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'''Arvind Kejriwal''' (Hindi: [[Help:IPA/Hindi and Urdu|[əɾʋin̪d̪ ked͡ʒɾiːʋaːl]]]; born 16 August 1968) is an Indian politician, activist and former bureaucrat, who is serving as the 7th and current [[Chief Minister of Delhi]] since 2015 and from 2013 to 2014. He is also the national [[convener]] of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] since 2012. He represents [[New Delhi Assembly constituency|New Delhi constituency]] in the [[Delhi Legislative Assembly]] since 2015 and from 2013 to 2014.

In 2006, Kejriwal was awarded the [[Ramon Magsaysay Award]] for his involvement in the ''[[Parivartan]]'' movement using [[Right to Information Act, 2005|right to information]] legislation in a campaign against government corruption. The same year, after resigning from Government service, he founded the [[Public Cause Research Foundation]] to campaign for transparant governance. Before entering politics, Kejriwal had worked in the [[Indian Revenue Service]]. Kejriwal is a mechanical engineer from [[Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur|Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur]].

In 2012, he launched the [[Aam Aadmi Party]]. In 2013, he assumed office as the Chief Minister of Delhi and resigned 49 days later over inability to mobilise support for his proposed anti-corruption legislation. In 2015 [[2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Delhi Legislative assembly]] elections, [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]] registered an unprecedented majority. In subsequent [[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2020 elections]], AAP re-emerged victorious and retained the power in Delhi, following which, Kejriwal was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Delhi for the third time in row. Outside Delhi, his party registered another major victory in [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]]. In India, Kejriwal is the most popular Chief Minister on Twitter<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 March 2019|title=Arvind Kejriwal most popular CM on Twitter|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/arvind-kejriwal-most-popular-cm-on-twitter-yogi-adityanath-third/articleshow/68516091.cms|access-date=28 November 2021|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> and dubbed by media as [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]]'s biggest challenger.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How Kejriwal has positioned himself as Modi's main challenger |url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/2022/08/27/how-kejriwal-has-positioned-himself-as-modis-main-challenger.html |access-date=12 October 2022 |website=The Week |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=With 'Make India No 1' mission, Kejriwal pitches himself as Modi challenger; pushes 'panch kaam' against 'panch pran' |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-with-make-india-no-1-mission-kejriwal-pitches-himself-as-modi-challenger-pushes-panch-kaam-against-panch-pran-2977367 |access-date=12 October 2022 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref>

Kejriwal was born in an [[Agrawal]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/TYwWWYXGX3L72a1psxhe3N/A-history-of-the-Agarwals.html|title=A history of the Agarwals|first=Aakar|last=Patel|date=6 February 2015|website=Mint|access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref> family of [[Baniya]]s in [[Siwani]] in the [[Bhiwani district]] of [[Haryana]], India on 16 August 1968, the first of the three children of Gobind Ram Kejriwal and Gita Devi. His father was an electrical engineer who graduated from the [[Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra]]. Kejriwal spent most of his childhood in north Indian towns such as [[Sonipat]], [[Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh|Ghaziabad]] and [[Hisar (city)|Hisar]]. He was educated at [[Campus School CCS HAU, Hisar|Campus School]] in Hisar<ref name="rmaf">{{cite web|title=Ramon Magsaysay Award to Activist Arvind Kejriwal|url=http://rmaward.asia/rmtli/arvind-kejriwal-a-peoples-leader/|publisher=Ramon Magsaysay Foundation|access-date=24 August 2018|archive-date=6 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180506173619/http://rmaward.asia/rmtli/arvind-kejriwal-a-peoples-leader/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and at Holy Child School at [[Sonipat]].<ref name=caravan>{{cite news|last=Jeelani|first=Mehboob|title=The Insurgent|url=http://www.caravanmagazine.in/reportage/insurgent|access-date=10 April 2014|newspaper=The Caravan|date=1 September 2011}}</ref> In 1985, he took the [[IIT JEE|IIT-JEE]] exam and scored All India Rank (AIR) of 563.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/557005/kejriwal-got-563-rank-jee.html|title=Kejriwal got 563 rank in JEE, says institute|website=Deccan Herald|access-date=26 December 2016|date=10 July 2016}}</ref> He graduated from [[Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur]], majoring in mechanical engineering.

In 2012, he launched the Aam Aadmi Party, which won in the 2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election. Till date Arvind Kejriwal act as a national convenor of AAP.  

