 "Smriti Irani")
Human Resource Development
Date & year of birth: March 23, 1976
Constituency: RS member from Gujarat
Whether represented the constituency before: No
Whether held ministerial charge earlier: No
The actress-turned-politician stands out among BJP members for her meteoric rise within the party ranks. Irani is one of the vice-presidents of the BJP.
A Rajya Sabha member from Gujarat, Irani is said to be close to Narendra Modi. Although she lost out to Rahul Gandhi from Amethi this time, she had mounted a spirited campaign.
Irani contested the elections for the first time on a BJP ticket in 2004 against Kapil Sibal from Chandni Chowk. She lost the election. Irani was a household name, thanks to her role in popular teleserial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. She was appointed national secretary of the party in 2010 and thereafter the president of the BJP Mahila Morcha.
In 2011, Irani was appointed as Member of Parliament from Gujarat to the Rajya Sabha and made party vice-president in 2012. Irani, who is perceived as a younger Sushma Swaraj in the Modi camp, has been quite vocal in her stint in the upper House raising issues of women empowerment and crime against women. She is one of younger Cabinet ministers in the Modi government.
Date & year of birth: March 23, 1976
Constituency: RS member from Gujarat
Whether represented the constituency before: No
Whether held ministerial charge earlier: No
The actress-turned-politician stands out among BJP members for her meteoric rise within the party ranks. Irani is one of the vice-presidents of the BJP.
A Rajya Sabha member from Gujarat, Irani is said to be close to Narendra Modi. Although she lost out to Rahul Gandhi from Amethi this time, she had mounted a spirited campaign.
Irani contested the elections for the first time on a BJP ticket in 2004 against Kapil Sibal from Chandni Chowk. She lost the election. Irani was a household name, thanks to her role in popular teleserial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. She was appointed national secretary of the party in 2010 and thereafter the president of the BJP Mahila Morcha.
In 2011, Irani was appointed as Member of Parliament from Gujarat to the Rajya Sabha and made party vice-president in 2012. Irani, who is perceived as a younger Sushma Swaraj in the Modi camp, has been quite vocal in her stint in the upper House raising issues of women empowerment and crime against women. She is one of younger Cabinet ministers in the Modi government.