Manish Sisodia Age, Caste, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More
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Caste: Kshatriya (Rajput)
Age: 48 Years
Wife: Seema Sisodia
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Profession(s) | • Former Journalist at Zee News and All India Radio • Politician (Since 2012) |
Political Party | Aam Aadmi Party (2012-present)![]() |
Political Journey | 2012: He became a member of the Political Affairs Committee of Aam Aadmi Party. 2013: He was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Delhi Assembly election from Patparganj constituency of East Delhi. 2015: He got re-elected in Delhi Assembly election from Patparganj constituency and became the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi. 2020: He contested the Delhi Assembly Elections from the Patparganj constituency and won by about 3000 votes. He was in a close contest with his nearest rival, the BJP's Ravinder Singh Negi. |
Designations Held | • Member, Political Affairs Committee and National Executive • MLA, Patparganj, Delhi • Deputy Chief Minister, Delhi • Delhi Cabinet Minister- Tourism, Education, Finance, Planning, Land & Building, Vigilance, Services, Women & Child Development and Art, Culture and Languages |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in feet inches- 5’ 8” |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Grey (Semi-Bald) |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 5 January 1972 |
Age (as in 2020) | 48 Years |
Birthplace | Pilkhuwa, Hapur district Uttar Pradesh |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Pilkhuwa, Hapur district Uttar Pradesh |
College | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, New Delhi |
Educational Qualification | Diploma in Journalism |
Family | Father- Dharampal Sisodia (Teacher) Mother- Name Not Known Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known |
Religion | Hinduism |
Caste | Kshatriya (Rajput) |
Hobbies | Reading, Playing Chess & Travelling |
Controversies | • In 2016, CBI registered a preliminary enquiry (PE) against him, as CBI had alleged him for violating rules and regulation during a media campaign ‘Talk to AK,' which was a talk show similar to Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat.' • In 2016, again he got trapped in a controversy, in which the President of Ghazipur Vegetable Association, Surendra Goswami filed a written complaint against him for threatening few vegetable vendors in Delhi. • In 2015, a former Resident Editor, A J Philip, of Hindustan times claimed that the PG degree of Sisodia was of a time when he used to teach at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, and he had no information of him, being a student at the college. |
Favourite Things | |
Food | South Indian Cuisines & Punjabi Cuisines |
Actor(s) | Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Dilip Kumar |
Singer(s) | Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar |
Girls, Affairs and More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Wife/Spouse | Seema Sisodia![]() |
Children | Son- Meer Sisodia![]() Daughter- None |
Style Quotient |
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Car Collection | Maruti Suzuki Alto 800 |
Money Factor |
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Salary (as an MLA of Delhi Assembly) | ₹2.1 Lacs/month |
Net Worth (approx.) | ₹41 Lacs (as per 2014-15 affidavit) |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Manish Sisodia
- Does Manish Sisodia drink alcohol?: Yes
- Manish Sisodia originally belongs to the Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh but completed his higher education from New Delhi.
- Before deciding to get into politics, he and Arvind Kejriwal knew each other for 12 years.
- He was also a founder member of an organisation, India Against Corruption, and took active participation in making Anna Hazare’s Janlokpal Aandolan, a successful and gigantic movement of the year 2011.
- After completing his diploma in Journalism, he worked as a journalist in ZEE News and All India Radio for a long duration.
- He had also established a Non-Governmental Organisations, ‘Kabir’ in Delhi to spread awareness among people regarding the right to information Act.
- He is one of the founder members of the Aam Aadmi Party. He, along with Arvind Kejriwal, had also established the Public Cause Research Foundation in the year 2006.
- In 2016, he confronted the limelight, when he, and the famous writer Chetan Bhagat, had an argument on twitter related to Sisodia’s visit to Finland.
- In the year 2015, he got re-elected in Delhi Legislative elections and appointed as the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi.
- Here is the video of Manish Sisodia, who was invited to an India Today show, Third Degree.
- He also went to the IIM Ahmedabad and discussed the topic of Indian Education with the students.
- Here is the video describing the life of Manish Sisodia.