Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : East Delhi
State : Delhi
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 15
Father's Name : Shri V. K. Dikshit
Mother's Name : Smt. Sheila Dikshit
Date of birth : 15 Aug 1964
Profession : Social Worker
Positions held :
2004 Elected to 14th Lok Sabha5 Aug. 2004 Member, Committee on Rural Development1 May 2008 Member, Committee on Public Accounts2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term)31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Rural Development23 Sep. 2009 Member, Rules Committee
More Information :
Books Published
Edited and contributed to Madhya Pradesh Human Development Report 1995,1998 and 2002; Rajasthan Human Development Report, 2001; Punjab Human Development Report, 2004
Social And Cultural Activities
Actively involved in theatre and folk dance of Gujarat
Special Interests
Rural livelihood, poverty, employment and natural resource management
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Sports, Indian folk dances and music, especially Hindustani classical
Sports and Clubs
Cricket, squash, badminton and running
Countries Visited
Austria, Combodia, France, Lebanon, South Africa and U.K.
Other Information
Worked on rural development and human development issues over the last 15 years in the States of Rajasthan,Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh; worked with various voluntary organisations in the field as well as for research and advocacy