In December 1999, while still in service with the Income Tax Department, Kejriwal, [[Manish Sisodia]] and others found a movement named [[Parivartan]] (which means "change"), in the Sundar Nagar area of Delhi. A month later, in January 2000, Kejriwal took a sabbatical from work to focus on Parivartan.<ref name="Meera2010">{{cite book |author=Meera Johri |title=Greatness of Spirit: Profiles of Indian Magsaysay Award Winners |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j1iegDJAYakC&pg=PA199 |year=2010 |publisher=Rajpal & Sons |isbn=978-81-7028-858-9 |pages=199–}}</ref><ref name="infochange_2003">{{cite news |url=http://infochangeindia.org/right-to-information/stories-of-change/parivartan-fights-for-peoples-right-to-information.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150131071520/http://infochangeindia.org/right-to-information/stories-of-change/parivartan-fights-for-peoples-right-to-information.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=31 January 2015 |title=Parivartan fights for people's right to information |year=2003 |publisher=InfoChange }}</ref>

In 2001, the Delhi government enacted a state-level Right To Information (RTI) Act, which allowed the citizens to access government records for a small fee. Parivartan used RTI to help people get their work done in government departments without paying a bribe. In 2002, the group obtained official reports on 68 public works projects in the area, and performed a community-led audit to expose misappropriations worth {{INR}} 7 million in 64 of the projects.<ref name="infochange_2003"/> On 14 December 2002, Parivartan organized a ''Jan sunvai'' (public hearing), in which the citizens held public officials and leaders accountable for the lack of development in their locality.<ref name="WB_2003">{{cite web |url=http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTEMPOWERMENT/Resources/Montevideo.pdf |title=Parivartan: Countering corruption in Delhi |year=2003 |publisher=World Bank }}</ref>

In 2003 (and again in 2008<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/one-family-many-ration-cards-and-a-major-scam/article1292093.ece |title=One family, many ration cards and a major scam |date=8 July 2008 |work=The Hindu}}</ref>), Parivartan exposed a PDS scam, in which [[ration shop]] dealers were siphoning off subsidized foodgrains in collusion with civic officials. In 2004, Parivartan used RTI applications to access communication between government agencies and the [[World Bank]], regarding a project for [[privatization of water]] supply. Kejriwal and other activists questioned the huge expenditure on the project and argued that it would hike water tariffs ten-fold, thus effectively cutting off the water supply to the city's poor. The project was stalled as a result of Parivartan's activism. Another campaign by Parivartan led to a court order that required private schools, which had received public land at discounted prices, to admit more than 700 poor kids without a fee.<ref name="BT_2008_cleanup"/><ref name="Outlook_2006_change"/>

Along with other social activists like [[Anna Hazare]], [[Aruna Roy]] and [[National Campaign for People's Right to Information|Shekhar Singh]], Kejriwal came to be recognized as an important contributor to the campaign for a national-level [[Right to Information Act]] (enacted in 2005).<ref name="BT_2008_cleanup"/> He resigned from his job in February 2006, and later that year, he was given the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership, for his involvement with Parivartan.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|title=Arvind Kejriwal selected for Magsaysay Award - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/arvind-kejriwal-selected-for-magsaysay-award/articleshow/1832474.cms|url-status=live|access-date=9 September 2021|website=The Times of India|date=31 July 2006|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227055150/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com:80/world/rest-of-world/arvind-kejriwal-selected-for-magsaysay-award/articleshow/1832474.cms |archive-date=27 February 2014 }}</ref> The award recognized him for activating the RTI movement at the grassroots and empowering New Delhi's poor citizens to fight corruption.<ref name="Outlook_2006_change" />

In 2011, Kejriwal joined several other activists, including [[Anna Hazare]] and [[Kiran Bedi]], to form the [[India Against Corruption]] (IAC) group. The IAC demanded enactment of the [[Jan Lokpal Bill]], which would result in a strong ombudsman. The campaign evolved into the [[2011 Indian anti-corruption movement]]. In response to the campaign, the government's advisory body - the [[National Advisory Council]] - drafted a Lokpal Bill. However, the NAC's Bill was criticized by Kejriwal and other activists on the grounds that it did not have enough powers to take action against the prime minister, other corrupt officeholders, and the judiciary. The activists also criticized the procedure for the selection of Lokpal, the transparency clauses and the proposal to disallow the Lokpal from taking cognizance of public grievances.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article/The-People-Legislate/271401 |title=The People Legislate |journal=Outlook |date=25 April 2011 |author=Saikat Datta }}</ref>

