Priyanka Gandhi Wiki, Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography & More

Priyanka Gandhi

Priyanka Gandhi or Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is an Indian Politician. She is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC). She was not very active in Politics until January 2019, when she was appointed General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh.

Biography/Wiki

Priyanka Gandhi was born in Nehru-Gandhi family on 12 January 1972 (age 52 years, as of 2024) in New Delhi, India. She completed her primary education from the Modern School and Convent of Jesus and Mary, New Delhi. For her higher education, she enrolled at Jesus and Mary College in the University of Delhi and completed her graduation in Psychology. In 2010, she completed her M.A. in Buddhist Studies.

Physical Appearance

She is about 5 feet 8 inch or 173 cm tall and weighs in about 65 kg or 143 lbs. Her eyes and hair colour is black.

Priyanka Gandhi photo

Family

Priyanka was born to Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi. Her father, Rajiv Gandhi was the Prime Minister of India. Her mother, Sonia Gandhi was the President of the Indian National Congress. She has one brother, Rahul Gandhi, President of the Indian National Congress.

Priyanka Gandhi with her parents and brother

Priyanka Gandhi with her parents and brother

She is the grand-daughter of the former Prime Minister of India, Mrs Indira Gandhi and Feroz Gandhi.

Priyanka Gandhi in the lap of her mother, Sonia Gandhi along side Rahul Gandhi and Indira Gandhi

Priyanka Gandhi in the lap of her mother, Sonia Gandhi alongside Rahul Gandhi and Indira Gandhi

She is the great-grand-daughter of the first Prime minister of India, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.

Jawaharlal Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru

Sanjay Gandhi was her uncle who died in an Aircraft crash in 1980 and Maneka Gandhi is her Aunt, who is a Politician of a right-wing political party, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and has been a Union Cabinet Minister for Women & Child Development in the Government of PM Narendra Modi. Varun Gandhi is her Cousin who is a politician of BJP and has been an M.P. from Sultanpur Constituency.

Priyanka Gandhi in red circle with her family members

Priyanka Gandhi in a red circle with her family members

The Gandhi Family Tree

The Gandhi Family Tree

She married a businessman, Robert Vadra on 18 February 1997.

Priyanka Gandhi with her husband at the time of wedding

Priyanka Gandhi with her husband at the time of their wedding

They have two children; a son Rehan (born in 2000) and a daughter, Miraya (born in 2002).

Priyanka Gandhi with her children

Priyanka Gandhi with her children

Priyanka Gandhi with her husband and children

Priyanka Gandhi with her husband and children

Career

Though she has visited her mother’s and brother’s constituency; Raebareli and Amethi occasionally but did not remain active in politics. However, in Amethi and Raebareli, she is very popular and many times she has been called for entering politics.

Priyanka Gandhi with Rahul Gandhi in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh

Priyanka Gandhi with Rahul Gandhi in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh

In 2004, she was the manager of her mother’s campaign in the assembly election in Uttar Pradesh. In the 2007 Uttar Pradesh assembly election, she helped the Congress Party in focussing 10 seats in Amethi-Raebareli region. On 23 January 2019, she was appointed the General Secretary of Congress Party in the charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh.

Favourites

  • Food(s): Tunde Kebabs, Salads
  • Book: Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Politician: Sonia Gandhi

Net Worth

She and her husband have a total net worth of around $2.1 billion (₹10,000 crore).

Facts

  • When she was 16 or 17 years old, she delivered her first speech.
  • Her grandmother, Indira Gandhi and her father, Rajiv Gandhi were the victim of Assassination.
  • Priyanka and Robert Vadra were classmates. They met each other for the first time in a friend’s home where they hit it off and fell in love with each other gradually. Initially, the Gandhi family did not want Priyanka to marry Robert but soon convinced.
  • In an interview with BBC in 1999, she said, “I am very clear in my mind. Politics is not a strong pull and I can do things for them without being in politics.”
  • Her hobbies are Photography, Reading Hindi Books, Workouts, Meditation, etc.
  • She claims herself to be a Buddhist. She follows Buddhist philosophy and practices Vipassana. [1]Financial Express
  • Priyanka Gandhi’s pet dog, Luna, hit the headlines when Luna joined Rahul Gandhi‘s Bharat Jodo Yatra in January 2023.

    Priyanka Gandhi's dog, Luna, joined Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra in January 2023

    Priyanka Gandhi’s dog, Luna, joined Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra in January 2023

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