Atishi Marlena Age, Husband, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Real Name	Atishi Singh
Profession	Politician
Politics
Political Party	Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
Political Journey	• Joined the Aam Admi Party (AAP) in 2013 • She was involved in the policy formulation of AAP when the party was being formed • She serves as a member of the AAP's Executive body- The Political Affairs Committee • Appointed as the spokesperson of the party in 2013 • Appointed as the Advisor to the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, on Education from July 2015 to April 2018 • Appointed as the Lok Sabha in-charge of the East Delhi Constituency for the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections • Contested the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections from the East-Delhi Constituency but lost • Contested the 2020 Delhi Assembly Elections from the Kalkaji seat and won over her BJP rival Dharambir Singh • On 9 March 2023, she was sworn in as a minister in the Delhi government. [1]Hindustan Times • On 29 June 2023, she was given additional charge of Finance and Revenue departments in the Delhi government. [2]The Indian Express • In September 2024, she became the 8th Chief Minister of Delhi
Personal Life
Date of Birth	8 June 1981 (Monday)
Age (as of 2024)	43 Years
Birthplace	New Delhi
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	New Delhi
School	Springdales School, New Delhi
College/University	• St. Stephen's College, New Delhi • Oxford University, England
Educational Qualification	• Graduation in History from the St. Stephen's College New Delhi in 2001 • Masters in History from the Oxford University, England in 2003
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Punjabi Rajput
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Address	K-67, Jangpura Extension, New Delhi
Hobbies	Reading Philosophy and Psychology Books
Controversies	• She was removed from the post of Advisor to the Deputy CM of Delhi on Education by the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi. AAP claimed that BJP removed her as they were trying to suppress women and did not want reforms to happen in the education field. BJP responded to this by saying that Atishi was removed as there was no official post of an Advisor to the Deputy CM of Delhi, and if the Delhi Government creates any such post in future, they will be happy to reinstate Atishi. • In May 2019, a pamphlet was distributed in the East-Delhi constituency, containing derogatory remarks about Atishi, Manish Sisodia and Arvind Kejriwal. AAP held a press conference and accused that these pamphlets were distributed by Atishi's opponent for the Lok Sabha Elections, Gautam Gambhir. Gambhir dismissed these allegations and challenged that if proven that he had distributed the pamphlets, he'll quit politics. • On 5 April 2024, the Election Commission issued a show-cause notice to her against her statement that the BJP approached her to join the party. The Elections Commission's move came after the BJP approached the commission, calling it a 'false statement.' [3]Business Standard On 28 May 2024, Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court summoned her to appear before the court on 29 June 2024. [4]Hindustan Times • In October 2024, Atishi was accused by the Lt Governor of New Delhi of illegally occupying Bungalow Number 6, where Arvind Kejriwal used to live when he served as the CM. According to sources, on 7 October 2024, Atishi moved into the residence with her luggage without any prior approval. On 9 October 2024, she was asked to vacate the house following which it was sealed by MCD. Lt Governor, in his official statement, said that the Bungalow was not the official residence of the CM of Delhi and could be allotted to anyone as per the requirement. He also claimed that Atishi moved in the house without following the formal process of application.
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Husband	Pravin Singh
Children	None
Parents	Father- Vijay Singh Mother- Tripta Singh
Siblings	None
Style Quotient
Assets/Properties (as in 2019)	Movable: INR 65.04 Lacs Cash: INR 50,000 Bank Deposits: INR 46.60 Lacs Immovable: None
Money Factor
Salary (as a minister in Delhi government)	Rs 1.7 lakh + other allowances (as of 2023) [5]The Indian Express
Net Worth (approx.)	INR 1.2 Crores (as in 2019)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Atishi Marlena

• She was the topper of Delhi University in 2001.

• After her education in Oxford, she was awarded the Rhodes Scholarship^[6]Wikipedia. She later joined the Magdalen College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar in 2005.

• Since her childhood, she has been interested in social work. She participates in a lot of social campaigns and initiatives.

• In 2006 she taught at the Rishi Valley School, Andhra Pradesh. She used to teach English and History.

• In 2006, she moved to Bhopal. There, she got herself involved in organic farming and providing progressive education systems. She had worked with a lot of NGO’s. It was during this period when she met several AAP members including Prashant Bhushan, Manish Sisodia and many more.

• She always had an interest in public policy. She was interested in Anna Hazare’s 2011 Indian Anti-corruption movement. She observed the whole movement as an outsider and later stated that single-issue campaigns were always ineffective.

• She was an advisor to the Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia in the field of education. It helped her gain popularity and she also became an important member of AAP.
  

  Atishi Marlena Giving A Speech In School

• AAP announced Atishi’s name as their candidate for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from the East-Delhi Constituency.
  

  Atishi Marlena In Her First Rally As Lok Sabha Candidate

• While campaigning, she was often accompanied by Manish Sisodia and Swara Bhaskar.
  

  Atishi Marlena With Swara Bhaskar

• In May 2019, she accused Gautam Gambhir of distributing pamphlets that contained abuses and derogatory remarks about her. In a press conference, as she read out the statements written about her in the pamphlet, she broke down and started crying. Manish Sisodia, who was present with her in the press conference, read the rest of the pamphlet which also named him and Arvind Kejriwal.

• In response to her accusations, Gautam Gambhir sent defamation notices to Atishi, Manish Sisodia and Arvind Kejriwal. He also challenged them to prove that it was Gambhir who had distributed those pamphlets; and if proven guilty, he would quit politics.

My Challenge no.2 @ArvindKejriwal @AtishiAAP
I declare that if its proven that I did it, I will withdraw my candidature right now. If not, will u quit politics?

— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) May 9, 2019

• On 17 September 2024, after Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stepped down from his post, Atishi was announced as the new Chief Minister by the Aam Aadmi Party.

• After taking over the office of the Chief Minister, Atishi announced that she would sit next to Kejriwal’s CM chair and not occupy the seat on which he used to sit in the CMO.
  

  Atishi sitting next to Arvind Kejriwal’s seat