Besides the government, the [[India Against Corruption|Jan Lokpal movement]] was also criticized by some citizens as 'undemocratic' on the grounds that the ombudsman had powers over elected representatives. [[Arundhati Roy]] claimed that the movement was not a people's movement; instead, it was funded by foreigners to influence policymaking in India. She pointed out that the Ford Foundation had funded the Emergent Leadership category of the Ramon Magsaysay Award, and also donated $397,000 to Kejriwal's NGO Kabir.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jan-lokpal-bill-regressive-arundhati-roy/article2412518.ece |title=Jan Lokpal Bill regressive: Arundhati Roy |newspaper=The Hindu |date=30 August 2011 }}</ref> Both Kejriwal and Ford Foundation termed the allegations as baseless, stating that the donations were made to support the RTI campaigns. Besides, several other Indian organizations had also received grants from the Ford Foundation.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/claims-that-hazare-s-movement-is-us-funded-baseless-arvind-111083100109_1.html |title=Claims that Hazare's movement is US-funded baseless: Arvind |newspaper=Business Standard |author=Sreelatha Menon |date=31 August 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article/Flowing-The-Way-Of-Their-Money/278264 |title=Flowing The Way Of Their Money |journal=Outlook |date=19 September 2011 |author=Lola Nayar }}</ref> Kejriwal also denied the allegations that the movement was a plot against the ruling Congress by the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|RSS]], or that it was an upper-caste conspiracy against the [[Dalit]]s.<ref name="Outlook_2011_clue"/>

In 2015 during the second term of the AAP government in Delhi the Jan Lokpal Bill was passed by the assembly awaiting presidents approval<ref name="indianexpress.com">{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-assembly-passes-jan-lokpal-bill-kejriwal-calls-it-a-historic-moment/|title=Delhi Assembly passes Jan Lokpal Bill, Kejriwal calls it a 'historic moment'|date=5 December 2015|work=The Indian Express}}</ref>

==Chief Minister of Delhi==  

 

Kejriwal led Aam Aadmi Party won 67 of the 70 constituencies in the 2015 Delhi Assembly elections, leaving the BJP with three seats and the INC with none.<ref>{{cite web|title=Partywise results, NCT of Dehli - Election Commission of India|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm|access-date=10 February 2015|archive-date=15 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215065208/http://eciresults.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> In those elections, he was again elected from the New Delhi constituency, defeating [[Nupur Sharma (politician)|Nupur Sharma]] by 31,583 votes.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Dehli results - Election Commission of India|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseU0540.htm?ac=40|access-date=10 February 2015}}</ref> He took oath on 14 February 2015 as Delhi's chief minister for a second time at [[Ramlila Maidan]].<ref>{{cite news |date=14 February 2015 |title=It's AAP ki Dilli: Arvind Kejriwal takes oath as Delhi chief minister at packed Ramlila Maidan |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/newdelhi/live-it-s-aap-ki-dilli-arvind-kejriwal-takes-oath-as-delhi-chief-minister-at-ramlila-maidan/article1-1316659.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214094653/http://www.hindustantimes.com/newdelhi/live-it-s-aap-ki-dilli-arvind-kejriwal-takes-oath-as-delhi-chief-minister-at-ramlila-maidan/article1-1316659.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 February 2015 |publisher=Hindustan Times |access-date=14 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Arvind Kejriwal takes oath as Delhi CM|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=14 February 2015 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Kejriwal-takes-oath-as-Delhi-CM/liveblog/46240399.cms|access-date=14 February 2015}}</ref> Since then his party has passed the Jan Lokpal Bill though with some differences.<ref name="indianexpress.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/janlokpal-the-difference-between-2014-and-2015-bill/|title=The difference between 2014 and 2015 Janlokpal Bills, and AAP's counters|date=1 December 2015|work=The Indian Express}}</ref>

