Ashish Khetan

Ashish Khetan
Indian general election, 2014 nominee for
Member of Parliament
Election date
7 April to 12 May 2014
Opponent(s) Meenakshi Lekhi
Incumbent Ajay Maken
Personal details
Spouse(s) Christina Lydia Fernandes[1]
Profession Journalist, Politician
Committees vice-chairman - Delhi Development and Dialogue Commission[2]

Ashish Sureshchandra Khetan is an Indian journalist turned politician.

As a Tehelka journalist, he attracted nationwide attention for The Truth: Gujarat 2002. He later established his own investigative journalism portal called Gulail.[3]

In 2014, he joined the Aam Aadmi Party.[4] He fought the 2014 general elections from New Delhi but lost to Bharatiya Janata Party's Meenakshi Lekhi by a margin of 1,62,708 votes.[5] Khetan is Vice-Chairman of Delhi Development Commission[6]

He became the Vice Chairman of the Dialogue and Development after the AAP government came to power in Delhi. [7]. In April, 2018, he resigned from the DDC to practice law. [8] In August, 2018, he quit the Aam Aadmi Party citing lack of interest in electoral politics and the desire to pursue law full-time. [9]

References

  1. ↑ http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-03-20/news/48402312_1_1-34-cr-6-lakh-crore
  2. ↑ http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/aap-govt-rechristens-delhi-dialogue-commission-116040701116_1.html
  3. ↑ From stenography to journalism—Ashish Khetan
  4. ↑ I could've joined politics only through AAP: Ashish Khetan
  5. ↑ Lekhi writes a new chapter
  6. ↑ http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/aap-govt-rechristens-delhi-dialogue-commission-116040701116_1.html
  7. ↑ https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/aap-think-tank-vc-ashish-khetan-to-get-facilities-at-par-with-a-cabinet-minister/
  8. ↑ https://www.firstpost.com/politics/aaps-ashish-khetan-resigns-as-vice-chairman-of-delhi-dialogue-and-development-commission-wants-to-practice-law-4436153.html
  9. ↑ https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/senior-aap-leader-ashish-khetan-quits-party-5319375/


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