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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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Aadhar card not approved by Parliament, says BJP

Politics | Oct 22, 2013, 09:50 PM IST

New Delhi: The main opposition party BJP today said,  Aadhaar card issued to citizens by the  Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) does not have Parliament's approval and has been rejected by one of the

smriti irani s support to modi dubious congress mp

Smriti Irani's support to Modi dubious: Congress MP

Politics | Jul 17, 2013, 05:22 PM IST

IANS Panaji, July 17: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Smriti Irani's current loyalty to Narendra Modi is "dubious" at best, Congress MP Shantaram Naik said Wednesday.In a statement issued here, Naik, Goa's only Rajya

rare pictures of smriti irani the union hrd minister

Rare pictures of Smriti Irani, the union HRD minister

Politics | Oct 27, 2014, 12:37 PM IST

New Delhi: Smriti Irani is presently the union minister for Human Resource Development in Modi government.In 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Smriti Irani had been handpicked by Narendra Modi to challenge Rahul Gandhi from Amethi parliamentary

hc notice to smriti irani on sanjay nirupam s plea

HC notice to Smriti Irani on Sanjay Nirupam's plea

Politics | Jul 11, 2013, 08:31 AM IST

New Delhi, July 11: The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to TV actress-turned-BJP MP Smriti Irani on a plea filed by Congress MP Sanjay Nirupam for quashing the summons issued by a trial court

smriti irani downplays digvijay s appointment as goa in

Smriti Irani downplays Digvijay's appointment as Goa in-charge of Congress

Politics | Jul 09, 2013, 02:42 PM IST

Panaji, Jul 9: BJP's Goa desk incharge Smriti Irani today downplayed the appointment of Digvijay Singh as in-charge of Congress state unit saying that she was not concerned with the other party's internal developments.  “I

jethmalani failed to respond to party directive smriti irani

Jethmalani failed to respond to party directive: Smriti Irani

Politics | May 30, 2013, 08:36 AM IST

Panaji, May 29: Ram Jethmalani had failed to respond to a directive from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to explain his recent statements, leading to his expulsion, party vice president Smriti Irani said Tuesday."Jethmalani, upon

smriti irani from tv actress to india s hrd minister

Smriti Irani, from TV actress to India's HRD minister

Politics | Jun 13, 2014, 08:26 AM IST

New Delhi: The renowned TV actress Smriti Irani has been inducted in Modi cabinet as HRD minister. In one sense, she has been rewarded foe giving Rahul Gandhi a run for money in his family

smriti irani nothing scares me

Smriti Irani: Nothing scares me

Bollywood | Mar 22, 2013, 10:36 AM IST

Mumbai,Mar 22:Actress-politician Smriti Irani, who will soon be seen as one of the naayikas in horror TV show Ek Thhi Naayika, says it is hard for anything in the world to scare her. "I have

smriti irani refuses to play nautch girl in ekta s tv show

Smriti Irani refuses to play nautch girl in Ekta's TV show

Bollywood | Mar 05, 2013, 07:30 AM IST

New Delhi,Mar 5:Actress-politician Smriti Irani has turned down a role in Ekta Kapoor's promotional series Ek Thi Naayika, as she is reluctant to portray a courtesan. A Bharatiya Janata Party MP, Smriti prefers to be

smriti and sakshi are all set to team up for ek thi naayika.

Smriti and Sakshi are all set to team up for 'Ek Thi Naayika.'

Bollywood | Mar 02, 2013, 10:08 AM IST

New Delhi,Mar 2:Television's favourite bahus Smriti Irani, Sakshi Tanwar are all set to team up for Ekta Kapoor's mega series Ek Thi Naayika. Ek Thi Naayika is a thrilling eight-part promotional series for Vishal Bhardwaj

smriti irani sues sanjay nirupam for defamation

Smriti Irani sues Sanjay Nirupam for defamation

Politics | Jan 08, 2013, 08:03 PM IST

New Delhi, Jan 8: TV actress-turned-politician Smriti Irani Tuesday filed a defamation here against Congress MP Sanjay Nirupam for using "indecent language" against her during a television debate.While discussing the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly

goons tried to misbehave with female tv reporter near crime

Goons tried to misbehave with female TV reporter near crime scene: Smriti Irani alleges in Rajya Sabha

India | Dec 18, 2012, 02:14 PM IST

New Delhi, Dec 18: In another incident sure to raise serious concerns, some youths on Monday night tried to misbehave with a female TV reporter who had gone to the scene of crime for a

modi is like lord shiva smriti irani tells voters

Modi is like Lord Shiva, Smriti Irani tells voters

Politics | Dec 02, 2012, 09:46 PM IST

Bhiloda, Sabarkantha, Dec 2 : BJP leader and former TV serial actress Smriti Irani today compared chief minister Narendra Modi with Neelkanth Mahadev  (Lord Shiva).Addressing a BJP rally in tribal-dominated Bhiloda in Sabarkantha district, Smriti

govt putting pressure on team anna to oppose bjp irani

Govt Putting Pressure On Team Anna To Oppose BJP : Irani

India | Nov 10, 2011, 08:10 AM IST

Kanpur, Nov 10: The UPA government is unfairly putting pressure on Team Anna to oppose the BJP and make statements against it, party leader Smriti Irani said here on Wednesday.Facing attacks from all corners over