RIP Sheila Dikshit: Some facts you didn't know about the three-time Delhi CM

Former Delhi Chief Minister and Congress leader Sheila Dikshit has passed away in Delhi. She was 81.

Former Delhi Chief Minister and Congress leader Sheila Dikshit passed away in Delhi on Saturday. She was 81. (Photo | PTI) 

Sheila Dikshit was the longest-serving Chief Minister of Delhi (till date). (Photo | PTI)

A post-graduate in History from Miranda House, Delhi University, Dikshit is also a Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Delhi. (Photo | PTI)

She represented India at the United Nations Commission on Status of Women for five years (1984-1989). (Photo | PTI)

In 1984, Dikshit became a junior Union minister. She held the portfolio of Parliamentary Affairs in Rajiv Gandhi's government. (Photo | PTI)

In the Delhi Assembly election 2013, her party was wiped out by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). She lost to AAP's Arvind Kejriwal in the New Delhi constituency by a margin of 25,864 votes. She resigned as Delhi CM on December 8, 2013. (Photo | PTI)

She was appointed the Governor of Kerala in March 2014, but was forced to resign five months later. (Photo | PTI)

She has been honoured with several awards such as 'Best Chief Minister' by Journalist Association of India in 2008, 'Politician of the Year' by NDTV in 2009, and 'Delhi Women of the Decade Achievers Award 2013' by the ALL Ladies League for Outstanding Public Service in 2013. (Photo | PTI)