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Nitin Gadkari

Nitin Jairam Gadkari

DOB: 27/05/1957

Nitin Gadkari is the senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and has been the Minister of Road Transport and Highways since 2019. He is also serving as the Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (2014), Shipping (2014 to 2019), Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (2017 to 2019) and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (2019 to 2021) in the successive Narendra Modi governments. Gadkari was the president of the BJP from 2009 to 2013. He has been a Lok Sabha member from the Nagpur constituency of Maharashtra for the last two terms. In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Gadkari won the Nagpur seat by defeating Congress candidate Vilas Muttemwar with a margin of 2,84,848 votes. In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, Gadkari retained the Nagpur constituency by defeating Congress candidate Nana Patole with a margin of 2,16,009 votes. Gadkari was the Public Works minister in Maharashtra from 1995 to 1999 and also the Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council from 1999 to 2005. Nitin Gadkari is again contesting from the Nagpur constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024.

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3 senior bjp leaders to meet modi today

3 senior BJP leaders to meet Modi today

Politics | May 14, 2014, 12:13 PM IST

Ahmedabad: Senior BJP leaders Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and Nitin Gadkari are arriving here today to meet the party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in Gandhinagar to discuss the situation that will arise out of

gadkari faces no pending probe says it department

Gadkari faces no pending probe, says IT department

Politics | May 12, 2014, 04:19 PM IST

Nagpur: The Income Tax department here in Maharashtra has said there was no inquiry or investigation pending against former BJP president Nitin Gadkari.The department's reply came in response to a Right to Information query by

no inquiry pending against gadkari it department

No inquiry pending against Gadkari: IT department

May 12, 2014, 12:57 PM IST

Nagpur: The Income Tax department has said that there is no inquiry or investigation presently pending with it against former BJP President Nitin Gadkari.The Directorate of Income Tax (investigation), Nagpur gave this information in response

tewari apologises to gadkari defamation case withdrawn

Tewari apologises to Gadkari, defamation case withdrawn

Politics | Apr 30, 2014, 06:58 PM IST

Mumbai: Congress leader Manish Tewari has tendered an unconditional apology to Nitin Gadkari in connection with his charge against him in the Adarsh Housing scam following which BJP leader withdrew a defamation case against him.“Tewari

mamata should agree to cbi probe in saradha scam gadkari

Mamata should agree to CBI probe in Saradha scam: Gadkari

Politics | Apr 27, 2014, 11:22 AM IST

Kolkata: Keeping open the possibility of a post-poll tie-up with the Trinamool Congress, senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari Saturday said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should agree to a CBI probe into the Saradha

mamata should agree to cbi probe in saradha scam nitin

Mamata should agree to CBI probe in Saradha scam: Nitin Gadkari

India | Apr 27, 2014, 07:29 AM IST

Kolkata: Keeping open the possibility of a post-poll tie-up with the Trinamool Congress, senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should agree to a CBI probe into the

casteism is in the dna of bihar gadkari

Casteism is in the DNA of Bihar: Gadkari

India | Apr 19, 2014, 04:55 PM IST

Patna: “Casteism is in the DNA of Bihar that is why more talk of casteism take place in the state,” senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari said today.He made the comment when asked why BJP leaders

gadkari rubbishes purported tweet by him on kiran bedi

Gadkari rubbishes purported tweet by him on Kiran Bedi

Politics | Apr 16, 2014, 03:44 PM IST

New Delhi:  Former BJP president Nitin Gadkari today trashed media reports, which quoted a purported tweet by him to claim that Kiran Bedi will be party's chief ministerial candidate in the Delhi assembly polls. “The

gadkari rubbishes purported tweet by him on kiran bedi

Gadkari rubbishes purported tweet by him on Kiran Bedi

India | Apr 16, 2014, 07:34 PM IST

New Delhi: Former BJP president Nitin Gadkari today trashed media reports, which quoted a purported tweet by him to claim that Kiran Bedi will be party's chief ministerial candidate in the Delhi assembly polls.  “The

