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Swati Maliwal

Chairperson Of Delhi Commission for Women 

Swati Maliwal (born 15 October 1984) is an Indian activist and politician. She is the current Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women.

Personal life

Maliwal was born in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on 15 October 1984,[1] in a Maheswari family. She went to Amity International School and then received a bachelor's degree in Information Technology at the JSS Academy of Technical Education.[1] She is married to Pandit Naveen Jaihind of Aam Aadmi Party who was born on 1 June 1981 in Bhainsru Kalan village of Rohtak district in Haryana.

Political career

Maliwal started her first term as Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women in July 2015.[3] At the time, she was the Aam Aadmi Party leader.[3] Her tenure in the position was extended another three years in July 2018.[4] She is the youngest person to hold the role of commissioner for women.

In 2018, she went on a 10-day hunger strike which started on April 13. She had several demands, including the passage of an ordinance requiring the death penalty for individuals who rape children under age 12, recruiting police under United Nations standards and demanding accountability of the police. Maliwal sent her demands to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Her strike took place during a series of protests surrounding two alleged rapes of girls ages 16 and 8. Members of an organization, Rape Roko (Stop Rape) were supportive of Maliwal.

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