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Sheila Dixit

Sheila Dixit is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress. She has been elected Chief Minister of Delhi thrice since 1998 and is the second female Chief Minister of Delhi after Sushma Swaraj. After losing in December 2013 to Aam Aadmi Party, she was sworn in as the Governor of Kerala on March 2014. She resigned on 25th August 2014. In the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections of 2017, she has been declared as the Chief Ministerial candidate for the Indian National Congress. Born on 31st March 1938 in Kapurthala Punjab Sheila Dixit completed her schooling in the Convent of Jesus and Mary School, New Delhi. She also holds a Masters degree in History from Miranda House College of University, Delhi and also has a Doctor degree in Philosophy from the Delhi University. Her entry in politics was accidental, her Father in law Uma Shankar Dixit was a renowned activist in the Indias struggle for independence and later was the Union Cabinet Minister in the Indira Gandhi Government. When he was in this position, Sheila Dixit used to help him. The then Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi was impressed by her administrative knowledge and skills and nominated Dixit as an Indian delegate for the United Nations Commission for the issue of the status of women. This marked her first step into Indian politics and eventually led her to become the Chief Minister of Delhi. In the 1970s she was the chairperson of the Young Womens Association and during this period she helped in setting up the two most successful womens hostel in Delhi. She also worked as an executive secretary for Garment Exporters Association. Dixit became the Member of Parliament for the first time representing Kannauj constituency of Uttar Pradesh in 1984. During this period, she was the member of Lo Sabhas Estimates Committee and chaired the implementation committee remembering and honoring forty years of Independence and the centenary of Jawaharlal Nehru. She also represented India at the United Nations Commission during this period. From 1986 to 1989 as a Union Minister, she handled two positions as Minister of State in the Prime Ministers Office and Minister of State for Parliamentary affairs, once again proving her capability in handling the administrative responsibilities. She also led the movement against atrocities on women in 1990. In 1998 parliamentary elections, she was defeated by BJPs Lal Bihari Tiwari for the East Delhi constituency. However, she became the Chief Minister of Delhi in the same year and held this post for nearly 15 years until 2013. She represented the Gole Market constituency in 1998 and 2003 and for the 2008 elections; she got elected from the New Delhi constituency. She was accused of corruption regarding the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the CAG report blamed her for the irregularities of the equipments during the games. She was also criticized after the 2012 gang rape incident and the BJP also accused her for being insensitive towards women. She lost in the 2013 elections and Aam Aadmi Party came into power in Delhi. In March 2014, she represented as the Governor of Kerala but resigned on August 2014. Currently she is the face of the Congress Party for the 2017 Uttar Pradesh election. Sheila Dixits husband late Vinod Dixit worked as an officer in IAS. They have one son and one daughter. Their son Sandeep Dixit is a member of the Indian National Congress and was also a Member of Parliament in the 15th Lok Sabha. Their daughters name is Latika. Sheila Dixit has been awarded as the Best Chief Minister in 2008 by Journalist Association of India. She also received the Politician of the year award in 2009 from NDTV and Delhi Women of the Decade Achievers Award by Assocham in 2013.

He Hasn’t Come To Us Even Once: Sheila Dixit Blasts Arvind Kejriwal Over Claims Congress Turned Down Alliance
India.com News Desk | February 21, 2019 1:37 PM IST
New Delhi: Delhi Congress Chief Sheila Dixit in a sharp-worded rebuttal to Chief Minister Arvind Kej...
He Hasn’t Come To Us Even Once: Sheila Dixit Blasts Arvind Kejriwal Over Claims Congress Turned Down Allian
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NSUI slams ABVP as 'anti-women' ahead of DUSU polls
PTI Feeds | August 29, 2017 8:47 PM IST
New Delhi, Aug 29 (PTI) Ahead of DUSU elections, the Congress' students' body NSUI today hit out at ...
NSUI slams ABVP as 'anti-women' ahead of DUSU polls
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2017-08-29T09:47:30+00:00
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MCD Elections 2017: Ajay Maken breaks down on being informed about Arvinder Singh Lovely joining BJP; watch video
Sohit Mishra | April 18, 2017 8:41 PM IST
New Delhi, Apr 18: Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken on Tuesday, during an interview, broke down after...
MCD Elections 2017: Ajay Maken breaks down on being informed about Arvinder Singh Lovely joining BJP; watch v
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2017-04-18T09:41:16+00:00
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Delhi: Garbage pile up problem escalates as sanitation workers' strike enters fourth day
Chanchal Chauhan | January 9, 2017 9:53 AM IST
New Delhi, Jan 9: Garbage piled up on the roads in some part of East Delhi as the sanitation workers...
Delhi: Garbage pile up problem escalates as sanitation workers' strike enters fourth day
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UP Assembly Elections 2017: Ready to withdraw as CM candidate if Congress, Samajwadi Party form alliance, says Sheila Dikshit
Sohit Mishra | January 4, 2017 2:33 PM IST
Lucknow, Jan 3: Congress' chief ministerial candidate Sheila Dixit, in her interview with India Toda...
UP Assembly Elections 2017: Ready to withdraw as CM candidate if Congress, Samajwadi Party form alliance, say
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2017-01-04T03:33:41+00:00
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Congress-tweeted list of Sahara entries also has Sheila Dixit's name
Indo-Asian News Service | December 24, 2016 5:30 AM IST
New Delhi, December 23: Days after Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Naren...
