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| Age | 78 |
| DOB | March 31, 1938 |
| Place of Birth | Kapurthala, Punjab |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Education | M.A.(History) |
| Profession before joining politics | Political and Social Worker |
| Spouse Name | Vinod Dixit |
| Children | 1son 1 daughter |
| Achievements | She represented India on the U.N. Commission on Status of Women for five years NDTV awarded her the Politician of the Year Award in 2009 |
| Children | Sandeep Dikshit, Latika Dikshit Syed |
| Siblings | Pam Malhotra, Rama Dhawan |
| Previous office | Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly (2008–2013) |
About:
Sheila Dikshit (born 31 March 1938) is an Indian politician who was the Chief Minister of Delhi from 1998 to 2013. She is a member of the Indian National Congress. Dikshit led the Congress to three consecutive electoral victories in Delhi. In the December 2013 elections to the Delhi Legislative Assembly, Dikshit was defeated in New Delhi constituency by Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal, who briefly replaced her as Delhi's chief minister. Subsequently, she was sworn in as Governor of Kerala on 11 March 2014. However, she resigned on 25 August 2014.She has been declared Chief Ministerial candidate for Indian National Congress in upcoming Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2017
Early years:
Sheila Dikshit was born on 31 March 1938 in Kapurthala, Punjab into a Punjabi Khatri family.She was educated at the Convent of Jesus and Mary School in New Delhi and graduated with a Master of Arts degree in history from the Miranda House at the University of Delhi
Personal life:
Dikshit was married to Vinod Dikshit, son of independence activist and former West Bengal Governor Uma Shankar Dikshit, who came from Ugu village of Unnao.He was as an officer in the Indian Administrative Service. He died due to a heart attack in a train journey with his wife and children.
Dikshit has two children including a son, Sandeep Dikshit, who is a former Member of Parliament of the 15th Lok Sabha from East Delhi.and a daughter, Latika Syed.
Political Career;
Sheila Dikshit's entry into Indian politics was accidental. Late Uma Shankar Dikshit, her father-in-law, was a renowned activist during India's independence struggle. He later became a union cabinet minister in the Indira Gandhi government. Sheila Dikshit used to help her father-in-law a lot while he was serving in this position . The former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi acknowledged her administrative skills and nominated Dikshit as an Indian delegate of the United Nations Commission on the issue of status of women. This marked her entry in Indian politics, which led her eventually to become the chief minister of Delhi.
Awards and recognition:
2008 Best Chief Minister of India, by Journalist Association of India.
2009 Politician of the Year by NDTV
2010 Dara Shikoh award by Indo-Iran Society
2013 Delhi Women of the Decade Achievers Award 2013 by ALL Ladies League for Outstanding Public Service.
Different Departments Held by Sheila Dikshit
- General Administration Department
- Public Relations
- Higher Education
- Training & Technical Education
- Administrative Reforms
- Home Department
- Legislative Affairs and Law & Justice
- Services Department
- Vigilance Department
- Water
- Art & Culture
- Environment, Forest & Wild Life Department