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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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Rahul Gandhi will contest 2024 Lok Sabha polls from Amethi, claims UP Congress leader

India | Dec 14, 2022, 05:53 PM IST

Lok Sabha 2024: Rahul Gandhi, who had won the Amethi parliamentary seat for three times in a row, was defeated by BJP leader and Union minister Smriti Irani in 2019 elections.

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Chunav Manch: Smriti Irani dares Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka, Robert to campaign in Gujarat

Elections | Nov 26, 2022, 11:00 PM IST

Chunav Manch 2022: The Union Minister made fun of Rahul Gandhi performing 'aarti' (prayer) of River Narmada. "If you have real respect for religion, you should not engage in hypocrisy. It is written in 'Vishnu Puran', that 'pakhand' (hypocrisy) is the son of 'Adharm' (Anti-Religion). "

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'Has been parliamentarian for 18 years yet...', Smriti Irani's sharp attack on Rahul Gandhi

Elections | Nov 26, 2022, 03:59 PM IST

Chunav Manch Gujarat: Speaking at India TV Chunav Manch, Smriti Irani attacked Rahul Gandhi over his Bharat Jodo Yatra and said every election season he comes out with such 'shows'.

Irani is one of the political rivals of Rahul Gandhi

Smriti Irani takes a jibe at Rahul Gandhi by posting upside down picture of him performing aarti

India | Nov 25, 2022, 11:22 PM IST

Smriti Irani takes a jibe at Rahul Gandhi by posting upside down picture of him performing aarti bharat Jodo Yatra

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Smriti Irani hits out at Rahul Gandhi over 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', asks who harmed India's unity

India | Sep 10, 2022, 05:34 PM IST

Smriti on Bharat Jodo Yatra: Making an indirect reference to Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar, Irani took a dig at Gandhi for being in the company of people, who allegedly chanted "anti-India" slogans.

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Ghulam Nabi Azad has become 'azad' now: Union minister Smriti Irani

India | Aug 28, 2022, 11:58 AM IST

Ghulam Nabi Azad quits Congress: Veteran Congress leader Azad, who ended his five-decade association with the grand old party on Friday, accused Rahul Gandhi of demolishing the entire consultative mechanism and also pinned the blame on him for the 2014 electoral debacle.

Union Minister Smriti Irani participates in the Tiranga

Smriti Irani gives ride to ministerial colleague to office on scooty, shares video | WATCH

India | Aug 04, 2022, 12:38 AM IST

The Union Minister shared the video on her Instagram saying, "dropping @dr.bharatippawar Tai, MoS Health to office after a great start to the day with Tiranga Yatra..."

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Smriti Irani participates in Tiranga Bike Rally at Red Fort, rides scooty with Tricolour | WATCH

Trending | Aug 03, 2022, 04:30 PM IST

Smriti Irani participated in a bike rally which was flagged off at the Red Fort in New Delhi. She was seen riding a scooty with Tricolours fixed at the back of the vehicle.

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Smriti Irani defamation case: Congress leaders get court summons, asked to remove social media posts

India | Jul 29, 2022, 01:49 PM IST

The court said in case the defendants fail to comply with its directions within 24 hours, social media platforms Twitter, Facebook and YouTube shall take down the material.

Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Sonia Gandhi vs Smriti Irani: Sitharaman says 'some of our MPs felt threatened when Cong chief came'

India | Jul 28, 2022, 07:03 PM IST

Sonia Gandhi-Smriti Irani face-off: Congress MPs are likely to meet Lok Sabha Speaker to complain against BJP MPs and Council of Ministers who were present in the confrontation with Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi.

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Sonia-Smriti Parliament face-off: Cong chief was heckled 'pack-wolf style' by BJP MPs, says TMC MP

India | Jul 28, 2022, 06:13 PM IST

Sonia Gandhi-Smriti Irani Parliament face-off: Mahua Moitra, in a tweet, said Sonia Gandhi was "encircled and heckled" when she tried to speak to BJP parliamentarian Rama Devi who was upset over Congress floor leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's "Rashtrapatni" remark.

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Rashtrapatni remark: When Sonia Gandhi said 'don't talk to me' to Smriti Irani

India | Jul 28, 2022, 01:55 PM IST

Rashtrapati remark: BJP members stalled both Houses of Parliament on Thursday as they protested against Chowdhury, the party's top leader in Lok Sabha, for calling calling Murmu "rashtrapatni".

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Adhir Ranjan's 'Rashtrapatni' remark on President Murmu triggers fullscale BJP vs Congress showdown

India | Dec 17, 2022, 04:11 PM IST

Parliament ruckus: Chowdhury is the leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha and used the remark while talking to the media during his party's protests over a host of issues.

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Smriti Irani sends notice to Congress leaders over bar row, demands unconditional apology

India | Jul 24, 2022, 05:50 PM IST

Smriti Irani said her daughter is a first-year college student and does not run any bar. She alleged that the Congress held the press conference to target her daughter at the behest of the Gandhi family.

Smriti Irani rubbishes Congress's claims, says her daughter

'My daughter is a student, she doesn't run any bar': Smriti Irani rubbishes Cong's allegations

India | Jul 23, 2022, 05:22 PM IST

Smiriti rubbishes Congress's claim: The leader added that the allegations made by Congress are baseless. Attacking the Congress, Irani said: "The fault of my girl is her mother did a press conference on the loot of Rs 5000 crore by Rahul and Sonia Gandhi.

Union Minister Smriti Irani

Goa bar row: Charges 'baseless, concocted', says Zoish Irani's lawyer

India | Jul 23, 2022, 04:02 PM IST

Goa bar row: In a statement, Zoish Irani's lawyer Kirat Nagra denied the charges against her client, saying Smriti Irani's political opponents have levelled various "concocted" allegations against her with a predetermined objective of defaming her

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'Unproductive politically': Smriti Irani's latest attack on Rahul Gandhi amid Opposition's ruckus

India | Jul 20, 2022, 11:25 AM IST

Smriti Irani's latest attack on Rahul Gandhi: Talking to reporters outside the Parliament, Irani said that Gandhi's political life has been dotted with show of disrespect to parliamentary procedures and traditions. He is now adamant to bring down the productivity of Lok Sabha, the Amethi MP added.

Union Ministers Smriti Irani and Jyotiraditya Scindia.

Smriti Irani gets additional charges of Minority Affairs, Jyotiraditya Scindia of Steel

India | Jul 07, 2022, 06:31 AM IST

As advised by Prime Minister Modi, the President directed that Smriti Irani, Cabinet Minister, be assigned the charge of the Ministry of Minority Affairs, in addition to her existing portfolio and Ministry of Steel to Jyotiraditya Scindia.

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Pallonji Mistry, Chairman of Shapoorji Pallonji Group, passes away

India | Jun 28, 2022, 01:04 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to express his condolences about the demise of the business tycoon. Union Ministers Anurag Thakur and Smriti Irani also extended condolences.

Union Minister Smriti Irani.

Union Minister Smriti Irani tests positive for Covid, again

India | Jun 20, 2022, 12:23 AM IST

The Union Minister informed on Twitter that she has tested positive for Covid and apologised to the people of Delhi's Rajendra Nagar for not being able to attend a program.

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