Aman Arora Age, Caste, Wife, Family, Biography & More
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Wife: Shabina Arora
Hometown: Sunam, Punjab
Age: 49 Years
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Profession | Politician |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in feet & inches- 5’ 9” |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Black |
Politics | |
Political Party | • Indian National Congress (INC) (2007-2016) • Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) (2016-Present) |
Political Journey | • Contested and lost Sunam assembly seat in 2007 on a ticket from the Congress party • Contested and lost Sunam assembly seat in 2012 on a ticket from the Congress party • Joined AAP in 2016 • Elected as MLA from Sunam in 2017 • Appointed as the co-convener of AAP's Punjab unit in 2017 • Became the Co-President of the Punjab state unit of AAP • Appointed as the chairman of the party’s campaign committee for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections • Re-elected as MLA from Sunam in 2022 • Inducted as Cabinet Minister in Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann's government in 2022 |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 12 August 1974 (Monday) |
Age (as of 2023) | 49 Years |
Birthplace | Sunam, Sangrur, Punjab |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
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Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Sunam, Sangrur, Punjab |
School | General Gurnam Singh Public School, Sangrur |
College/University | Panjab University, Chandigarh |
Educational Qualification | Bachelor of Arts [1]Aman Arora – Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) |
Religion | Sikhism |
Address | House No. 131/b, Ward No. 2, Sunam, District Sangrur |
Controversy | Family Fued with Rajinder Deepa In March 2008, Arora and his brother-in-law Rajinder Deepa made headlines in a family dispute. Deepa alleged that Arora physically assaulted him, claiming that he and his wife, Sonia Arora (Aman Arora's sister), received a call while in Chandigarh, stating that Aman Arora and his associates had unlawfully taken control of his house. Upon reaching his residence, Deepa asserted that Arora and others attacked him with iron rods. Sonia testified in court against Aman, affirming her presence during the assault on Deepa. On the other hand, Arora's mother, Parmeshwari Devi, accused Deepa of forcefully entering her house and behaving improperly. She reported to the police that when her son Aman attempted to stop Deepa, Deepa and his associates assaulted him with rods, causing serious injuries. Subsequently, both Aman and Deepa were hospitalized under police protection. The ongoing rivalry took an unexpected turn when Deepa escaped from the hospital where he was admitted under police protection. [2]The Times of India As the police searched for Deepa, Youth Congress activists staged a protest, prompting the police to take action against the negligent officers. Five policemen were suspended for neglecting their duties. Aman and Deepa had been at odds since Aman's father, Congress minister Bhagwan Dass Arora, committed suicide in 2000. Following Bhagwan Dass' death, Parmeshwari Devi contested the Sunam by-election in 2000 but lost to Parminder Dhindsa. In 2002, Bhagwan Dass' daughter and Deepa's wife, Sonia Deepa Arora, contested the Sunam seat on a Congress ticket but was defeated by Parminder Dhindsa. At that time, Deepa accused Aman of opposing his sister. In 2007, when Aman ran for the assembly elections from Sunam on a Congress ticket, Deepa independently contested against him to ensure his defeat. Due to internal conflicts, the family lost the Sunam assembly constituency in three consecutive terms (2000, 2002, and 2007). In 2011, reports surfaced that after an 11-year-long family feud, Arora's family had reconciled, with Congress chief Amarinder Singh playing the role of a mediator. Both Arora and Deepa put aside their differences ahead of the 2012 assembly elections, with Congress warning the family to either reconcile or risk losing their ticket altogether. [3]The Times of India However, when Arora secured a Congress ticket in 2012 and Deepa failed to secure one, Deepa went back on the compromise. While Arora had withdrawn the 2008 case, Deepa pursued his private complaint filed in January 2009. In 2023, a local court in Sangrur sentenced Aman Arora to two years of rigorous imprisonment in the 2008 family dispute case filed by Deepa. The court also handed two years in jail to eight others, including Arora's 85-year-old mother, and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on the convicts. They were convicted under IPC Section 452 (house trespass) along with a Rs 5,000 fine and one year’s imprisonment under IPC Secs 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 148 (rioting, being armed with a deadly weapon or with anything which, used as a weapon of offence, is likely to cause death), and 149 (offence committed by any member of an unlawful assembly in prosecution of the common object of that assembly). Arora expressed his intention to challenge the verdict in a higher court, arguing that Deepa had unfairly implicated his mother in a case that had been settled through a compromise years ago. [4]The Indian Express |
