Sandeep Dikshit
Sandeep Dikshit | |
|---|---|
 Dikshit in 2014 | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office May 2004 – May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Lal Bihari Tiwari |
| Succeeded by | Maheish Girri |
| Constituency | East Delhi, Delhi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 August 1964 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse |
Mona Dikshit (m. 1992) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent |
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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 in Lucknow to former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Vinod Dikshit,[3] an IAS officer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre,[4] he also has a sister named Latika Dikshit. Sandeep is also the grandson of former West Bengal Governor Uma Shankar Dikshit.
Sandeep holds a master's 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).[5]
Career
Before 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.[6][7] He also served as a faculty member at O. P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat.[8]
During his tenure as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha Dikshit has been part of parliamentary committees ranging from Public Accounts Committee, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj and House Rules Committee.[4] He was the Chief Whip of the Congress party between 2012-2014 and also served as a national spokesperson of the party in the past.[9]
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.[10]
In 2025 Sandeep Dikshit was appointed the National Chairperson of Rachnatmak Congress (formerly known as Congress Outreach Cell) a dedicated platform for egagement with civil society groups, academia, activists, issue based collectives and larger civil movements for reform and progressive broad tent politics.[11] He has raised concerns on the renaming and replacement of the MGREGA rural remployment guarantee scheme by the government.[12]
Personal life
References
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{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Datta, Saikat (1 June 2009). "Inner Courtyard". Outlookindia.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Shri Sandeep Dikshit". india.gov.in. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012.
- 1 2 Centre, National Informatics. "Digital Sansad". Digital Sansad. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ "Sandeep Dixit". India Today. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ↑ "Sandeep Dikshit - CSR Health Impact Awards". 29 November 2023. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ↑ Livemint (1 April 2024). "Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's ED custody extended till April 15 in excise case". mint. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ↑ "Professor Sandeep Dikshit |". jgu.edu.in. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020.
- ↑ "5 Facts About Sandeep Dikshit, Congress Candidate Against Arvind Kejriwal". www.ndtv.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ "Former Congress MP Sandeep Dikshit calls Army chief 'sadak ka goonda', apologises later". The Times of India. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "Indian National Congress". Indian National Congress. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ "Congress convenes national-level dialogue on MGNREGA, workers' rights". The Hindu. 21 January 2026. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 July 2026.