millions vote peacefully across india

Millions vote peacefully across India

Politics | Apr 10, 2014, 03:04 PM IST

New Delhi: Millions voted across 14 states and union territories Thursday in the third round of parliamentary elections to pick 91 of the country's 543 MPs.An estimated quarter of the 191 million electorate had voted

court summons kejriwal on may 21

Court summons Kejriwal on May 21

Politics | Apr 07, 2014, 12:47 PM IST

New Delhi: A court here Monday directed former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to appear before it May 21 in a defamation case filed by BJP leader Nitin Gadkari.It had issued summons to Kejriwal to

gadkari munde requested me not to contest ls polls says raj

Gadkari, Munde requested me not to contest LS polls, says Raj Thackeray

India | Apr 01, 2014, 08:29 AM IST

Pune: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray said on Monday night that BJP leaders Nitin Gadkari and Gopinath Munde had approached him with a request not to contest Lok Sabha elections to avoid division

raj thackeray targets shiv sena congress supports modi

Raj Thackeray targets Shiv Sena, Congress; supports Modi

Politics | Apr 01, 2014, 09:57 AM IST

Pune: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray Monday launched his Lok Sabha campaign in his inimitable style, with attacks on the Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP while strongly supporting BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.Targetting

actor preeti jhingiani campaigns for gadkari

Actor Preeti Jhingiani campaigns for Gadkari

India | Mar 29, 2014, 10:14 PM IST

Nagpur: Bollywood actor Preeti Jhingiani today campaigned for BJP candidate Nitin Gadkari in Nagpur. Addressing suporters in Khamla here, Preeti Jhingiani said, people of India now want change and the next government at the Centre

nitin gadkari owns rs 3.87 cr flat jewellery worth rs 86

Nitin Gadkari owns Rs 3.87 cr flat, jewellery worth Rs 86 lakhs

Politics | Mar 22, 2014, 11:25 PM IST

Nagpur: Former BJP chief Nitin Gadkari, who will be contesting his debut Lok Sabha election from Nagpur, today declared his assets including a 1,050 sq ft flat worth Rs 3.87 crore in Mumbai and jewellery

don t discard advani yet sena to bjp

Don't discard Advani yet: Sena to BJP

Politics | Mar 22, 2014, 12:25 PM IST

Mumbai: Hitting out at BJP over the Advani ticket issue, Shiv Sena today questioned why the party took so long to decide on his Lok Sabha seat and said while Narendra Modi's era has begun,

uma bharti denies she ever sought ticket from bhopal

Uma Bharti denies she ever sought ticket from Bhopal

Politics | Mar 21, 2014, 06:13 PM IST

Bhopal: BJP leader and saffron sannyasin Uma Bharti today denied that she had ever written a letter to party chief Rajnath Singh seeking a ticket from Bhopal. Uma Bharti has been selected to contest from

modi meets advani

Modi meets Advani

Politics | Mar 20, 2014, 02:17 PM IST

New Delhi: Narendra Modi today met senior BJP leader L K Advani, who is sulking over being fielded from Gandhinagar in Lok Sabha elections as he wanted to shift to Bhopal.Modi went to his residence

arvind kejriwal threatens to jail media if aap comes to

Arvind Kejriwal threatens to jail media if AAP comes to power, later retracts

Politics | Mar 14, 2014, 01:09 PM IST

Nagpur: Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday night lashed out at the media saying, large sections of the media was indulging in "paid" publicity in favour of BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.

nagpur poll entrant gadkari poses stiff challenge to

Nagpur: Poll entrant Gadkari poses stiff challenge to Muttemwar

Politics | Mar 11, 2014, 03:47 PM IST

Nagpur: Battle lines have been drawn for the prestigious Nagpur Lok Sabha constituency here ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, where incumbent Congress MP Vilas Muttemwar is pitted against BJP stalwart and poll debutant Nitin