Kiran Walia (Congress)

Published - February 03, 2015 04:10 pm IST

Age : 64

Constituency : New Delhi

Pitted against : Arvind Kejriwal (AAP), Nupur Sharma (BJP)

Education : M.A. Political Science (DU, 1966)

Declared assets (movable and immovable, including spouse’s) : Rs. 45,86,983

Pending criminal cases : NIL

A former Cabinet colleague of Sheila Dikshit, Walia has been a veteran campaigner for women’s issues and MLA from Malviya Nagar. A post-graduate in Political Science (DU), Walia has been Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Child development & Languages. She has filed for cancellation of Kejriwal’s nomination, raising questions over the validity of his affidavit and pre-poll rally.

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