[[Mohalla Clinics]] that are [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centres]] in Delhi was first set up by the Aam Aadmi Party government in 2015, and as of 2018, 187<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/aap-completes-3-years-in-delhi-a-look-at-kejriwal-govt-s-achievements-failures/story-bDy16KdOYHbg17lkyGwOqK.html|title=AAP completes 3 years in Delhi: A look at Kejriwal govt's achievements, failures|date=14 February 2018|work=hindustantimes.com|last=Goswami|first=Sweta|access-date=12 May 2018|language=en}}</ref> such clinics have been set up across the state and served more than 2 million residents.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/unbelievable-to-reality-cm-arvind-kejriwal-opens-citys-first-mohalla-clinic/|title='Unbelievable' to reality: CM Arvind Kejriwal opens city's first 'mohalla clinic'|date=20 July 2015|work=The Indian Express|last=Chatterjee|first=Pritha|access-date=11 May 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> The Government has kept a target of setting up 1000 such clinics in the city before 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly Elections. Mohalla Clinics offer a basic package of essential [[Health care|health services]] including medicines, diagnostics, and consultation free of cost.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Sharma|first=Dinesh C|date=10 December 2016|title=Delhi looks to expand community clinic initiative|url=http://thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(16)32513-2/fulltext|journal=The Lancet|language=en|volume=388|issue=10062|pages=2855|doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(16)32513-2|pmid=27979396|s2cid=5464357|issn=0140-6736}}</ref> These clinics serve as the first point of contact for the population, offer timely services, and reduce the load of referrals to secondary and [[Tertiary referral hospital|tertiary health facilities]] in the state.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/2eLDiYGimiqEViOCR5d4FN/Mohalla-clinic-AAP-offers-affordable-healthcare-model-at-do.html|title=Mohalla clinic: AAP offers affordable healthcare model at doorstep|last=Khanna|first=Pretika|date=30 August 2016|work=livemint.com/|access-date=11 May 2017}}</ref> Beginning in October 2019, New Delhi began rolling out free bus transit for women on the [[Delhi Transport Corporation]], with women travelling for free when using pink tickets carrying a message from Kejriwal.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.voanews.com/south-central-asia/delhi-hands-out-pink-tickets-rolls-out-free-bus-travel-women |publisher=[[Voice of America]] |title=Delhi Hands Out Pink Tickets, Rolls Out Free Bus Travel for Women |author=Agence France-Presse |date=29 October 2019|author-link=Agence France-Presse }}</ref> He has been criticised for his controversial remarks over [[Biharis]] and "outsiders".<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|date=19 October 2019|title=Complaint lodged against Kejriwal in Bihar court|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/complaint-lodged-against-delhi-cm-arvind-kejriwal-in-bihar-court/article29744247.ece|access-date=25 June 2020|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Hatred towards Purvanchalis not justified: Manoj Tiwari slams Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/hatred-towards-purvanchalis-not-justified-manoj-tiwari-slams-delhi-cm-arvind-kejriwal-1604798-2019-09-30|access-date=25 June 2020|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=27 February 2020|title=Arvind Kejriwal blames 'outsiders', 'politics of hate' for violence; visits riot-hit localities|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/arvind-kejriwal-blames-outsiders-politics-of-hate-for-violence-visits-riot-hit-localities/story-OF0jcl3LiMlM438LMHihDN.html|access-date=25 June 2020|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

AAP won 62 seats out of 70 in the [[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election]]. He took oath on 16 February 2020 as Delhi's chief minister for a third time at Ramlila Maidan.<ref name="Oath 2020">{{cite news |title=Arvind Kejriwal sworn in as Delhi chief minister at Ramlila Maidan |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/arvind-kejriwal-sworn-in-as-delhi-chief-minister-at-ramlila-maidan/cid/1745742 |date= 16 February 2020 |access-date=28 May 2022 |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]]}}</ref>  

AAP MLA [[Saurabh Bhardwaj]] filed a petition in the [[Delhi High Court]] (HC) seeking the constitution of a [[Special Investigation Team]] (SIT) for investigation in the incident. He petitioned that the attack and vandalization appeared to have been carried out with the "tacit complicity" of Delhi police.<ref name="Delhi High Court Hindu 1 April 2022">{{cite news |last1=Bureau |first1=The Hindu |title=Delhi High Court seeks status report on attack outside CM Kejriwal's residence |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/delhi-high-court-seeks-status-report-on-attack-outside-cm-kejriwals-residence/article65280832.ece |access-date=2 April 2022 |work=The Hindu |date=1 April 2022 |language=en-IN}}</ref> The petition said, "On March 30, 2022, several BJP goons, in the garb of a protest, launched an attack on the official residence of the Delhi CM", "Videos and photographs show that these goons casually walked through the security cordon [maintained by Delhi police], kicked and broke the boom barrier, broke the CCTVs cameras with 'lathis', threw paint on the gate of the residence and almost climbed over the gate, while Delhi police personnel simply looked on, doing little to stop the protesters."<ref name="Delhi High Court Hindu 1 April 2022" />

