Sunita Kejriwal is a former Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer and the wife of Indian politician and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Wiki/Biography and Career
Sunita Kejriwal was born on Friday, February 11, 1966, in New Delhi (58 years old, born in 2024). Her star sign is Aquarius. She pursued her degree from the National Institute of Direct Taxes, Nagpur, Maharashtra, and obtained a Masters in Zoology. Sunita is an IRS officer of the 1999 batch. She was last appointed as Commissioner of Income Tax at the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi. On July 15, 2016, she opted for the Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS), completing her 22 years of service. According to a close aide of Sunita,
Amid the ongoing fight between the AAP government and the BJP-led Union government on multiple issues, Sunita feared that she would become a victim of the central government, hence her seeking VRS.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 3″
Eye color: Black
Hair color: Black
Family, Caste and Husband
Sunita Kejriwal belongs to the Baniya community. Not much is known about her parents. She has a brother named Surender Kumar Bansal (deceased).
Sunita Kejriwal’s mother voted at the age of 88
In November 1994, Sunita married Arvind Kejriwal.
Sunita Kejriwal and Arvind Kejriwal wedding photos
She has a son named Pulkit Kejriwal and a daughter named Harshita Kejriwal (born in 1996, associate consultant at Boston Consulting Group).
Sunita Kejriwal and her family
dispute
In May 2019, a Delhi court issued summons to officials of the Uttar Pradesh and Delhi state election commissions, seeking all records of documents related to Sunita Kejriwal, after BJP Delhi spokesperson Harish Khurana accused her of possessing two voter identity cards. Khurana filed a case against Sunita Kejriwal in the Tis Hazari court, claiming that she possessed two voter identity cards, the first from Sahibabad (Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh) and the other from Civil Lines (Chandni Chowk, Delhi).
Harish Khurana tweets on Sunita Kejriwal’s voter ID card
On the other hand, the Delhi court issued a summons to Sunita in the case on September 5, 2023. However, the Delhi High Court stayed the execution of the summons on November 6, 2023.
address
Block 87, BKDutt Colony, New Delhi
Assets and Properties
Activity
- Mutual Funds: Rs 15.31 lakh
- Jewellery: Gold- Rs. 1.24 lakh
Not removable
- Residential Building: Apartment worth INR 10 million in Gurgaon, Haryana (purchased in 2010)
Facts/Trivia
- Sunita enjoys listening to music, travelling and doing yoga.
- Sunita Kejriwal is very timid and introvert.
- Sunita and Arvind Kejriwal were students of the same batch and they attended a three-month foundation course at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration in Mussoorie.
Arvind Kejriwal and Sunita Kejriwal during their college years
- By the time Arvind and Sunita were transferred back to the National Institute of Direct Taxes in Nagpur after their initial training in Mussoorie, they had become friends and had started liking each other.
- According to Sunita, she admired Arvind’s simplicity, honesty towards his work and passion to bring about change in the country.
- In August 1994, Arvind proposed to Sunita, who happily agreed. After obtaining the consent of both families, the two got married in November 1994, before they graduated.
Sunita Kejriwal and Arvind Kejriwal
- In 1995, they moved to a small apartment in Delhi.
- In 2006, Arvind quit his job to become an “RTI activist” and “anti-corruption fighter”, and Sunita became the breadwinner of the family. However, Sunita supported her husband in pursuing his favorite career.
- Sunita came to public attention on December 29, 2013 when Arvind posted a picture on Twitter of him hugging Sunita, thanking her for her support.
Arvind Kejriwal’s tweets on winning
- Even after becoming the Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind still loves to spend quality time with his wife. He and his wife are often seen taking morning walks on the streets of Delhi.
Sunita and Arvind Kejriwal enjoy a morning walk
- Sunita is often seen campaigning for the Awami League Party (AAP). Ahead of the 2020 Delhi Assembly elections, Sunita and her children (Harshita and Pulkit) were seen going door to door campaigning for AAP.
Sunita Kejriwal rallies for AAP with her children
- In March 2024, Arvind Kejriwal was arrested in the Delhi liquor policy case and sent to the ED custody. While in custody, Kejriwal posted a message, which was read out by Sunita Kejriwal in public.
मुख्यमंत्री @ArvindKejriwal जी ने देशवरसियों के लिए jail से भेजरसंदेश:
मुख्यमंत्री जी की धर्मपत्नी @KejriwalSunita Related content:
मुझे गिरफ़्तर कर लियरगयर है। मैं लोहेकर ।
मेरे शरीर कर् संघर्ष के लिए हुआ है।
कुछदेशकेअंदरऔर… pic.twitter.com/flpap0kasa
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) March 23, 2024
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