Kailash Gehlot Profile: After Arvind Kejriwal resigned from the post of Chief Minister of Delhi, the swearing-in ceremony of the new Chief Minister was held on Saturday. Atishi, a cabinet minister in the Delhi government, has taken oath as the chief minister along with his cabinet. This may include some new faces, while most of the old ministers have been reinstated. In this order let us talk about Kailash Gehlot who became a cabinet minister in the Atishi government of Delhi.
Kailash Gehlot is counted among the close leaders of Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal. He won from Najafgarh assembly seat in Delhi for the second consecutive time in 2020. Just two years later, he was inducted as a cabinet minister. Kailash Gehlot joined Aam Aadmi Party in 2015.
Kailash Gehlot is among the early prominent leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party. Currently he has the responsibility of a total of 8 departments including finance and revenue along with transport. After joining the party, in the same year 2015, Kailash Gehlot contested for the first time as a candidate from Najafgarh assembly seat. He won this election too. In that election Kailash Gehlot defeated Bharat Singh by 1555 votes.
Cabinet minister journey completed in two years
Within two years of joining the party and becoming an MLA, he completed the journey to become a cabinet minister. In the year 2017, Kailash Gehlot was sworn in as a cabinet minister. Gehlot became the Transport Minister of Delhi in the Kejriwal Cabinet. Since then he is now holding the charge of Transport Minister in Delhi Government. After this, in the 2020 assembly elections held in Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party again fielded him from Najafgarh.
This time Kailash Gehlot has won with more votes than last time. In this election he defeated his nearest rival Ajit Singh Kharkhari of BJP by 6231 votes. After this, the Kejriwal government has again appointed Kailash Gehlot in the cabinet. Kailash Gehlot has got the charge of Transport Minister of Delhi for the second time. At the same time, there was a cabinet reshuffle in the Delhi government in the year 2023. This time Gehlot was given more weightage. He was entrusted with the responsibility of 8 departments including finance and revenue along with transport.
Kailash Gehlot- Biography
Aam Aadmi Party leader Kailash Gehlot was born on 22 July 1974 in Delhi. He received his bachelor’s degree from Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University in the year 1995. After this, he did his LLB from Delhi Law Campus in the year 1998 and then Masters of Law LLM from here in 2002. Kailash Gehlot is married to Mausumi Mishra Gehlot and they have two daughters. At the same time, Kailash Gehlot will now hold the charge of a cabinet minister in the Atishi government as well.
