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Smriti Irani

Smriti Irani

Height: 1.7 m DOB: 23 March 1976

Smriti Irani is a prominent leader within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She is a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha, representing Amethi. In the Indian general election 2019, Smriti Irani defeated Rahul Gandhi. Gandhi's family had previously represented the constituency for four decades. Prior to this, she was a Member of the Rajya Sabha for Gujarat and held multiple portfolios as a Minister in the Government of India (GOI). Smriti Irani contested the 2014 general elections against Rahul Gandhi in Amethi constituency of Uttar Pradesh. Irani lost to Rahul Gandhi by 1,07,923 votes, a 12.32% margin.

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Politics | May 30, 2015, 08:05 AM IST

New Delhi:  A series of  tweets have been exchanged between Rahul Gandhi, Congress Vice-President and Smriti  Irani, Union Minister.  It all started after the Office of Rahul Gandhi tweetedIIT student group banned for criticizing Modi

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Politics | May 29, 2015, 05:44 PM IST

Silchar:  Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani today described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a "great economist", who she said has given a positive direction to the nation's economy."Modiji is a great economist. He

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IIT Madras row: NSUI activists stage protest outside Smriti Irani's residence

Politics | May 29, 2015, 04:38 PM IST

New Delhi: National Student Union of India (NSUI), Congress party's student body, today protested outside Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani's residence against the ban on student group in Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras.IIT

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Politics | May 27, 2015, 05:01 PM IST

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Politics | May 26, 2015, 01:03 PM IST

Amethi: Union HRD Minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani is in Amethi today for a day on the occasion of first anniversary of Narendra Modi government at the Centre.Addressing a public meeting here she highlighted

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Complaint against Smriti Irani: Court slaps cost on petitioner

Politics | May 14, 2015, 05:14 PM IST

New Delhi: A Delhi court today slapped a cost of Rs 1,000 on a petitioner who has filed a complaint against Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani for allegedly giving “false” information about her educational qualification

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Politics | May 13, 2015, 01:35 PM IST

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Politics | May 12, 2015, 08:13 PM IST

AMETHI: Union Minister Smriti Irani today asked Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi to join her for "politics of change" for Amethi's development.Irani was responding to Gandhi's allegation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was practicing "politics

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Politics | May 12, 2015, 02:20 PM IST

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India | May 12, 2015, 09:58 AM IST

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Politics | May 11, 2015, 11:47 PM IST

New Delhi:  Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Naeem Akhtar today met HRD Minister Smriti Irani here and sought her intervention in expediting the release of special fund to rebuild the flood-hit infrastructure in education sector