| Names |
SHEILA
Kapoor DIKSHIT |
| Date of
Birth |
March 31, 1938 |
| Identity |
Indian politician |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- March 11, 2014: She took
over as the Governor of Kerala on this day.
- August 25, 2014: She
resigned as the Governor of Kerala on this day.
- December 03, 1998: She took
over as the Chief Minister of Delhi on this day.
- December 28, 2013: She
retired as the Chief Minister of Delhi on this day.
- November 2009: She came
under criticism for granting parole to convicted murderer
Manu Sharma after media reports of him visiting night clubs
in Delhi emerged. Sharma was jailed for murdering Jessica
Lal and is serving a life sentence.
- August 2013: The ombudsman
court ordered an FIR to be filed against her and others for
allegedly misusing government funds for an advertising
campaign ahead of the 2008 assembly elections. But no
charges were ever brought.
|
| General |
- She led the Congress to three consecutive electoral
victories in Delhi.
- Dikshit was accused of corruption regarding the 2010
Commonwealth Games. The Comptroller and Auditor General
(CAG) report allegedly blamed her for irregularities in
imported equipment for street lighting in the city during
the games.
- In December 2013 elections to the Delhi Legislative
Assembly, Dikshit was defeated in New Delhi constituency by
Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal, who replaced her as
Delhi's chief minister.
- She has been declared Chief Ministerial candidate for
Indian National Congress in upcoming Uttar Pradesh
Legislative Assembly election, 2017.
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