Congress-tweeted list of Sahara entries also has Sheila Dixit's name
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2016-12-23T18:30:01+00:00
2016-12-23T18:30:01+00:00
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Power tariff to be cut by half if Congress forms government in Uttar Pradesh: Sheila Dixit
Press Trust of India | September 20, 2016 1:15 AM IST
Saharanpur, Sep 19: Congress' chief ministerial candidate in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly electio...
Power tariff to be cut by half if Congress forms government in Uttar Pradesh: Sheila Dixit
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2016-09-19T14:15:43+00:00
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ACB lodges FIR in water tanker scam against both Sheila Dixit and Arvind Kejriwal
Mohammed Uzair Shaikh | June 20, 2016 8:25 PM IST
New Delhi, June 20: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Delhi has lodged its first FIR in 'water tan...
ACB lodges FIR in water tanker scam against both Sheila Dixit and Arvind Kejriwal
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2016-06-20T09:25:27+00:00
2016-06-20T14:58:11+00:00
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Would former Delhi CM Sheila Dixit end up being Congress' Kiran Bedi in Uttar Pradesh?
India.com News Desk | June 17, 2016 11:12 PM IST
Lucknow, June 17: Hours after former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit's met Congress President Soni...
Would former Delhi CM Sheila Dixit end up being Congress' Kiran Bedi in Uttar Pradesh?
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2016-06-17T12:12:01+00:00
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Tanker scam: LG Najeeb Jung forwards AAP govt's complaint against Sheila Dixit to Anti Corruption Bureau
Mohammed Uzair Shaikh | June 16, 2016 7:57 PM IST
New Delhi, June 16: Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung has forwarded the complaints made by Aam Aadmi P...
Tanker scam: LG Najeeb Jung forwards AAP govt's complaint against Sheila Dixit to Anti Corruption Bureau
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2016-06-16T08:57:08+00:00
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Congress to appoint Sheila Dixit in charge of Punjab as Kamal Nath resigns
Mohammed Uzair Shaikh | June 16, 2016 12:50 PM IST
New Delhi, June 16: A day after Kamal Nath resigned as the party-in-charge of Punjab, Congress is li...
Congress to appoint Sheila Dixit in charge of Punjab as Kamal Nath resigns
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2016-06-16T01:50:56+00:00
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21 AAP MLAs: Congress, BJP unite against Arvind Kejriwal; call for disqualification of parliamentary secretaries
Aditya Sharma | June 15, 2016 6:39 PM IST
New Delhi, June 15: While the fate of 21 Aam Admi Party (AAP) MLA hangs in the balance, politicians ...
21 AAP MLAs: Congress, BJP unite against Arvind Kejriwal; call for disqualification of parliamentary secretar
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2016-06-15T07:39:44+00:00
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Government not run with ego: Sheila Dixit on Delhi's Shakur Basti episode
Press Trust of India | December 15, 2015 4:05 AM IST
New Delhi, Dec 14: In an apparent attack on AAP dispensation over the demolition of jhuggis in Shaku...
Government not run with ego: Sheila Dixit on Delhi's Shakur Basti episode
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2015-12-14T17:05:08+00:00
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Venkaiah Naidu: Railways should not have conducted demolition drive in winter
ANI | December 14, 2015 8:18 PM IST
New Delhi, Dec.14: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said that the Rai...
Venkaiah Naidu: Railways should not have conducted demolition drive in winter
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2015-12-14T09:18:35+00:00
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Dengue in Delhi: Congress holds AAP government and BJP civic bodies responsible
Press Trust of India | August 17, 2015 10:42 PM IST
New Delhi, Aug 17: The Congress today blamed AAP-led Delhi Government and BJP-headed civic bodies fo...
Dengue in Delhi: Congress holds AAP government and BJP civic bodies responsible
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2015-08-17T11:42:17+00:00
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Silicosis killed over 10,000 people in Delhi's Lal Kuan Village
Admin | September 9, 2012 9:04 PM IST
For Gulli Devi, 55, even breathing is a pain. Every time she does so, she groans as it is accompanie...
Silicosis killed over 10,000 people in Delhi's Lal Kuan Village
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2012-09-09T10:04:16+00:00
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Silicosis killed over 10,000 people in Delhi's Lal Kuan Village
Admin | September 9, 2012 9:04 PM IST
For Gulli Devi, 55, even breathing is a pain. Every time she does so, she groans as it is accompanie...
Silicosis killed over 10,000 people in Delhi's Lal Kuan Village
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2012-09-09T10:04:16+00:00
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DCD Officers urge Arvind Kejriwal to bring it under Home Department
Press Trust of India | February 19, 2015 11:50 PM IST
New Delhi, Feb 19 : Officers from Delhi Civil Defense (DCD) today urged Delhi chief minister Arvind ...
DCD Officers urge Arvind Kejriwal to bring it under Home Department
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2015-02-19T12:50:22+00:00
2015-02-19T12:50:22+00:00
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Politics of revenge will backfire: Congress to AAP
Press Trust of India | February 14, 2015 9:29 PM IST
New Delhi, Feb 14 : With the AAP making it clear that it will pursue allegations of corruption agai...
Politics of revenge will backfire: Congress to AAP
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2015-02-14T10:29:01+00:00
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AAP questions BJP’s move to regularise 895 colonies in Delhi
Press Trust of India | December 30, 2014 9:03 PM IST
New Delhi, Dec 30 : Aam Aadmi Party today questioned the BJP-led Union government's move to regulari...
AAP questions BJP’s move to regularise 895 colonies in Delhi
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2014-12-30T10:03:15+00:00
2014-12-30T10:03:15+00:00
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