Sandeep Dikshit

Sandeep Dikshit
Sandeep Dikshit
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(s)	Mona Dikshit
Children	2
Mother	Sheila Dikshit
Residence	New Delhi
	As of 16 September, 2006; Source: [Loksabha profile, Parliament of India]

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]

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. His grandfather Uma Shankar Dikshit was a part of the freedom struggle for 30 years who was closely associated with Jawahar Lal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi.

He attended St. Joseph's Boys' High School, Bangalore and Modern School, New Delhi, and holds a master's degree in History from St. Stephen's College, Delhi. He received his Post-Graduate Diploma in Rural Management in 1989 at the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA).

Career

Sandeep Dikshit headed a social development group, SANKET, which pioneered the first sub-national Human Development Report in the world in 1996. Sandeep has worked on rural development and human development issues for the last 15 years in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Sandeep Dikshit represented the East Delhi Parliamentary constituency in the 15th Lok Sabha.

He is currently a faculty member at O. P. Jindal Global University, Sonepat.[4] He teaches human development and public policy in the Jindal School of Government and Public Policy.

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]

Political position

Date	Description
2004 – 9	Elected to 14th Lok Sabha Member, Committee on Rural Development Member, Committee on Public Accounts
2009 – 14	Elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term) Member, Committee on Rural Development Member, Rules Committee

Personal life

Sandeep Dikshit is married to Mona Dikshit.[3] They have a daughter.[3]

References

Sahgal, Priya (7 May 2009). "The Rahul offensive". India Today (December 3, 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.
https://jgu.edu.in/jsgp/faculty/professor-sandeep-dikshit/
"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.

Lok Sabha
Preceded by Lal Bihari Tiwari	Member of Parliament for East Delhi 2004 – 2014	Succeeded by Maheish Girri

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[1] Sahgal, Priya (7 May 2009). "The Rahul offensive". India Today (December 3, 2009 ed.). Retrieved 14 March 2013 – via Indiatoday.intoday.in.

[2] Datta, Saikat (1 June 2009). "Inner Courtyard". Outlookindia.com. Retrieved 14 March 2013.

[india.gov.in-3] "Shri Sandeep Dikshit". india.gov.in. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012.

[4] ttps://jgu.edu.in/jsgp/faculty/professor-sandeep-dikshit/

[5] "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.