Adarsh Shastri | |
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Born |
New Delhi, India |
16 October 1973
Residence | Delhi |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater |
St. Columba's School, Delhi Hindu College, University of Delhi Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management,Delhi |
Occupation | Political & Social Activist |
Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
Spouse(s) | Monika Shastri |
Children | Abhijai Shastri and Abhiveer Shastri |
Parent(s) | Anil Shastri and Manju Shastri |
Adarsh Shastri | |
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MLA of Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office February 2015 |
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Preceded by | Pradyumn Rajpoot |
Constituency | Dwarka |
Adarsh Shastri (born 16 October 1973) is Parliamentary Secretary of Department of Information Technology(DoIT) of Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi(N.C.T. Of Delhi). He represents Dwarka (Delhi Assembly constituency).
He is leader of Aam Aadmi Party and a Social Entrepreneur involved in promotion of education and other social causes.
After serving corporate industry in various MNCs for 17 years, Adarsh left his job as the Sales Head at Apple India having the salary package of more than 1Crore per annum to join Aam Aadmi Party with the mission to change politics with the values of transparency and probity as espoused by his grandfather, second Prime Minister of India, Late Lal Bahadur Shastri.
Adarsh Shastri is a son of Anil Shastri and Manju Shastri, and is married to Monika Shastri. The couple has twin sons Abhiveer and Abhijai. His father is a former Finance Minister in the Government of India and was elected to the 9th Lok Sabha from Varanasi in 1989. Adarsh is an alumnus of St. Columba's School, Delhi and Hindu College, University of Delhi. He has a Masters in Business Administration from Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi. He is the grandson of Lal Bahadur Shastri.
Ministry Of Information & Technology, NCT of Delhi
Adarsh Shastri is appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Information & Technology of NCT of Delhi by Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal.
Legislative Assembly Of Delhi
Adarsh Shastri represents Dwarka (Delhi Assembly constituency) in Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi.