Sheila Dikshit Politician
Sheila Dikshit (née Kapoor; Hindi: शीला दीक्षित; occasionally anglicised Dixit; born 31 March 1938) is an Indian politician who was Chief Minister of Delhi from 1998 to 2013. She is a member of the Indian National Congress. Dikshit led the Congress to three consecutive electoral victories in Delhi. In December 2013 elections to the Delhi Legislative Assembly, Dikshit was defeated in New Delhi constituency by Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal, who briefly replaced her as Delhi's chief minister. Subsequently she was sworn in as Governor of Kerala on 11 March 2014. However, she resigned on 25 August 2014.
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| Alias (AKA) | Dikshit Shiela (alternate spelling); Dikshit Sheila (alternate spelling) |
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| Birth date | March 31, 1938 |
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| office | Member of Legislative Assembly Member of Parliament Governor of Kerala (Gole Market (1998–2008) 6th Chief Minister of Delhi Kannauj Member of Indian delegation New Delhi United Nations Commission on the Status of Women |
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