On 22 August 2017, the Delhi HC had directed the Delhi Police to ensure that no unnecessary protest occurs on the road in front of the Delhi CM's house, as it is a residential area. The petition noted that the inaction of Delhi Police in this incident, was a violation of the 2017 order. The petiton noted, "It thus appears that Delhi Police was hand in glove with the goons as the goons are members of the ruling party in the Central Government, which has absolute control over the Delhi Police through the Ministry of Home Affairs. It is pertinent to note, that in the past as well, on December 10, 2020, there was an attack on the residence of the Deputy Chief Minister by BJP Goons, where also, the Delhi Police did not take any steps to stop the attackers and thereafter failed to take any concrete criminal action against the attackers."<ref name="NDTV HC 31 March 2022">{{cite news |title=AAP Moves High Court, Demands Probe Over Attack At Arvind Kejriwal's Home |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/aap-moves-delhi-hc-against-attack-vandalisation-at-kejriwals-residence-seeks-constitution-of-sit-2853950 |access-date=2 April 2022 |work=NDTV.com |date=31 March 2022}}</ref>

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Kejriwal discussed his views on [[corruption]] and the state of the Indian [[democracy]] in his book [[Swaraj (book)|''Swaraj'']]. He advocates for a [[decentralisation]] of government and the involvement of the [[Local self-government in India|panchayat]] in local decisions and budgets. He claims that foreign [[multinational corporation]]s have too much power in the decision making process of the central government and that the politicians at the centre are not being held accountable for their actions and inaction after their election.<ref name="Swaraj" />

The couple have a daughter and a son. Arvind Kejriwal follows [[Hinduism]].<ref>{{cite news |title=I'm a devout Hindu, not what BJP is portraying: Kejriwal |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/i-m-a-devout-hindu-not-what-bjp-is-portraying-kejriwal/story-egWUR9yTWCYTREzAWAmqoM.html |access-date=16 November 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=3 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Kejriwal is a vegetarian and has been practising the [[Vipassanā]] meditation technique for many years.<ref name="rmaf" /> He is [[diabetic]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/All-you-want-to-know-about-Arvind-Kejriwal/articleshow/27835465.cms|title=All you want to know about Arvind Kejriwal - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=28 July 2017}}</ref> In 2016, Kejriwal underwent a surgery for his persistent cough problem.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arvind Kejriwal undergoes surgery for cough problem |url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/XEVGAtAhPntnv5zK762ACK/Arvind-Kejriwal-undergoes-surgery-for-cough-problem.html |access-date=18 December 2019 |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]|date=14 September 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

Kejriwal is an [[Ambedkarite]] and calls himself a 'devotee' of [[B. R. Ambedkar]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 February 2022 |title='An inspiring lesson': Kejriwal opens play on Ambedkar's life |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/an-inspiring-lesson-kejriwal-opens-play-on-ambedkar-s-life-101645838181047.html |access-date=28 February 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=25 January 2022 |title=Delhi govt offices to have photos of only Ambedkar, Bhagat Singh, no other leader: Arvind Kejriwal |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/delhi-govt-offices-to-have-photos-of-only-ambedkar-bhagat-singh-no-other-leader-arvind-kejriwal/articleshow/89116180.cms |access-date=28 February 2022}}</ref>

==Books==

*{{cite book |title=Swaraj |year=2012 |publisher=HarperCollins India |isbn=978-93-5029-937-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qk6YyKRRIk0C}} (co-author)

==Biographies==

*{{cite book |title=Arvind Kejriwal & the Aam Aadmi Party: An Inside Look |year=2016 |publisher=Bloomsbury India |isbn= 978-93-85936-98-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bGUdDAAAQBAJ}} by [[Pran Kurup]]<ref>{{cite news|title=When a 'Gabbar Singh' in Kharagpur came to head AAP (Book Review)|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/when-a-gabbar-singh-in-kharagpur-came-to-head-aap-book-review-116051800138_1.html|newspaper=Business Standard India|access-date=5 September 2016|date=18 May 2016}}</ref>

