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Who is Arvind Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal

About Arvind Kejriwal

Who is Arvind Kejriwal

Who is Arvind Kejriwal?
Arvind Kejriwal is a former bureaucrat turned politician and the current Chief Minister (CM) of Delhi. Known for his grassroots activism, the Right to Information (RTI) movement, and governance reforms, Kejriwal is the founder and national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), a political party established in 2012 focusing on anti-corruption and government transparency. He came into the limelight after receiving the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership in 2006.
 
Education
Arvind Kejriwal was born on August 16, 1968, in Siwani, Haryana. He completed his schooling from Campus School in Hisar and graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the
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Delhi polls: Kejriwal claims BJP to name Ramesh Bidhuri as CM face

Addressing a press conference here, the former chief minister also challenged Bidhuri to a public debate

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Updated On : 11 Jan 2025 | 8:24 PM IST

BJP leaders attack Kejriwal over CAG report on Delhi's excise policy

BJP president J P Nadda claimed the CAG report has exposed intentional lapses, leading to a loss of Rs 2,026 crore loss to the exchequer

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Updated On : 11 Jan 2025 | 4:09 PM IST

CAG report reveals Rs 2,026 crore revenue loss in Delhi liquor policy scam

The CAG report reveals a Rs 2,026 crore loss in the Delhi liquor policy scam, highlighting corruption, flawed licensing, ignored expert advice, and arrests of AAP leaders

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Updated On : 11 Jan 2025 | 2:14 PM IST

Delhi elections: BJP attacks Kejriwal with song, poster on 'Sheesh Mahal'

The song 'Sheesh Mahal Aapda Failane Walon Ka Adda' and a poster titled 'Aapda-e-Azam' were released during a press conference of Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva

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Updated On : 11 Jan 2025 | 1:58 PM IST

AAP to present evidence of alleged 'fraud' in voter list by BJP: Kejriwal

Aam Aadmi Party National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Friday, accused the BJP of facilitating a large-scale vote fraud in the New Delhi Assembly constituency

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Updated On : 11 Jan 2025 | 1:08 PM IST

Delhi HC reschedules hearing against AAP's Rs 2100 monthly scheme for women

The bench, led by Justice Jyoti Singh, rescheduled the matter for January 30 after noting that the petitioner and his lawyer were absent when the case was called

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Updated On : 11 Jan 2025 | 8:02 AM IST

Kejriwal promises funds for RWAs to hire security guards if AAP wins

Targeting the BJP, he said the BJP and its central government have no concern for the people of Delhi, which is why the party has not been able to come to power in the past 27 years

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Updated On : 10 Jan 2025 | 7:15 PM IST

Delhi Assembly polls: Kejriwal, Atishi, Parvesh Verma among key candidates

Delhi polls: The Delhi polls are scheduled to be held on February 5, and the results will be declared on February 8

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Updated On : 10 Jan 2025 | 6:16 PM IST

Manoj Tiwari slams Kejriwal for calling people from UP, Bihar 'farzi'

Tiwari, in a statement, claimed that Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) harbour a deep hatred for the residents of these states

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Updated On : 10 Jan 2025 | 9:00 AM IST

BJP manipulating electoral roll in New Delhi seat, alleges Kejriwal

Kejriwal alleged that people associated with the BJP applied to add 13,000 new voters in the electoral roll and they sought to cancel 5,500 voter entries to "influence" the voting in its favour

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Updated On : 09 Jan 2025 | 8:44 PM IST

'Will fight polls only from New Delhi', Kejriwal shoots down BJP's claim

A three-time sitting MLA from New Delhi since 2013, Kejriwal this time is locked in an intense triangular contest against the sons of two former chief ministers of Delhi

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Updated On : 09 Jan 2025 | 2:53 PM IST

Kejriwal demands inclusion of Delhi's Jat community in Central OBC list

He also accused the Centre of misleading the community for the past decade, and failing to deliver on its promises

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Updated On : 09 Jan 2025 | 1:44 PM IST

Congress' Sandeep Dikshit to file defamation cases against Atishi, AAP MP

Atishi and Sanjay Singh had alleged that Sandeep Dikshit accepted money from a BJP leader to run against Arvind Kejriwal

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Updated On : 09 Jan 2025 | 10:22 AM IST

Atishi, Kejriwal think themselves as Delhi's owners: BJP's Dushyant Gautam

Gautam compared AAP leaders to rulers like the Mughals, claiming they disregard the Constitution and democratic values

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Updated On : 09 Jan 2025 | 8:49 AM IST

Whole nation must adopt Kejriwal's governance model: AAP's spokesperson

Kakkar stated that the model which was introduced by Arvind Kejriwal, has guaranteed the lowest inflation, highest per capita income, lowest unemployment

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Updated On : 09 Jan 2025 | 8:28 AM IST

AAP leaders stage sit-in after Delhi Police deny entry to CM's bungalow

AAP leaders had planned a media event to counter the BJP's accusations of excessive renovation costs at the CM residence during party patron Arvind Kejriwal's time in office

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Updated On : 08 Jan 2025 | 1:25 PM IST

Delhi Assembly election dates announced: Voting on Feb 5, results on Feb 8

With the ECI's announcement of the election schedule, the Model Code of Conduct is now in effect and will remain so until the conclusion of the polls

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Updated On : 07 Jan 2025 | 3:17 PM IST

'Shedding crocodile tears': BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri hits out at Atishi

BJP leader Bidhuri, who is fielded against Atishi in the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls, accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader of playing the victim card

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Updated On : 07 Jan 2025 | 3:04 PM IST

BJP always respected electoral process: Tarun Chugh hits back at Kejriwal

Elections are the festival of democracy. The BJP has always respected the electoral process. The people of Delhi want to be free from the 'AAPda' named Arvind Kejriwal..., Chugh told ANI

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Updated On : 07 Jan 2025 | 3:06 PM IST

People will elect Kejriwal for fourth time: AAP spokesperson Kakkar

Meanwhile, the BJP candidate from the Malviya Nagar Assembly constituency, Satish Upadhyay, asserted that the Election Commission of India would hold fair elections in the National Capital

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Updated On : 07 Jan 2025 | 11:54 AM IST