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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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India breaks Qatar's record, enters Guinness World Records for constructing 75km highway in 5 days

India | Jun 08, 2022, 05:38 PM IST

"The work was completed in record time of 105 Hours and 33 Minutes. The Amravati to Akola section is the part of National Highway-53 and an important East-West corridor," Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said.

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India TV Samvaad: By 2024, Indian road infrastructure will be comparable to that of US, says Gadkari

India | Jun 02, 2022, 04:12 PM IST

On General Motors and Ford winding up operations in India, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari pointed out that Indian auto companies are now on the rise.

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Delhi to Dehradun, Haridwar, Jaipur in 2 hours, Chandigarh in 2.15 hours: Gadkari on new expressways

India | Jun 02, 2022, 05:09 PM IST

India TV Samvaad: Nitin Gadkari recalled his promise made to the citizens of the country that before 2024 ends, the Indian road infrastructure will be at par with that of the United States.

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Did PM Modi ask Nitin Gadkari which ministry he wanted in 2014? Union Minister reveals

India | May 30, 2022, 07:53 PM IST

Nitin Gadkari, who participated in India TV's Samvaad on Modi government's 8 years in power, revealed how he was made Union Minister to take care of roads and highways.

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India TV Samvaad: Forget fastag, Gadkari says highway toll will soon be deducted using satellite

India | May 30, 2022, 07:39 PM IST

Speaking on the future of transportation in the country, Nitin Gadkari said alternate fuel is the future and this will also help in fighting pollution.

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India TV Samvaad: Does PM Modi intervene with how ministers work? Nitin Gadkari answers

India | Jun 02, 2022, 04:43 PM IST

Nitin Gadkari said the prime minister never interferes with his Minister's working style unless any discrepancies come to the fore.

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India TV Samvaad | What has changed in India under PM Modi's 8-year rule - Highlights

India | May 31, 2022, 04:58 PM IST

India TV Samvaad | As the Modi government completes 8 years in power, top ministers and leaders discussed and deliberated the hits and misses of the BJP-led NDA government during a day-long mega conclave.

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Modi Govt 8 years: India TV to host day-long mega conclave 'Samvaad'

India | May 30, 2022, 10:09 AM IST

Top ministers, dignitaries, and celebrities will be participating in the conclave to speak about the Modi government which has been in the power for the past 8 years.

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Smriti Irani top performing minister among Dalits; Rajnath Singh number 1 cabinet minister: Survey

India | May 29, 2022, 01:31 PM IST

The survey was conducted upon up the completion of eight years of the Modi government.

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'Hawa se kaise girega?': Nitin Gadkari amazed over Bihar bridge collapse incident

India | May 10, 2022, 04:07 PM IST

Nitin Gadkari said there must be some error which led to the collapse of an under-construction bridge in Bihar's Sultanganj last month.

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Tesla can benefit by manufacturing EVs in India: Gadkari

May 02, 2022, 04:42 PM IST

Addressing an event in the national capital, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said that those days are not very far when the prices of all electric vehicles will be less than the cost of petrol vehicles in the country. 

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India tops world in terms of number of persons killed in road accidents: Nitin Gadkari

India | Apr 06, 2022, 02:55 PM IST

India ranks number 1 as per number of persons killed and ranks number 3 as per number of persons injured in road accidents, Gadkari added.

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Nitin Gadkari meets Raj Thackeray in Mumbai, calls it 'family visit'

India | Apr 04, 2022, 07:38 AM IST

Notably, the meeting comes a day after Thackeray asked the Maharashtra government to remove the loudspeakers from mosques and warned of "putting loudspeakers in front of the mosques and play Hanuman Chalisa".

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Govt orders forensic probe in 4 fire incidents in two-wheeler electric vehicles in past one week

India | Mar 31, 2022, 06:34 PM IST

Nitin Gadkari said India's standards for approval of EV and batteries are apt with the global standards and the government will take appropriate action after the exact technical reason behind the accidents is known.

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Video | India's first rolling barrier guardrail system to prevent fatal injuries

India | Dec 27, 2022, 03:44 AM IST

This ingeniously engineered system will prevent fatal injuries, especially in the Hilly Areas.

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Nitin Gadkari drives India's first green hydrogen-powered car to Parliament | Pics

India | Dec 27, 2022, 03:47 AM IST

Toyota Mirai is India’s first all-hydrogen electric vehicle. It was launched by Nitin Gadkari recently.

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'Congress should become stronger,' says Nitin Gadkari. Here's how party responded

India | Mar 28, 2022, 05:54 PM IST

BJP leader and Union Minister Gadkari said that democracy runs on two wheels.

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Toll plazas within 60 kms from another booth will shut down in next 3 months, says Nitin Gadkari

India | Mar 23, 2022, 06:33 PM IST

Union Road & Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said in Lok Sabha that toll plazas on the national highways existing within 60 kms from another booth will be shut down.

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Indians will be able to reach Mansarovar from Pithoragarh by 2023 end: Gadkari

India | Mar 23, 2022, 12:14 PM IST

Indians will be able to reach Mansarovar from Pithoragarh by the end of 2023. We have completed 85% of the work, Nitin Gadkari said in Lok Sabha.

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India's first electric highway between Delhi and Jaipur is my dream: Nitin Gadkari

India | Mar 15, 2022, 08:05 PM IST

The road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said that his ministry's budget is good, and the market is ready to support an electric highway.