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Narendra Modi

Narendra Modi

DOB: 17/09/1950

Narendra Modi has been the Prime Minister of India since 2014. He is a Lok Sabha member from the Varanasi constituency of Uttar Pradesh. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 282 and 303 seats in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha Elections under the leadership of Narendra Modi. In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, PM Modi won the Varanasi seat with a margin of 4,79,505 votes. He was polled 6,74,664 votes and defeated Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Shalini Yadav who got 1,95,159 votes. In the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, Modi contested on BJP ticket from the constituency for the first time and won the seat. He was polled 5,81,022 votes and defeated Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Arvind Kejriwal who got 2,09,238 votes. Modi defeated Kejriwal by a margin of 3,71,784 votes. Modi also won the Vadodara seat in 2014 but decided to retain Varanasi. He was the Gujarat Chief Minister from 2001 to 2014. Modi represented Rajkot II constituency in the Gujarat Assembly in 2002 and Maninagar thrice in a row in 2002, 2007 and 2012. He is again contesting from the Varanasi constituency in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024.

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PM Modi, other BJP leaders pay tributes to Syama Prasad Mookerjee on death anniversary

India | Jun 23, 2021, 09:41 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi led BJP leaders on Wednesday paid tributes to party ideologue Syama Prasad Mookerjee, who founded its progenitor Jana Sangh, on his 68th death anniversary.

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Congress to attend PM Modi's J-K all party meeting

India | Jun 22, 2021, 11:09 PM IST

The Congress on Tuesday decided to attend the all-party meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday, with its leader GA Mir asserting that the restoration of full statehood of Jammu and Kashmir will be its "priority number one".

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PM Modi will remain No.1: Ramdas Athawale amid Sharad Pawar's Oppn meet

India | Jun 22, 2021, 06:52 PM IST

NDA alliance partner and Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Tuesday said that no matter how many fronts are formed against PM Modi, he will remain number one.

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'PM should talk to Pakistan too': Mehbooba Mufti ahead of all-party meet on Kashmir

India | Jun 22, 2021, 02:28 PM IST

PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should hold talks with Pakistan on the Kashmir issue.

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PM's tears did not save lives but oxygen could have: Rahul launches frontal attack on govt

India | Jun 22, 2021, 12:57 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi said that the purpose of white paper is not to point finger at government, but to help the nation to prepare for the third wave of Covid-19.

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UP Assembly election 2022: PM Modi's name, patronage enough to win, says AK Sharma

India | Jun 22, 2021, 10:13 AM IST

The Uttar Pradesh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday appointed its state MLC A K Sharma, a former IAS officer, as its state vice president.

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Manmohan Singh to meet Congress committee on J&K ahead of PM Modi's all-party meet

India | Jun 22, 2021, 10:12 AM IST

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will chair a meeting of the Congress committee on Jammu and Kashmir affairs today.

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Ram Mandir: PM Modi to discuss Ayodhya development projects with Adityanath, officials on June 26

India | Jun 21, 2021, 12:09 PM IST

Apart from the Ram Mandir construction, the state government is expected to brief about the Greenfield city project, upcoming airport in Ayodhya, development of Saryu bank, construction of road linked to temple

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Ahead of PM Modi's big meet on Jammu and Kashmir, 14 leaders receive invitation

India | Jun 19, 2021, 09:39 PM IST

Invitations were sent out on Saturday to 14 political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, including four former chief ministers, for participation in a high-level meeting to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on June 24, which is expected to set the road map for holding assembly elections there.

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All-round development of people of J&K Modi govt's top priority: Amit Shah

India | Jun 18, 2021, 09:30 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday reviewed various development projects being implemented in Jammu and Kashmir and said all-round development and welfare of the people of the union territory is the top priority of the Modi government.

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PM Modi's global approval rating at 66 per cent; beats Biden, Merkel

India | Jun 18, 2021, 11:53 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi continues to fare better than global counterparts. MorningConsult said that PM Modi's approval ratings stand at 66 per cent.

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PM should acknowledge his mistakes, seek expert help to rebuild India: Rahul Gandhi

India | Jun 17, 2021, 03:09 PM IST

He said this while citing a report quoting World Bank's data on poverty where India has a share of 57.3 per cent in rise in global poverty during the Covid pandemic.

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PM Narendra Modi calls for 'repair and prepare' as country emerges from pandemic

India | Jun 16, 2021, 05:14 PM IST

India implemented huge reforms across sectors - from mining to space, from banking to atomic energy. "This goes on to show that India as a nation is adaptable and agile, even in the middle of the pandemic. India offers what innovators and investors need," Modi said

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Bengal Governor in Delhi day after row over letter to Mamata; may meet Amit Shah, PM Modi

India | Jun 16, 2021, 10:39 AM IST

Dhankhar has been at loggerheads with the Trinamool Congress government on several issues since taking over in July 2019.

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Cabinet expansion, reshuffle on cards? Speculations rise as PM Modi meets union ministers, BJP chief

India | Jul 06, 2021, 08:22 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Union ministers, including Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari, along with BJP president JP Nadda, sources said.

PM Modi praises Adityanath govt's scheme to help elderly

PM Modi praises Adityanath govt's scheme to help elderly

India | Jun 14, 2021, 01:12 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over a scheme for the elderly in the state.

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'One Earth, one health': PM Modi seeks G7 support for patent waiver on Covid vaccines

India | Jun 13, 2021, 07:45 AM IST

PM Modi seeks the support of the G7 countries for a proposal moved at the WTO by India and South Africa, for patent waiver on Covid related technologies.

PM Modi set to give official send-off to Olympics-bound Indian contingent

PM Modi set to give official send-off to Olympics-bound Indian contingent

Other Sports | Jun 12, 2021, 08:38 PM IST

According to a source in the Sports Ministry, the Indian contingent is expected to leave the country a day after the official send-off ceremony.

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Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath meets PM Narendra Modi in Delhi

India | Jun 11, 2021, 02:01 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi.

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Modi top leader of country and BJP: Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut

India | Jun 10, 2021, 04:26 PM IST

Days after the one-on-one meeting between Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday said Modi is the top leader of the country and the BJP.