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Nitin Gadkari

1957 - Today

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Nitin Jairam Gadkari ( ; born 27 May 1957) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 40th Minister of Road Transport & Highways since 2014. He is also the longest serving Minister for Road Transport & Highways, currently in his tenure for over eleven years, and is the only person to serve under a single portfolio for three consecutive terms. A senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he served as the President of his party from 2009 to 2013. He currently represents the Nagpur constituency in the Lok Sabha and is a lawyer by profession. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Nitin Gadkari is the 17,792nd most popular politician (down from 16,955th in 2024), the 1,016th most popular biography from India (down from 881st in 2019) and the 253rd most popular Indian Politician.

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Among people born in 1957, Nitin Gadkari ranks 597. Before him are Wendy Freedman, Pedrinho, Benoît Potier, Amy Goodman, Ini Kamoze, and Scott Hahn. After him are Jan Jałocha, Harald Schmid, Clara Ponsatí, Hideaki Tomiyama, Samia al-Amoudi, and Leda Cosmides.

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In India

Among people born in India, Nitin Gadkari ranks 1,016 out of 1,861. Before him are Shivraj Singh Chouhan (1959), Jamnalal Bajaj (1889), Manohar Lal Khattar (1954), Virat Kohli (1988), Jamuna (1936), and George Koovakad (1973). After him are Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (1944), N. Biren Singh (1961), B. Saroja Devi (1938), Raja Ramanna (1925), Mahendra Kapoor (1934), and Mani Ratnam (1956).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Nitin Gadkari ranks 253. Before him are Chidambaram Subramaniam (1910), Varun Gandhi (1980), Margaret Alva (1942), Murli Manohar Joshi (1934), Shivraj Singh Chouhan (1959), and Manohar Lal Khattar (1954). After him are Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (1944), N. Biren Singh (1961), Asaf Ali (1888), Harkishan Singh Surjeet (1916), Arun Shourie (1941), and Nandini Satpathy (1931).

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