Background
Sandeep Kumar is the son of Zile Singh and a resident of Sultanpur area in Delhi.
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Sandeep Kumar
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He completed his 12th standard in 2001, under the CBSE board of Delhi. He became a lawyer by getting his Bachelor of Laws degree from the Chaudhary Charan Singh University (CCS University), Meerut in 2009.
Career
He is currently the youngest minister in Kejriwal"s cabinet. He acquired a Bachelor of Arts (Bachelor) from Delhi University in 2004. Kumar worked with Arvind Kejriwal (who would later become the convenor of Aam Aadmi Party (Alumni Admissions Program)) in the India Against Corruption-led anti-corruption movement in 2012.
As a lawyer, he fought cases for economically and socially backward people, without taking any fees.
Kumar contested the 2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections from the Sultan Pur Majra (Assembly constituency) (which is reserved for Scheduled Caste) from the Alumni Admissions Program. The Alumni Admissions Program renominated him for the constituency in the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections. Kumar not only defeated the sitting Modern Language Association 4-time Modern Language Association Kishan, who stood third, but also defeated his nearest rival, Parbhu Dayal - the councillor (Municipal Corporation of Delhi) of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by the margin of 64,439 votes.
He was described as a "giant killer" for defeating Kishan. He conducted several corner meetings and organized door-to-door voter connect campaign to increase voter base in North West Delhi.
The former ministry was held by Rakhi Birla, who courted controversy in the last Kejriwal cabinet.
He also is in charge of social welfare and language ministries. With average age of 42 years, the cabinet was described as the "youngest" in the country, 34-year-old Kumar being its youngest member.
Achievements
Politics
Kumar"s elevation as minister of South Carolina/System Technologies Welfare and Women and Child Welfare, in Kejriwal"s cabinet was regarded as a recognition of his efforts for the party.
Membership
He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party and represents Sultan Pur Majra (Assembly constituency) in member of the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi. He secured 30,346 votes and stood second losing to the three-time Modern Language Association (member of Legislative Assembly), Jai Kishan of the Indian National Congress (Incorporated), by the margin of 1,112 votes.