Relationships & More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Family | |
Wife/Spouse | Shabina Arora (businesswoman) |
Children | Son- Bhuveer Arora |
Parents | Father- Bhagwan Das Arora (politician) (deceased) Mother- Parmeshwari Devi (politician) |
Siblings | Brother- Kamaldeep Arora alias Bobby (deceased) Sister(s)- Nina Malhotra, Sonia Deepa Arora (politician) |
Style Quotient | |
Car Collection | Toyota Innova |
Money Factor | |
Assets/Properties | Movable Assets • Cash: Rs 2,50,000 • Deposits in Banks: Rs 28,17,000 • Bonds, Debentures and Shares in Companies: Rs 2,15,68,000 • LIC or other insurance Policies: Rs 13,16,000 • Personal loans/advance given: Rs 12,53,41,000 • Motor Vehicles: Rs 4,00,000 • Other Assets: Rs 3,25,000 Immovable Assets • Agricultural Land: Rs 22,50,000 • Non-Agricultural Land: Rs 2,80,00,000 • Commercial Buildings: Rs 15,00,00,000 Note: The given estimates of movable and immovable assets are according to the financial year 2021-22. It does not include assets owned by his wife and dependents. [5]MyNeta |
Net Worth (as of 2022) | Rs 18,10,10,000 Note: It does not include the net worth of his wife and dependents. [6]MyNeta |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Aman Arora
- Aman Arora is an Indian politician and member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). He was elected as the MLA from Sunam in 2017 and 2022. Arora also serves as the co-president of the Punjab state unit of AAP. Before joining AAP in 2016, he was a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) and unsuccessfully contested the Sunam assembly seat in 2007 and 2012.
- Growing up, Arora watched his politician father, Bhagwan Das Arora, working for the betterment of the people of Sunam and Punjab which intrigued him to venture into politics. To enhance community services, Bhagwan Das Arora established a dental college and hospital in 1996 through a charitable trust, which drew proceeds from his family business.
- Bhagwan Das Arora was a member of the INC. He was twice elected as a MLA from Sunam, in 1992 and 1997. Tragically, on 3 July 2000, he reportedly took his own life by shooting himself in the head on the second floor of his ancestral house in Sunam. According to family members, Arora had happily gone to bed at night. However, when he didn’t wake up the next morning, a domestic servant tried to get his attention by knocking on the door repeatedly, but there was no response. Consequently, they broke open the door and discovered Bhagwan Das’ lifeless body. Meanwhile, insiders close to the family revealed that Arora had been suffering from severe depression due to significant disputes over the division of family assets and business. [7]The Tribune
- After Bhagwan Das Arora’s demise, his wife, Parmeshwari Devi, contested the Sunam seat in a September 2000 by-election, but she lost it.
- Aman Arora’s elder brother, Kamaldeep Arora alias Bobby, was accused of kidnapping a shopkeeper along with his gunmen Harpal Singh and Joginder Singh in March 1996. The gunmen were arrested and the case went to court. Kamaldeep Arora died in England in 2019. [8]Chandigarh Tribune
- Aman’s sister Sonia Arora is married to the politician Rajinder Deepa. Sonia contested the 2002 assembly election from Sunam on a Congress ticket, but she lost to Parminder Dhindsa.
- He joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in January 2016 after being influenced by Arvind Kejriwal’s politics for the welfare of the common man.
- On 10 May 2017, when MP from Sangrur Bhagwant Mann, was appointed as the Chief of the AAP’s Punjab unit, Aman Arora was appointed as the co-convener. He held this position until 17 March 2018. The party spokesperson said that while Mann, as the state convener, would oversee all party matters, Arora’s focus would be specifically on developing the party’s structure within the state.
- In 2018, Bhagwant Mann resigned from AAP in protest against party convenor Arvind Kejriwal’s apology to SAD minister Bikramjit Singh Majithia in a defamation case filed by Majithia against Kejriwal. Kejriwal had made allegations about Majithia’s involvement in the drug trade. During this time, the Leader of Opposition in Punjab Sukhpal Singh Khaira and Aman Arora also submitted their resignations from their positions. However, the party did not accept their resignations.
- In 2022, Arora was re-elected as the MLA from Sunam with an impressive margin of 75,277 votes, defeating the INC candidate Jaswinder Singh Dhiman. Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party gained a 79% majority in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election, securing 92 out of 117 seats. Bhagwant Mann was subsequently sworn in as the 17th Chief Minister of Punjab. In July 2022, Mann expanded his council of ministers by including five legislators in his cabinet, which included Aman Arora representing the Sunam constituency, Dr. Inderbir Singh Nijjar from Amritsar (south), Fauja Singh Sarari from the Guru Har Sahai seat, Chetan Singh Jauramajra from Samana, and Anmol Gagan Mann, MLA from Kharar. Arora assumed responsibility for the portfolios of Information & Public Relations, New and Renewable Energy Sources, and Housing and Urban Development.
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