''[[An Insignificant Man]]'', a 2017 Hindi/English Indian socio-political documentary co-produced and directed by Khushboo Ranka and Vinay Shukla and also co-produced by filmmaker [[Anand Gandhi]].<ref name="BS 2">{{cite news|title='Ship of Theseus' team's next is 'Proposition for a Revolution'|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/ship-of-theseus-team-s-next-is-proposition-for-a-revolution-114033100286_1.html|access-date=2 July 2014|publisher=[[Business Standard]]|date=31 March 2014|author1-link=Indo-Asian News Service}}</ref><ref name="FP 1">{{cite news|title=After Ship Of Theseus, Recyclewala Labs to make Proposition for a Revolution|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/after-ship-of-theseus-recyclewala-labs-to-make-proposition-for-a-revolution-1458995.html|access-date=2 July 2014|publisher=[[Firstpost|First Post]]|date=31 March 2014|author1-link=Indo-Asian News Service}}</ref> The documentary is about the rise of [[2011 Indian anti-corruption movement|anti-corruption]] protests in India and the formation and rise to power of the Aam Aadmi Party and Arvind Kejriwal.<ref name="The Hindu 1">{{cite news|last1=Bhattacharya|first1=Budhaditya|title=Talking about a revolution|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/talking-about-a-revolution/article5931052.ece|access-date=2 July 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=20 April 2014}}</ref> The filmmakers fought a long battle against censorship in India to get the film released theatrically.<ref>{{cite news |title=Get permission from Narendra Modi, censor board tells makers of a film on Arvind Kejriwal |url=https://scroll.in/latest/838786/get-permission-from-narendra-modi-censor-board-tells-makers-of-a-film-on-arvind-kejriwal |access-date=12 April 2020 |work=Scroll.in |date=26 May 2017}}</ref> The filmmakers eventually won the case against the Indian government. An ''Insignificant Man'' was sanctioned for public release without any cuts in a landmark judgement.<ref>{{cite news |title=CBFC Clears Documentary Based On Arvind Kejriwal, Says NOC From PM Modi 'Not Required' |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/08/21/cbfc-clears-documentary-based-on-arvind-kejriwal-says-noc-from-pm-modi-not-required_a_23155478/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAQsAmAIut7M_jca4UB_6Py6xU0tpFrQc7CEG-c9jzJ0rFTMBGTFQ5yAnolsRW5utbDiASEeIL5f_FfPqyuF_emsUmByvvO_yUux3-8bNbtaSpYOzSH7plds3ffQMJfG5WhXVULECJvutFcGw-5jtvfhav5xj8a0DF9xOEd-FZ2_ |access-date=12 April 2020 |work=HuffPost India |date=21 August 2017 |language=en}}</ref> The film ran in theatres successfully for 8 weeks. Kejriwal himself, however, refused to acknowledge the film or associate with it publicly due to creative differences with the filmmakers.

Kejriwal has appeared on the talk-shows and interviews of News channels. He spoofed himself on the third episode of the first season of [[The Viral Fever]]'s ''Barely Speaking With Arnub'', where actor [[Jitendra Kumar]] [[Cosplay|cosplayed]] as Kejriwal while sitting next to him in the later half of the interview.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Saxena |first=Aditi |date=12 February 2015 |title=Arvind Kejriwal meets fake Kejriwal |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/arvind-kejriwal-meets-fake-kejriwal/articleshow/46211153.cms |access-date=9 March 2023 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=28 October 2016 |title=Meet Jitendra Kumar, the actor who faced off with Kejriwal, dressed as Kejriwal |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/all-about-jeetendra-kumar-the-actor-who-faced-off-with-arvind-kejriwal-dressed-as-arvind-kejriwal/story-5HVLuhqf9JZIQ4ElAdwZAK.html |access-date=9 March 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> He also appeared in stand-up comedian [[Kunal Kamra]]'s [[YouTube]] interview series ''Shut Up Ya Kunal''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Arvind Kejriwal in Aap Ki Adalat |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeyEnxXxVtQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/QeyEnxXxVtQ |archive-date=19 December 2021 |url-status=live|publisher=India TV |date=1 February 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Shut Up Ya Kunal - Episode 13 : Arvind Kejriwal |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPtxYO65ZIU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/sPtxYO65ZIU |archive-date=19 December 2021 |url-status=live|publisher=Kunal Kamra |date=9 May 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160824075158/http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit/Delhi+Govt/About+Cm/About+CM Arvind Kejriwal - Profile]

{{s-ttl|title  = [[Chief Minister of Delhi]]|years  = 14 February 2015&nbsp;– present}}

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