Sandeep Dikshit | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office May 2004 –May 2014 | |
Preceded by | Lal Bihari Tiwari |
Succeeded by | Maheish Girri |
Constituency | East Delhi |
Personal details | |
Born | Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh,India | 15 August 1964
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Mona Dikshit |
Children | 1 |
Parent |
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Residence | New Delhi |
As of 16 September, 2006 Source: [Loksabha profile, Parliament of India] |
Sandeep Dikshit (born 15 August 1964) is an Indian politician, development manager and educator. He is the son of former Chief Minister of Delhi, Sheila Dikshit. He was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. [1] He represented the East Delhi constituency of Delhi and is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. [2]
Sandeep Dikshit was born to former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Vinod Dikshit, [3] an IAS officer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Sandeep holds a Masters degree in history from St. Stephens College, and received his post-graduate diploma in Rural Management in 1989 at the Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA). [4]
Before entering active politics, Sandeep Dikshit headed a social development group Sanket Information and Research Agency Pvt. Ltd which pioneered the first sub-national Human Development Report in the world in 1996. [5] [6] He is currently a faculty member at O. P. Jindal Global University, Sonepat. [7]
In June 2019, he triggered a controversy when he likened behavior by the Indian Chief of the Army Staff General Bipin Rawat to that of a "goon on the street" and apologized later via Twitter. [8]
He is married to Mona Dikshit. [3] They have a daughter. [3]
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