Venkaiah Naidu Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Affairs, Children, Biography & More
Some Lesser Known Facts About Venkaiah Naidu
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| Bio | |
|---|---|
| Profession | Indian Politician |
| Real Name | Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| Political Journey | • When in college, he became active in politics with ABVP, the student wing of BJP. • He played a prominent role in the Jai Andhra Movement of 1972. • Naidu became the convenor of anti-corruption Jayaprakash Narayan Chhatra Sangharsh Samiti of Andhra Pradesh in 1974. • In 1978, he was elected as an MLA from Udayagiri constituency in Nellore in Andhra Pradesh assembly. • He was again elected as an MLA from the same constituency in 1983. • From 1996 to 2000, he served as a BJP spokesperson. • In 1998, he was elected as a Member of Rajya Sabha from Karnataka. • He became the Union Cabinet Minister of Rural Development in 1999. • Naidu took over as the National President of BJP in January 2004. He then stepped down from the post after NDA had lost in the 2004 general elections. • He has been serving as National Vice President of BJP since April 2005. • In May 2014, he was named as the Union Minister for Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs. • He was elected a Rajya Sabha MP after BJP nominated him from Rajasthan in May 2016. • After being nominated as the Vice- Presidential candidate of India by the NDA in mid-July 2017, he quit as the Union Minister to contest the elections. |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Weight (approx.) | in Kilograms- 75 kg in Pounds- 165 lbs |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 9” |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Personal Life | |
| Age (as in 2017) | 68 Years |
| Date of Birth | 1 July 1949 |
| Birth Place | Chavatapalem, Nellore, Madras Province |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Cancer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Family | Father- Late Rangaiah Naidu Mother- Late Ramanamma Brother- None Sister- None |
| Address | 30, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Road, New Delhi |
| Hometown | Chavatapalem, Nellore, Madras Province |
| Educational Qualifications | Bachelor's degree in Politics and Diplomatic Studies L.L.B. with specialization in International Law |
| College/University | V. R. College, Nellore Law College, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam |
| Hobbies | Reading |
| School | V. R. High School, Nellore |
| Debut | He joined ABVP, the student wing of Bhartiya Janata Party, while in college and was elected as the president of students union of colleges affiliated to Andhra University. |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Politician | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Girls, Affairs and More | |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Not Known |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Wife | Usha (m.1971- present) |
| Children | Son- Harshvardhan Naidu Daughter- Deepa Venkat |
| Money Factor | |
| Salary | INR 60,000 (Basic) |
| Net Worth (approx.) | INR 10 Crore (as in 2016) |
- Does Venkaiah Naidu smoke: Not Known
- Does Venkaiah Naidu drink liquor: Not Known
- In spite of the fact that he doesn’t have a place with a Hindi-talking state, Naidu, to champion the reason for ranchers, and to be a splendid speaker, aced the dialect and turned into an unmistakable political figure of the gathering.
- Naidu was one of the protestors to be detained amid the Emergency time frame that was forced by previous Indian Prime Minster Indira Gandhi.
- In 2002, he succeeded Jana Krishnamurthy as the national leader of Bhartiya Janata Party and continued holding the seat for three continuous terms.
- After BJP drove National Democratic Alliance got a pounding larger part in 2014 Lok Sabha races, he was given the arrangement of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, and Information and Broadcasting Ministry.
