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Varun Gandhi

Feroze Varun Gandhi commonly known as Varun Gandhi is an Indian politician and currently a member of Lok Sabha representing Sultanpur constituency of Uttar Pradesh. Varun Gandhi belongs to the Nehru-Gandhi family and he is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). IN 2012, he was inducted in Rajnath Singhs team as the National General Secretary and he became the youngest General Secretary in the history of BJP. He was also the first politician to support the Anti-Corruption Movement of Anna Hazare.Born on 13th March 1980 in Delhi, Varun Gandhi belongs to the Nehru-Gandhi family. His parents were Sanjay Gandhi and Maneka Gandhi and he is the great grandson of Indias first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and grandson of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Indira Gandhi had returned to power only days before Varun was born and she was very fond of him. He was only three months old in June 1980 when his father died in a plane crash. Varun Gandhi was four years old when his grandmother Indira Gandhi was assassinated on 31st October 1984. He did his schooling from Rishi Valley School and British School in New Delhi. He was also elected as the secretary of the student council when he was in the school. Later he did his BSc in Economics from the London School of Economics through University of London External System, a distance-learning provision. Varun Gandhis first introduction to politics was at the age of 19 when he was seen at his mothers 1999 election campaigns at the Pilibhit constituency. He then campaigned the entire election for his mother. He along with his mother joined BJP in 2004 and he campaigned for the party in 2004 elections and covered 40 constituencies. He contested his first election from his mothers constituency of Pilibhit in 2009 General Elections. Maneka Gandhi contested from the neighboring Aonla constituency. He won the seat with a margin of 2,81,501 votes and the security deposits of all other candidates were forfeited. He was appointed as the national general secretary of BJP in 2013 by Rajnath Singh. He became the youngest ever general secretary of the party. He was made in-charge of the BJPs affairs in West Bengal. In August 2013, as per the newspapers record he was the only MP in the country to spend the entire MP Local Area Development Fund before the stipulated time. In 2013, he denounced Rahul Gandhi for the outburst against controversial ordinance stating that it was an insult for the Prime Minister of the country and if the Prime Minister had any dignity left, he must resign from the post immediately after returning to the country. However, in March 2014 he stated that he doesnt hold any ill-will against Rahul Gandhi and he wont campaign against him in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Varun Gandhi contested the 2014 elections from Sultanpur and he kickstarted his election campaign with an emotional speech in Kadipur and said that he has come to Sultanpur to fulfill the dreams of his father. He won the 2014 general elections by defeating Amita Singh for Sultanpur constituency. In 2015, he took the pledge of donating his entire MP salary by distributing the cheque of Rs 1 Lakh to the farmer families in Uttar Pradesh who have been forced to end their lives due to crisis. He has visited over 16 districts distributing cheques worth Rs 1 Lakh and by dog this he is trying to increase the sensitivity towards the families suffering in the state of Uttar Pradesh. In the upcoming 2017 elections, Varun Gandhi is considered as one of the major players for BJP.Varun Gandhi is married to Yamini Roy and the couple has a daughter named Anasuyaa Gandhi. In August 2011, Varun Gandhi strongly supported Jan Lokpal Bill and after the government denied permission to Anna Hazare, he offered his official residence to Hazare to hold fast. He also offered to table the Jan Lokpal Bill in Parliament and was the first politician to openly support the anti corruption movement by supporting Anna Hazare in Ramlila Maidan. Varun Gandhi was in controversies and a case was registered for allegedly making a provocative speech about Muslims at Dalchand Mohalla area in Pilibhit. He was acquitted by the court on this matter. There was another hate speech case filed against him during the 2009 Lok Sabha campaign but the Pilibhit court acquitted him from the case in March 2013. Varun is also a columnist and he writes articles and policy papers for the countrys major newspapers and magazines covering 21 newspapers. He has also written a book called The Otherness of Self, a collection of poems he started to write at the age of 17 and completed by the age of 20.

BJP Leader Varun Gandhi Reacts to PMO's Remark Over MPs Salary Hike, Calls it a 'Jest'
India.com News Desk | October 25, 2018 9:08 PM IST
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi cleared the air over the Prime Minister s of...
BJP Leader Varun Gandhi Reacts to PMO's Remark Over MPs Salary Hike, Calls it a 'Jest'
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Triple Talaq is Way of Preventing Husband From Killing Wife: Samajwadi Party Leader Riyaz Ahmed
India.com News Desk | July 23, 2018 4:48 PM IST
New Delhi, July 23: In trying to justify the practice of Triple Talaq, a Samajwadi Party leader Riya...
Triple Talaq is Way of Preventing Husband From Killing Wife: Samajwadi Party Leader Riyaz Ahmed
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BJP MP Varun Gandhi Urges Rich MPs to Forgo Their Salaries
India.com News Desk | January 29, 2018 8:20 AM IST
New Delhi, Jan 29: BJP MP Varun Gandhi has written a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to ...
BJP MP Varun Gandhi Urges Rich MPs to Forgo Their Salaries
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Varun Gandhi to Join Congress Party Before 2019 General Elections?
India.com News Desk | November 27, 2017 9:40 PM IST
New Delhi, Nov 27: Sidelined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi is likely to join the ...
Varun Gandhi to Join Congress Party Before 2019 General Elections?
