Sandeep Dikshit
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 | |
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| Member of Parliament for East Delhi | |
| In office May 2004 – May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Lal Bihari Tiwari |
| Succeeded by | Maheish Girri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 August 1964 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | INC |
| Spouse | Mona Dikshit |
| Children | 1 |
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| Residence | New Delhi |
As of 16 September, 2006 Source: [Loksabha profile, Parliament of India] | |
Early life
Sandeep Dikshit was born to former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Vinod Dikshit,[3] an IAS officer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Career
He is currently a faculty member at O. P. Jindal Global University, Sonepat.[4]
In June 2017, he triggered a controversy when he likened behavior by Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat to that of a "goon on the street" and apologized later via Twitter.[5]
References
- Sahgal, Priya (7 May 2009). "The Rahul offensive". India Today (3 December 2009 ed.). Retrieved 14 March 2013 – via Indiatoday.intoday.in.
- Datta, Saikat (1 June 2009). "Inner Courtyard". Outlookindia.com. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- "Shri Sandeep Dikshit". india.gov.in. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012.
- "Professor Sandeep Dikshit |". jgu.edu.in. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020.
- "Former Congress MP Sandeep Dikshit calls Army chief 'sadak ka goonda', apologises later". Times of India. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2019 – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
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