2006 to focus on social work.
He does not celebrate his birthday or his children's birthdays.
In 2011, Kejriwal and Anna Hazare led the India Against Corruption (IAC) movement in Delhi's Ramlila Maidan to pass the Jan Lokpal Bill.
Following the movement's failure, Kejriwal and some IAC members formed a political party to combat corruption in India, despite opposition from Anna Hazare and others.
He meticulously reviews documents, underlining critical points and ensuring accuracy.
His blue Wagon R car was stolen near Delhi Secretariat, but was later found abandoned in Ghaziabad.
On two occasions during the Delhi Assembly Elections, Kejriwal had to postpone filing his nomination due to overwhelming support causing traffic congestion.