Nitin Gadkari is a prominent Indian politician. He is from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Nitin Gadkari serves as the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the Narendra Modi government.
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Nitin Gadkari was born on 27 May 1957 (age 66 years; as in 2023) in Nagpur, Bombay State (now Maharashtra). His zodiac sign is Gemini. His full name is Nitin Jairam Gadkari. He did his schooling from a local school in Nagpur. He studied LLB. and M.Com from Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra. He also has a Diploma in Business Management.
Nitin Gadkari in college
Gadkari’s family was not financially strong during his childhood. To support his family and education he often had to do odd and part-time jobs.
Physical Appearance
Height: 5′ 6″
Weight: 95 kg (approx)
Eye colour: dark brown
Hair Color: Black
Nitin Gadkari
Family, Wife and Caste
Nitin Gadkari was born in a Deshastha Brahmin family. His father, Jairam Ramchandra Gadkari, was a farmer and his mother, Bhanutai Gadkari, was a housewife. He has one sister, Manisha Kishore Totade, who is married. He is married to Kanchan Gadkari, a social worker. They have a daughter, Ketaki Gadkari (youngest), and 2 sons, Nikhil Gadkari (eldest) and Sarang Gadkari. All of them are married.
Nitin Gadkari with his wife Kanchan Gadkari
Nitin Gadkari’s daughter Ketaki Gadkari
Nikhil Gadkari, elder son of Nitin Gadkari
Nitin Gadkari’s son Sarang Gadkari
political career
Nitin Gadkari was interested in politics from a very young age. He joined Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in 1976. He had actively participated in the university student elections which resulted in ABVP winning all the seats in Nagpur University student body. In 1981, Gadkari organized the 28th National Conference of ABVP, where he was elected as the President of Nagpur Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM). He was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Council from the Graduate constituency in 1990. He was appointed as the Public Works Department (PWD) Minister in the Government of Maharashtra in 1995. He held his position as MLC for 4 consecutive terms from 1990 to 2008. He became the leader of the opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council in 1996.
Nitin Gadkari after winning MLC elections
He was appointed as the President of Maharashtra BJP in 2004. In December 2009, Gadkari was made the national president of the BJP. He held this position until January 2013; When Rajnath Singh was appointed national president of BJP. He contested the 2014 Lok Sabha election from Nagpur constituency and won. He was inducted as the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways in the Narendra Modi government.
Nitin Gadkari with Narendra Modi
Gadkari was given additional charge of the Ministry of Shipping and Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation in September 2017 after the death of Union Minister Gopinath Munde. In 2019, he again contested the general elections from Nagpur Lok Sabha constituency and won. He defeated his rival Nana Patole of Congress by a margin of more than 2 lakh votes. On 31 May 2019, he was inducted as the Union Minister of Road Transport, Highways and Shipping and Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
Nitin Gadkari is taking oath as cabinet minister.
controversies
- In November 2011, the body of a young girl was found inside Gadkari’s car. When investigated, it was found that she was the daughter of the cleaner in his house. The girl’s family claimed that she was assaulted and murdered; Because there were 19 injury marks on his body. Doctors say that she died of suffocation as she could not get out of the car and the marks on her body are not those of assault. The girl’s family accused Gadkari of using his position to influence doctors and police as no action was taken against Gadkari.
- In 2012, Gadkari was charged with money laundering and counterfeiting by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). It was revealed that his company Purti Group had given loans to many companies, which had invested in this company. Further investigation indicated money laundering.
- In 2014, Gadkari announced ending the ban on e-rickshaws as public transport. The media reported that his company, Purti Group, was involved in the manufacturing of e-rickshaws; They will directly benefit from the decision to end the ban. He later clarified that none of his companies are involved in manufacturing e-rickshaws.
- Before the Maharashtra Assembly elections in 2014, a show cause notice was issued to him by the Election Commission. The notice has asked him to clarify his remarks made during a rally in which voters were asked to accept bribes offered by other parties to woo them but then vote for that party. To whom they want to give.
Nitin Gadkari addressing a rally
Favorite
Politicians: Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Narendra Modi
Movie: Singham
Street Food: Samosa, Bhel Puri, Pani Puri
Actress: Rekha
Actor: Amitabh Bachchan
Singer: Jagjit Singh
Song: Tujhse Naraz Nahi Zindagi
Address
Residential Plot No. 46, Hill Road, Gokulpeth, Nagpur
car collection
Nitin Gadkari with his Honda CRV
Nitin Gadkari owns a Honda CRV (2016 model) and an Ambassador (1994 model).
property and properties
Movable property: Rs. 69.38 Lakh Cash: Rs. 10,750Bank Deposit: Rs. 8.60 Lakh Bonds and Shares: Rs. Jewelery worth Rs 3.60 lakh: 727 grams gold. 21.82 lakh
Features: Rs. Residential building worth Rs 4.25 crore in Worli, Mumbai. 4.25 crores
Net Worth and Salary
In 2019, his net worth is around Rs. 18.79 crores. He gets Rs. 1 lakh + additional allowances as Cabinet Minister. According to Mr. Gadkari, he earns Rs. He earns Rs 4 lakh per month from his YouTube channel created in 2015.
fact
- Gadkari joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) at a very young age.
Nitin Gadkari in RSS
- As Public Works Minister of Maharashtra, he supported and encouraged privatization of infrastructure by private companies. As a result, road connectivity in Maharashtra increased by 98% and 13,736 villages were connected.
- In the year 2000, the Central Government established the National Rural Roads Development Committee and appointed Gadkari as its chairman. His report led to the launch of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana; The aim of which is to build all-weather roads across India and connect all rural and unconnected villages of India.
- He is popularly known as the Flyover Man as he built 55 flyovers across Mumbai; Which helped in solving the traffic problem of Mumbai.
- Gadkari played an important role in the construction of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway; India’s first six-lane concrete expressway.
- As the Minister of Road Transport and Highways, he increased road construction from 2 km/day in 2014 to 30 km/day by the end of 2018.
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