Sheila Dikshit
Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Delhi (1938-2019)
Sheila Dikshit (née Kapoor;[1] (31 March 1938 – 20 July 2019) was an Indian politician. She was born in Kapurthala, Punjab. Dikshit was a member of the Indian National Congress. She was a member of Lok Sabha (1984–1989), Chief Minister of Delhi (1998–2013) and Governor of Kerala (2014).
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Dikshit died at a hospital in New Delhi on 20 July 2019 of cardiac arrest, aged 81.[2]
References
change- ↑ Rajesh Ramachandran (23 October 2013). "In Delhi, BJP bets on surgeon to take on techie crusader | Business Line". Thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ↑ Sheila Dikshit, Three-time Delhi Chief Minister and Congress Leader, Passes Away at 81