Narendra Modi Wife, Age. Height, Family, Biography & More.
Narendra Damodardas Modi is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi.
Full Name – | Narendra Damodardas Modi |
Nickname – | Namo |
Profession – | Politician |
Height – | 5.7 feet |
Eye Colour – | Black |
Hair Colour – | White |
Political Party – | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
Date of Birth – | 17 September 1950 |
Age (in 2020) – | 70 Years |
Birthplace – | Vadnagar, Bombay State (“Gujarat” India) |
Nationality – | Indian |
Hometown – | Vadnagar, Gujarat, India |
School – | Higher Secondary School, Vadnagar, Gujarat, India |
College/University – | Gujarat University, Ahemdabad, India University of Delhi, India |
Religion – | Hindu |
Caste – | OBC (Modh Ghanchi) |
Address – | C-1, Someshwar Tenament, Ranip, Ahemdabad, Gujarat |
Hobbies – | Yoga |
Marital Status – | Married |
Marriage Date – | 1968 |
Wife – | Jashodaben Chimanlal Modi |
Children – | None |
Parents – | Father – Late Damodardas Mulchand Modi,(Died) Mother – Heeraben |
Narendra Modi Details
Narendra Damodardas Modi born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. He is the first prime minister outside of the Indian National Congress to win two consecutive terms with a full majority and the second to complete more than five years in office after Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Background And Career
Narendra Damodardas Modi is the 15th Prime Minister of India and assumed office in May 2014. He was re-elected in the 17th Lok Sabha from Varanasi and led the Bhartiya Janata Party to a massive victory for a second term during 2019 Lok Sabha elections Before his role as the prime minister, he served as the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014.
He has been an active member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in the past. Since coming to power, Modi has single-handedly made BJP the most powerful party in the country with power in most of the state.
On July 20, he survived a no-confidence motion brought against his government by the TDP with a thumping margin. Narendra Modi is one of the most followed names on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter.
Modi’s rise in the BJP has been phenomenal. Ensuring three consecutive election victories for the party in Gujarat, Modi launched himself on to the national stage.
Despite stiff opposition from party patriarch LK Advani, Modi was declared the prime ministerial candidate for Lok Sabha elections in 2014.
However, his elevation for the top post exposed internal difference in the party. Riding on his wave, the BJP decimated the Congress-led UPA in 2014.