Delhi Election: Facts About AAP's Arvind Kejriwal
By: EjazUlHaqBhat
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AAP's national convener Arvind Kejriwal will contest from the New Delhi constituency for the fourth time in the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections
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Arvind Kejriwal was born in Hisar, Haryana. He studied mechanical engineering at IIT Kharagpur. He joined the Indian Revenue Service in 1995, where he met his wife Sunita Agarwal
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In 1999, he founded Parivartan, an organisation addressing citizens' issues like public works, food rations, and electricity
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In 2006, Arvind Kejriwal won the Ramon Magsaysay Award for his work and resigned from the IRS
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He joined the 2011 India Against Corruption (IAC) movement, led by Anna Hazare, to push for the Jan Lokpal Bill
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He launched the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on November 26, 2012, positioning it as a new alternative
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In 2013, AAP contested the Delhi elections and surprised many by winning 28 of 70 seats, becoming the second-largest party
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In the 2015 elections, AAP achieved a historic victory, winning 67 of 70 seats. The party repeated its success in 2020, securing 62 seats
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A month before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) over alleged corruption
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The case involved a 2021 Delhi government policy that shifted liquor sales to private retailers
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The Supreme Court granted him bail on September 13 after which he resigned as Chief Minister. AAP leader Atishi was named as the new Chief Minister
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