'
Atal'.
Immovable, unshakeable, are perhaps the right words to describe India's
current Prime Minister and the BJP's best bet for the PM's slot. A
wonderful orator, he has the capability to reachout to people...
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After
a long self-imposed silence,
Sonia Gandhi has rose to the helm
of Indian politics in 1999. Widow of the assassinated Indian former
Prime Minister, she has now matured in the game...
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Shri.
L.K. Advani was born on November 08, 1929 in Karachi (now Pakistan).
Charismatic Lal Krishna Advani has been in active politics for over half
a century. He began as Rajasthan state secretary in 1951...
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A
trade unionist, agriculturist, political activist and journalist all
rolled into one, Minister for Defence,
Shri George Fernandes is
full of surprises. After all who would have guessed that India's nuclear
power...
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Projected
as the Congress(I)'s great hope in a country with an overwhelmingly
young population, the 33-year-old
Rahul Gandhi has a lot riding
on his shoulders. Rahul, son of the slain former Indian PM Rajiv
Gandhi...
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Yashwant
Sinha was born on November 6th, 1937 in Patna, Bihar and educated in
the same city. He received his Masters Degree in Political Science in
1958. Subsequently, he taught Political Science in...
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Karnataka
State President
Ananth Kumar was born in Bangalore on 22nd July
1959. In 1987 he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party having served in
various capacities in ABVP- State Secretary, State President of BJP...
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Balram
Jakhar was born on 23rd August, 1923 in Panjkosi in District
Ferozepur, Punjab and educated at Forman Christian College, Lahore,
Pakistan . Jakhar, twice Lok Sabha speaker...
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Born
on 26th October 1933 in Kubatur, Distt. Shimoga (Karnataka) ,
Bangarappa
was Chief Minister during 1992-94. Since 1967, he has been a sure-shot
winner, particularly in...
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Bollywood
star of yore,
Dharmendra, ( born Dharmendra Deol ) on December
8th 1935 at Phagwara, Punjab, has been selected as the BJP's candidate
for Bikaner, Rajasthan...
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Bihar
ex-DGP
D.P. Ojha is contesting as an Independent from Begusarai
in Bihar after the NDA denied him a ticket for the coming Lok Sabha
polls. Ojha was the toast of the public as recently as four months ago
because of...
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Born
Govind Ahuja on 21st December, 1963 in Virar (a small township
on the outskirts of Bombay) and re-christened
Govinda, a lower
middle-class boy . Pahlaj Nihalani's 'Ilzaam' (1986) was Govinda's real
ticket to fame...
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Shri
Jag Mohan was born in Hafizabad (now in Pakistan) on 25th September
1927 and was educated at Government Schools and Colleges in Punjab and
Delhi. After retiring from Government service he...
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Bollywood
star
Jayaprada sprang a surprise by becoming Samajwadi Party
candidate from Rampur Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh to upset the apple
cart of Congress stalwart Begum Noor Banu, who represented...
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Jyotiraditya
Scindia was born on January 1, 1971 in Mumbai which makes him among
the youngest in the Parliament. Elected to the Lok Sabha in February
2002 from his father the late Madhavrao Scindia's constituency...
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M.Veerappa
Moily was born at Mudubidre in the Karkala taluk of the Dakshina
Kannada district, then in the Madras Presidency, on 12th January 1940.
He completed his Primary and High School education...
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Maneka
Gandhi was born on 26th August 1956 in Delhi and educated at
Lawrence School, Sanawar. She is the widow of Sanjay Gandhi, the son of
Indira Gandhi (former Prime Minister of India)...
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Dr.
Murli Manohar Joshi was born on January 5th , 1934 in Nandavi,
Maharashtra. Dr. Joshi had his early education at Hindu High School,
Chandpur and completed his higher education from Meerut College...
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Nafisa
Ali, Winner of the Miss India crown at 19, runner up at the
subsequent Miss International contest, model, actress, celebrity wife,
TV star and the recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award...
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Sachin
Pilot son of the late Rajesh Pilot was born on March 13th 1978 and
was educated at the Air Force School in New Delhi and at St. Stephen's
College, he also has a degree from the Wharton Business School in the
US...
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Born
on 16th April, 1934 in Sangli (Maharashtra),
Shri Ram Naik is a
graduate in Commerce and also in Law. He started his career in the
Accountant General's Office as an Upper Division Clerk...
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Sunil
Dutt was born on 6 June 1929 in Village Khurd, District. Jhelum (
Now in Pakistan) He was educated at Jai Hind College, Mumbai. In 1984 he
was elected to the 8th Lok Sabha and in 1989-90 was re-elected to...
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Mr.
Suresh Kalmadi was born on May 1st 1944 at Pune in Maharashtra. Mr.
Kalmadi has been Pune's man in Delhi for the last 22 years. He has
served on many committees and made important contributions...
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Vinod
Khanna was born on 6th October 1946 in Peshawar (now in Pakistan),
in a business family which migrated from Punjab to Delhi, to settle down
in Mumbai in 1947. He did his schooling in St. Xaviers High School
Mumbai...
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