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, Lok Sabha | |
| In office May 2004 – May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Lal Bihari Tiwari |
| Succeeded by | Maheish Girri |
| Constituency | East Delhi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 August 1964 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| 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
editSandeep 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]
Career
editBefore 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]
Personal life
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- ^ {{cite news| url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/59100393.cms | title= Former Congress MP Sandeep Dikshit calls Army chief 'sadak ka goonda', apologises later | work= Times of India| via= timesofindia.indiatimes.com| date= 2017-06-11| access-date= 2019-07-21