Nitin Gadkari is a famous Indian politician. He is from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Nitin Gadkari serves as Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the Narendra Modi government.
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Nitin Gadkari was born on 27 May 1957 in Nagpur, Bombay State (now Maharashtra) (age 67 years; as of 2024). His zodiac sign is Gemini. His full name is Nitin Jairam Gadkari. He attended a local school in Nagpur. He studied for a bachelor’s degree in law. and M.Com from Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra. He also holds a Diploma in Business Management.
Nitin Gadkari in college
During his childhood, Gadkari’s family was not financially wealthy. He often had to work menial part-time jobs to support his family and education.
appearance
Height: 5′6″
Weight: 95 kg (approx.)
Eye color: dark brown
Hair color: black
Nitin Gadkari
Family, wife and caste
Nitin Gadkari was born into a Deshasta Brahmin family. His father Jairam Ramchandra Gadkari is a farmer and mother Bhanutai Gadkari is a housewife. He has a sister, Manisha Kishor Totade, who is married. His husband Kanchan Gadkari is a social worker. They have a daughter Ketki Gadkari (youngest) and 2 sons Nikhil Gadkari (eldest) and Sarang Gadkari. They are all married.
Nitin Gadkari and wife Kanchan Gadkari
Ketki Gadkari, daughter of Nitin Gadkari
Nikhil Gadkari, eldest son of Nitin Gadkari
Sarang Gadkari, son of Nitin Gadkari
political career
Nitin Gadkari has been interested in politics since childhood. He joined the Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in 1976. His active participation in the college elections resulted in the ABVP winning all the seats in the student body of Nagpur University. In 1981, Gadkari organized the 28th National Congress of the ABVP and was elected president of the Nagpur Bharatiya Janata Party (BJYM). In 1990, he was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Council from the graduates constituency. In 1995, he was appointed Minister, Public Works Department (PWD), Government of Maharashtra. He served as MLC for four consecutive terms from 1990 to 2008. In 1996, he became the Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council.
Nitin Gadkari after winning MLC election
In 2004, he was appointed Chairman of the Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party. In December 2009, Gadkari was appointed national chairman of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He held the position until January 2013; Rajnath Singh was appointed national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Nagpur constituency and won. He was appointed Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways in the Narendra Modi government.
Nitin Gadkari and Narendra Modi
After the death of Union Minister Gopinath Munde in September 2017, Gadkari was appointed as the head of the Ministries of Shipping and Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. In 2019, he contested the Nagpur Lok Sabha constituency election again and won. He defeated his opponent Congressman Nana Patole by more than 200,000 votes. On May 31, 2019, he assumed office as the Union Minister of the Ministry of Road Transport, Highways and Shipping and the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
Nitin Gadkari sworn in as cabinet minister
He contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Nagpur seat and defeated his nearest Congress opponent for the third consecutive time by a margin of 1.37 votes to 603 votes.
dispute
- In November 2011, the body of a young girl was found in Gadkari’s car. Upon investigation, it was discovered that it was the daughter of his house cleaner. The girl’s family claimed she was beaten and murdered; she had 19 injuries on her body. Doctors said she died of suffocation as she was unable to get out of the car, and that the marks on her body were not signs of beating. 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 by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) with money laundering and document forgery. It was revealed that his company Purti Group has provided loans to several companies that invested in the company. Further investigation revealed money laundering.
- In 2014, Gadkari announced an end to the ban on e-rickshaws as public transport. The media pointed out that his company Purti Group is involved in the manufacturing of electric rickshaws; he will directly benefit from the decision to end the ban. He later clarified that none of his companies were involved in manufacturing e-rickshaws.
- In 2014, before the Maharashtra Assembly elections, the Election Commission issued a show-cause notice to him. The notice asked him to clarify remarks he made at a rally asking voters to accept bribes from other parties to lure them and then vote for the party they wanted.
Nitin Gadkari addresses the rally
Favorites
Politicians: Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Narendra Modi
Movie: Singam
Street Food: Samosa, Bhel Puri, Pani Puri
Actor: Rekha
Actor: Amitabh Bachchan
Singer: Jagjit Singh
Song: Tujhse Naraaz Nahi Zindagi
address
House Plot No. 46, Gokupes Hill Road, Nagpur
car collection
Nitin Gadkari and his Honda CRV
Nitin Gadkari owns a Honda CRV (2016 model) and an Ambassador (1994 model)
Assets and property
Movable Property: Rs. 69.38 LacsCash: Rs. 10,750 Bank Deposit: Rs. 8.60 LacsBonds and Equity: Rs. 3.60 LacsJewellery: 727 grams of gold worth Rs. 21.82 lux
Properties: Rs. Residential building worth Rs 4.25 Crore in Worli, Mumbai
net worth and salary
According to reports, his net worth in 2019 was approximately Rs. 18.79 Crores. He received Rs. 1 Lac + perquisite for being a Cabinet Minister. According to Mr. Gadkari, his income is Rs. His YouTube channel, which he created in 2015, brings in Rs 4 lakh per month.
fact
- Gadkari joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) at a very young age.
Nitin Gadkari’s RSS
- As Maharashtra Public Sector Minister, he supported and encouraged infrastructure privatization by private companies. It has increased road connectivity in Maharashtra to 98% and resulted in interconnection of 13,736 villages.
- In 2000, the federal government established the National Rural Road Development Board and appointed Gadkari as its chairman. His report led to the launch of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana; its goal is to build all-weather roads in India to connect all rural and unconnected villages in the country.
- He is widely known as the flyover man because he built 55 flyovers in Mumbai; this helped solve Mumbai’s traffic problems.
- Gadkari played a vital role in the construction of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway; India’s first six-lane concrete expressway.
- As road transport and highways minister, he increased the road construction rate from 2 kilometers per day in 2014 to 30 kilometers per day by the end of 2018.
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