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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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Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway being constructed in three phases, to reduce travel time to 2-3 hours

Dec 14, 2023, 03:05 PM IST

The expressway between Bengaluru and Chennai is being constructed in three phases. The entire length of the project is 262-km. Once completed, the expressway will reduce travel time between two capital cities significantly.

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Vishnu Deo Sai-led Chhattisgarh government set to convene first cabinet meeting today

Dec 14, 2023, 08:45 AM IST

Vishnu Deo expressed a commitment to fulfilling all guarantees and poll promises of PM Modi over the next five years. The BJP govt aims to address key issues, leveraging momentum gained from the swearing-in ceremony and aligning its policies with the party's manifesto for betterment of Chhattisgarh.

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Silkyara tunnel collapse Day 8: CM Dhami, Gadkari conducts on-site inspection of relief operations

India | Nov 19, 2023, 09:03 PM IST

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Sharing details of the ongoing rescue operation, Bhaskar Khulbe, a former advisor to the PMO, told media, "Efforts are on to bolster the entire area's strength to the order that it remains totally safe for workers to approach the rescue work that we are intending to do.

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Travel time between Delhi-Jaipur to reduce to two hours using electric cable highway: Nitin Gadkari

India | Nov 17, 2023, 07:20 AM IST

Delhi-Jaipur travel time: Transport Minister said that I want to bring the people of Jaipur to eat Delhi's ice cream and the people of Delhi to eat Jaipur's Kachori. This has become possible as the people of the country gave full majority to the Bharatiya Janata Party.

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Rs 1,132 crore road connecting Mizoram with Myanmar to be completed by November: Nitin Gadkari

Oct 30, 2023, 10:23 PM IST

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that the road under the Kaladan project will be completed by November and it will be helpful to connect Myanmar's Sittwe port.

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'Deeply saddened...': President Murmu, PM Modi, others condole death of legendary Bishan Singh Bedi

India | Oct 23, 2023, 06:17 PM IST

Bishan Singh Bedi breathed his last at his home this morning. He recently underwent a knee operation. The infection spread and he could not recover from that, one of his close friends said.

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20% rise in road accidents due to non-compliance of traffic rules: Nitin Gadkari

India | Oct 21, 2023, 09:58 PM IST

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, has revealed a startling statistic, stating that non-compliance with traffic rules has led to a 20 per cent increase in road accidents in the country.

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Lok Sabha polls: 'Will use social media, not advertisement banners for campaigning', says Gadkari

Oct 21, 2023, 05:27 PM IST

Lok Sabha election 2024: Union Minister for Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said that he will reach out to people to seek votes and put his good work for the development ahead of them. Gadkari also mentioned that his family members are not his political heirs.

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VIDEO: Nitin Gadkari inaugurates highest national flag of 418 ft at Attari-Wagah border in Amritsar

India | Oct 19, 2023, 05:58 PM IST

Highest national flag in India: The transport minister said that I have done a lot of things in life- tunnels, bridges but this (inaugurating the highest national flag) is the most amazing. I am delighted and I thank the jawans who are guarding our borders.

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Gadkari: Release date of biopic on Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announced | More details inside

Regional Cinema | Oct 07, 2023, 10:18 AM IST

Before this film, biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, Dr Manmohan Singh, Shiv Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray has also been made.

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'One can now reach Delhi airport in 20 mins': Nitin Gadkari on Ring Road project opening

India | Oct 02, 2023, 01:40 PM IST

During his address, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari shared news about the imminent opening of Urban Extension Road 2, a major ring road project in Delhi.

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'If road cracks, I will put contractor before bulldozer," Gadkari's warning against bad construction

Sep 29, 2023, 04:56 PM IST

Union Minister of Road and Transport, who is known for his frankness, was speaking at the inauguration program of National Highway-161 passing through Washim district.

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Nitin Gadkari says no need to make six airbags compulsory in passenger cars

India | Sep 13, 2023, 04:35 PM IST

Earlier in October last year, the minister had said that the government would make it mandatory to include six airbags rule for passenger cars.

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There is no such proposal: Gadkari clarifies on reports of additional tax on diesel engine vehicles

Business | Sep 12, 2023, 02:29 PM IST

As measures to air pollution, the government is already planning to ban BS III petrol and BS IV diesel four-wheelers immediately in Delhi, Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddh Nagar if the AQI crosses the 400 mark.

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VIDEO: Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway to start by January 2024, says Nitin Gadkari

Sep 08, 2023, 09:14 AM IST

Bengaluru Chennai Expressway: Earlier, in July, Nitin Gadkari said that central government has set a provisional target for the construction of about 13,800 kilometre National Highways (NHs) in 2023-24.Against the set target for the year, 2250 km has already been constructed till June 2023, he said.

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Nitin Gadkari launches prototype of world's first BS-6 compliant electric flex fuel car

India | Aug 29, 2023, 10:14 PM IST

According to the information, the vehicle will run on a blend of 85% ethanol and 15% petrol, along with a battery to run it in electric mode.

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Nitin Gadkari shares new video of Dwarka Expressway, India's first 8-lane road

India | Aug 20, 2023, 11:07 PM IST

Earlier in the month, a political row erupted on the CAG report which flagged the high cost of construction of the Dwarka Expressway.

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'I am planning to put an end to sirens on VIP vehicles', says Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari

Aug 13, 2023, 07:38 AM IST

Maharashtra: Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said that he is planning to put an end to sirens on VIP vehicles.

Gadkari said he never believes in caste-based politics

I'll retire from politics if anyone says that I...: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari | WATCH

India | Jul 31, 2023, 12:28 PM IST

Recalling his childhood, Nitin Gadkari said his father wanted him to be a lawyer but he always wanted to be a job provider rather than a job seeker.

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'Government is like a 'vishkanya' because...': Union Minister Nitin Gadkari | WATCH

India | Jul 16, 2023, 02:00 PM IST

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari addressed Krishi Vikas Pratishthan in Nagpur. He said the government is trying hard to strike a balance between the MSP and the market price.