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Pawan Khera Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 1, 2026 • 6 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth31 July 1968

Age55 Years

BirthplaceUdaipur, Rajasthan, India

ProfessionPolitician, Public speaker, Social activist

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseDr Kota Neelima

FamilySister Rupam Khera (deceased)

Pawan Khera Biography

Pawan Khera is an Indian politician, public speaker and social activist associated with the Indian National Congress. He has served as a national party sp0

Early life and background

Pawan Khera was born on 31 July 1968 in Udaipur, Rajasthan. He grew up in Udaipur and later studied at Delhi University. Details about his parents are not publicly listed in the available material. He is married to Dr Kota Neelima, an author and politician.

Career

Khera entered political life through the youth wing of the Indian National Congress in 1989. After leaving the party in 1991 following the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, he rejoined the Congress in 1998. That year he began working closely with Sheila Dikshit, then chief minister of Delhi, and served as her personal secretary. His tenure alongside Dikshit helped him develop practical political skills and experience in public administration; his service in that role concluded after the 2013 Delhi assembly election when Dikshit’s government ended.

Over time Khera became a visible voice for the Congress on national platforms. He was appointed national spokesperson of the Indian National Congress in 2021. In 2022 he took on the role of chairman of the Media & Publicity Department of the All India Congress Committee. He has also served as convenor of a Congress poll committee ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Outside formal party offices, Khera has worked as a public speaker and social activist. Before his sustained political engagement he worked briefly as a journalist in the early 1980s. He has been an active participant in party campaigns and movements, including taking part in the Bharat Jodo Yatra in 2022.

Public profile

Khera is known for his straightforward and vocal style. Since about 2015 he has frequently appeared on television as a representative of the Congress in debates and discussions, criticising policy and strategy adopted by political opponents. Physically, he is reported to be approximately 173 cm tall (about 5 feet 8 inches) with dark brown eyes and salt-and-pepper hair.

His public persona has also generated controversy. In early 2023 he attracted legal complaints after an exchange at a press conference when he misnamed the prime minister, an incident that led to at least one FIR and to him being asked to deplane from a flight en route to a party meeting; he later described the misnaming as a slip of the tongue and apologised. Around the same period he publicly criticised actions taken against the BBC after the network aired a documentary about the prime minister, describing that response as an assault on media freedom and using strongly worded language in his remarks.

Khera’s personal life is occasionally noted in media coverage. He is married to Dr Kota Neelima, who in December 2022 was appointed general secretary of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee. A sibling, his sister Rupam Khera, died on 22 May 2021 after contracting Covid-19.

Latest updates

In 2022 and 2021 Khera received significant party responsibilities, first as national spokesperson and then as chairman of the AICC Media & Publicity Department. He continued to be active in national campaigns such as the Bharat Jodo Yatra and remained a frequent presence on television news panels. In early 2023 he was involved in public and legal controversy stemming from comments made at a press conference and subsequent reactions, including FIRs and his being deplaned from a commercial flight.
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Recent Work

National spokesperson, Indian National Congress

Appointed national spokesperson of the Indian National Congress.

2021
Chairman, Media & Publicity Department, AICC

Appointed chairman of the Media & Publicity Department of the All India Congress Committee.

2022
Participant, Bharat Jodo Yatra

Took part in the Bharat Jodo Yatra initiated by Rahul Gandhi.

2022
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Career Highlights

  1. Joined INC youth wing in 1989
  2. Personal secretary to Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit (from 1998)
  3. Appointed national spokesperson of the Indian National Congress (2021)
  4. Appointed chairman of AICC Media & Publicity Department (2022)
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Pawan Khera born?

31 July 1968

What is Pawan Khera known for?

Politician, Public speaker, Social activist

What is Pawan Khera’s marital status?

Married

Who is Pawan Khera married to?

Dr Kota Neelima