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]
References
- ↑ http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-03-20/news/48402312_1_1-34-cr-6-lakh-crore
- ↑ http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/aap-govt-rechristens-delhi-dialogue-commission-116040701116_1.html
- ↑ From stenography to journalism—Ashish Khetan
- ↑ I could've joined politics only through AAP: Ashish Khetan
- ↑ Lekhi writes a new chapter
- ↑ http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/aap-govt-rechristens-delhi-dialogue-commission-116040701116_1.html
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