Arvinder Singh Lovely Age, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Politician
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 10" (178 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Politics
Political Party	• Indian National Congress (1998-2017) (2018-Present) • Bharatiya Janata Party (2017-2018)
Political Journey	• 1998: Contested his first election from the Gandhinagar constituency of Delhi and became the youngest member of the Delhi assembly • 2003: Appointed as the Minister of Education by the then Chief Minister of Delhi, Sheila Dikshit • Won from the Gandhinagar constituency of Delhi four times in a row in 1998, 2003, 2008, and 2013 • 2008-2013:Served as the Minister of Urban Development & Revenue and Minister of Transport in Sheila Dikshit government • 2013-2015: - Served as the President of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee • April 2017: He joined the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) • February 2018: Left BJP and rejoined the Congress • 2019:Contested the Lok Sabha elections from the East Delhi constituency but faced defeat • 2020: Lost Gandhinagar constituency in the Delhi Assembly election • 31 August 2023: Appointed as the new president of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee by the Congress party president Mallikarjun Khadge • 28 April 2024: Quit as President of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee, giving the reason that he was not able to freely discharge his duties as the Delhi Congress chief
Awards	• 2001-2002 Best MLA, Delhi (Awarded by Delhi Assembly) • Best MLA Award 2003 by Times of India and Hindustan Times (HT-CSDS Survey) • National Award for Excellence 2009 in Urban Transport from the Union Minister of Urban Development, S. Jaipal Reddy
Personal Life
Date of Birth	11 December 1968 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2024)	56 Years
Birthplace	Ludhiana, Punjab
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Gandhinagar, New Delhi
College/University	Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College (SGTB), University of Delhi
Educational Qualification	• Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science (1989-90) [1]Affidavit - Arvinder Singh Lovely • LLB (discontinued in 1990)
Caste	Sikh
Address	89, East Azad Nagar, Gali No. 7, Krishna Nagar Delhi, 110051 [2]Affidavit - Arvinder Singh Lovely
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Gurveen Kaur (design consultant)
Children	Son(s)- 2 • Parminder Singh • Navjot Singh
Parents	Father- S. Balwinder Singh Mother- Not Known
Favourites
Leader(s)	Rajiv Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, Sheila Dikshit
Poet	Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Maruti SX4 Zdi car
Money Factor
Assets/Properties	Movable Assets • Cash: Rs. 3,10,000 • Deposits in Banks: Rs. 5,93,956 • Insurance: Rs. 7,58,492 • Jewellery: Rs. 9,77,704 • Other Assets: Rs. 50,000 Immovable Assets • Commercial Building: Rs. 30,00,000 Note: The given estimates of movable and immovable assets are according to the year 2019. It excludes the assets owned by his wife and dependents (minor).[3]MyNeta
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 56,90,152 Note: The net worth was for the financial year 2019-2020. It excludes the net worth of his wife and dependents (minors).[4]MyNeta

Some Lesser Known Facts About Arvinder Singh Lovely

• He was born into a Sikh family from Punjab, that relocated to Delhi a few years after his birth.

• He pursued his graduation in Political Science at Delhi University, where he started taking an interest in politics. He was elected as a representative of the Students’ Union of College and was an active member of various social and academic organizations.

• In 1990, Lovely was pursuing a degree in law when he chose to drop his studies to follow his passion for politics.

• In an interview, he revealed that his family did not initially support his political ambitions and even arranged his marriage in hopes of stopping him from pursuing a career in politics.

• In 1990, he was chosen as the General Secretary of the Delhi Pradesh Youth Congress, and from 1992 to 1996, he held the same position with the National Student Union of India (NSUI).

• He rose to the position of Chairman at Bhimrao Ambedkar College in Delhi.

• Lovely was declared a Congress party candidate from the Gandhinagar constituency of Delhi. He won the election by a significant margin and, at the age of 30, became the youngest Member of Delhi’s Legislative Assembly.

• From 1998 to 2015, Lovely represented the Gandhinagar constituency and held several positions, including Minister of Education, Minister of Urban Development & Revenue, and Minister of Transport. ^[5]The Hindu

• During his tenure as an MLA, he undertook several developmental projects in East Delhi’s Gandhinagar area. Notably, he was responsible for the construction of the first metro station in the East Delhi area. Additionally, he built six community centres, five schools, two large water tanks, and four hospitals. He also ensured the installation of sewer pipes throughout Gandhinagar to improve the basic infrastructure of the area. ^[6]Amar Ujala

• He initiated the construction of four bridges in various colonies including Geeta Colony, Mayur Vihar, Nizammudin, and Wazirabad. He also played a key role in the construction of the Signature Bridge, having laid the foundation stone for its construction.
  

  Signature Bridge of Delhi

• He became the longest-serving education minister of Delhi and took several initiatives aimed at improving the education system in the Union Territory. He implemented the EWS (Economically Weaker Section) quota and the Laadli scheme to assist the underprivileged in accessing quality education.

• As a result of his efforts, the dropout rate in government schools reduced significantly, falling from 7.8% to 1.7%.

• In 2004, a survey conducted by Aaj Tak ranked the Education Ministry as the top-performing ministry under Arvinder’s leadership.

• Lovely implemented the regularization of nearly 1000 colonies across Delhi and introduced the Delhi Development of Urban Village Scheme, which benefited 135 urban villages and covered 45 lakh people.

• He took the initiative to develop the slums into flats and granted ownership rights to the slum dwellers.

• As Transport Minister, Lovely was responsible for replacing the Blue Line buses with Low Floor buses, which more than doubled the number of buses and significantly increased road safety in Delhi.

• He upgraded the entire Delhi bus fleet to CNG within six months and interlinked all transport authorities in the city.

• According to his affidavit submitted to the Election Commission of India, he owns 215 gm of Gold and Silver Utensils of 2615 gm.

• In 2008, a survey by The Times of India found that Lovely received the highest score (6.5 out of 10) for fulfilling his election promises, and approximately 77% of people voted for him in past elections.
  

  Times of India Survey 2008 about Arvinder Singh Lovely

• Given Lovely’s stronghold of politics in Delhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, the president of the Congress party, appointed him as the President of the party’s Delhi unit ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
  

  Press release of INC announcing Arvinder Singh Lovely as the new chief of the party in Delhi