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Varun Gandhi Hits Out at Dynasty Politics, Asks Would I Have Become an MP at 29 if My Surname Was Not Gandhi
India.com News Desk | November 12, 2017 2:36 PM IST
New Delhi, Nov 12: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Sultanpur Varun Gandhi on Saturday struck ha...
Varun Gandhi Hits Out at Dynasty Politics, Asks Would I Have Become an MP at 29 if My Surname Was Not Gandhi
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BJP MP Varun Gandhi Hits Out at Election Commission, Calls it a Toothless Tiger
India.com News Desk | October 14, 2017 9:54 AM IST
New Delhi, Oct 14: Terming the Election Commission a toothless tiger, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) M...
BJP MP Varun Gandhi Hits Out at Election Commission, Calls it a Toothless Tiger
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Varun Gandhi Goes Against Party Line, Calls For Empathy Towards Rohingyas, Asks Govt Not to Discard Them
India.com News Desk | September 26, 2017 3:11 PM IST
New Delhi, Sept 26: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi has yet again taken a stance th...
Varun Gandhi Goes Against Party Line, Calls For Empathy Towards Rohingyas, Asks Govt Not to Discard Them
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Hospitalised Maneka Gandhi to undergo surgery, says Varun Gandhi
Roshan Jha | June 3, 2017 12:23 PM IST
Lucknow, June 3: Union minister Maneka Gandhi suffered from a severe stomachache during the visit to...
Hospitalised Maneka Gandhi to undergo surgery, says Varun Gandhi
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Maneka Gandhi reacts to son Varun Gandhi not being projected as BJP's Uttar Pradesh CM candidate
Mohammed Uzair Shaikh | March 6, 2017 4:19 PM IST
Lucknow, Mar 6: Union Minister Maneka Gandhi spoke out on the decision of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJ...
Maneka Gandhi reacts to son Varun Gandhi not being projected as BJP's Uttar Pradesh CM candidate
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Varun Gandhi says he broke down after reading Rohit Vemula's suicide note
ANI | February 22, 2017 1:29 PM IST
New Delhi , Feb 22 : Reminiscing the heart wrenching episode of Hyderabad University Ph.D scholar Ro...
Varun Gandhi says he broke down after reading Rohit Vemula's suicide note
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Varun Gandhi says Rohith Vemula's suicide note made him cry: Key highlights from his lecture
Pragati Ratti Sharma | February 22, 2017 12:02 PM IST
Indore, Feb 22: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Varun Gandhi seems upset with his party for sidelining...
Varun Gandhi says Rohith Vemula's suicide note made him cry: Key highlights from his lecture
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Rohit Vemula's suicide letter made me cry: Varun Gandhi
PTI Feeds | February 21, 2017 9:06 PM IST
Indore, Feb 21 (PTI) BJP MP Varun Gandhi today recalled how he broke down after reading a suicide le...
Rohit Vemula's suicide letter made me cry: Varun Gandhi
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Rohit Vemula's suicide letter made me cry: Varun Gandhi
PTI Feeds | February 21, 2017 9:06 PM IST
Indore, Feb 21 (PTI) BJP MP Varun Gandhi today recalled how he broke down after reading a suicide le...
Rohit Vemula's suicide letter made me cry: Varun Gandhi
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BJP silences Opposition, says seniors' blessings taken before every polls
ANI | January 22, 2017 12:47 PM IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 22: Defending the move to drop party veteran Lal Krishna Advani and Sultanpu...
BJP silences Opposition, says seniors' blessings taken before every polls
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Varun Gandhi, LK Advani dropped from BJP's 'star campaigners' list for UP polls
ANI | January 21, 2017 8:43 PM IST
New Delhi, January 21: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday released its list of 'star campa...
Varun Gandhi, LK Advani dropped from BJP's 'star campaigners' list for UP polls
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Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2017: Varun Gandhi, Vinay Katiyar dropped from BJP's 'star campaigners' list
ANI | January 21, 2017 7:47 PM IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 21: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday released its list of 'star ...
Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2017: Varun Gandhi, Vinay Katiyar dropped from BJP's 'star campaigners' list
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Varun Gandhi rejects honey trap charges as 'false and frivolous'
Indo-Asian News Service | October 22, 2016 5:13 PM IST
New Delhi, Oct 22 : BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Saturday rejected as "false and frivolous" allegations th...
Varun Gandhi rejects honey trap charges as 'false and frivolous'
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Varun Gandhi terms honey trapped allegations 'unsubstantiated', says never seen or met Edmonds Allen
India.com News Desk | October 22, 2016 12:53 PM IST
New Delhi, Oct 22: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi, who was accused of being honey-trap...
Varun Gandhi terms honey trapped allegations 'unsubstantiated', says never seen or met Edmonds Allen
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Varun Gandhi defence leak: CBI to probe the allegations made by New York lawyer Edmonds Allen
Srividhya Iyer | October 21, 2016 7:07 PM IST
New Delhi, October 21: Latest reports in the case surrounding allegations of BJP MP Varun Gandhi's i...
Varun Gandhi defence leak: CBI to probe the allegations made by New York lawyer Edmonds Allen
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No need for comments after Varun Gandhi's clarification: BJP
Press Trust of India | October 21, 2016 6:48 PM IST
New Delhi, Oct 21 : BJP today maintained that there is no need for the party to comment on the alleg...
No need for comments after Varun Gandhi's clarification: BJP
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