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Priyanka Gandhi (Priyanka Gandhi Vadra) was born on 12 January, 1972 in New Delhi, Delhi, India, is an Indian politician. Discover Priyanka Gandhi's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 52 years old?

Popular As Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
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Age 52 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 12 January, 1972
Birthday 12 January
Birthplace New Delhi, Delhi, India
Nationality India

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Priyanka Gandhi Height, Weight & Measurements

At 52 years old, Priyanka Gandhi height is 5′ 8″ .

Physical Status
Height 5′ 8″
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Who Is Priyanka Gandhi's Husband?

Her husband is Robert Vadra (m. 1997)

Family
Parents Rajiv Gandhi (father) Sonia Gandhi (mother)
Husband Robert Vadra (m. 1997)
Sibling Not Available
Children 2

Priyanka Gandhi Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Priyanka Gandhi worth at the age of 52 years old? Priyanka Gandhi’s income source is mostly from being a successful Politician. She is from India. We have estimated Priyanka Gandhi's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Politician

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1972

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (née Gandhi; born 12 January 1972) is an Indian politician and the general secretary of the All India Congress Committee.

She is the daughter of former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, sister of Rahul Gandhi, and granddaughter of Feroze and Indira Gandhi, making her a member of the politically prominent Nehru-Gandhi family.

She is also a trustee of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was born at the Holy Family Hospital in Delhi on 12 January 1972 to former Prime minister of India Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi - who later became the President of the Indian National Congress as the younger of their two children.

Her older brother Rahul Gandhi is a member of Parliament from Wayanad in Kerala.

She is the granddaughter of Indira Gandhi - former and first woman Prime Minister of India and Feroze Gandhi - a freedom fighter and politician, and the great-granddaughter of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, and Kamala Nehru.

1984

Priyanka Gandhi did her schooling at Welham Girls' School in Dehradun till 1984.

After this, both Rahul and Priyanka were moved to day schools in Delhi due to security reasons.

After the assassination of Indira Gandhi, because of constant terror threats, she and her brother Rahul both were home-schooled.

Later she joined the Convent of Jesus and Mary, Delhi.

1997

In 1997, Gandhi married Robert Vadra, a Delhi-based businessman.

They couple have two children.

The wedding took place at the Gandhi home, 10 Janpath, on 18 February 1997 in a Hindu ceremony.

Priyanka Vadra is also an amateur radio operator, carrying the call sign of VU2PGY.

Gandhi had regularly visited her mother's and brother's constituencies of Rae Bareilly and Amethi where she dealt with the people directly.

2004

In the 2004 Indian general election, she was her mother's campaign manager and helped supervise her brother Rahul Gandhi's campaign.

in the Indian general election, in 2004, she was her mother's campaign manager and helped supervise her brother Rahul Gandhi's campaign.

2007

In the 2007 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, while Rahul Gandhi managed the statewide campaign, she focused on the ten seats in the Amethi Rae Bareilly region, spending two weeks there trying to quell considerable infighting within the party workers over seat allocations.

2010

obtaining a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi, and later a master's degree in Buddhist studies in 2010.

After being asked to vacate the government accommodation at Lodhi estate, Priyanka Vadra shifted to Gurugram.

2019

Even though Gandhi Vadra resisted her direct involvement in politics in the years prior to her official entry in to politics in 2019, she played active roles in election campaign for her mother and brother in general and assembly election.

She visited her mother's and brother's constituencies of Rae Bareilly and Amethi regularly where she dealt with the people directly, a role that made her a popular figure in the constituency with mass support, and led to the election slogan in Amethi, "Amethi ka Danka, Bitiya Priyanka" (the clarion call from Amethi is for Priyanka [to stand elections]. She successfully established her reputation as a good organiser, and level-headed.

Priyanka Gandhi is believed to be her mother's "chief advisor on political matters" and has said that she wrote speeches for her mother's first campaign.

On 23 January 2019, Priyanka Gandhi formally entered politics after being appointed as the AICC General Secretary in charge of the eastern part of Uttar Pradesh and then as the General Secretary in charge of the entire Uttar Pradesh She was appointed General Secretary in charge of the entire Uttar Pradesh on 11 September 2020.

2020

on 11 September 2020 preceding 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.

During the period, she dived into several issues as an opposition leader and led many protests again the BJP which rules the state as well as the union government, walking shoulder to shoulder with those protesting against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act, farmers protesting against three farms law on the borders of Delhi, the family of Hathras rape victim and the families of farmers killed by a speeding SUV allegedly driven by a Union minister’s son in UP.

In October 2021, Gandhi was detained twice by the UP police.

The first detention followed her visit to Lakhimpur Kheri in western UP where eight people were killed following clashes between protesting farmers and the convey of Union Minister Ajay Misra's son.

She and several other party leaders were detained at a PAC guest house in Sitapur, which was being used as a temporary jail to keep them for over 50 hrs. The second detention tool place in the district of Agra where the UP Police detained her citing a ban on gatherings, while on her way to Agra to meet the family members of a man who allegedly died in police custody.

Priyanka Gandhi launched Congress party's Uttar Pradesh poll campaign from Barabanki on 23 October 2021.

In January 2022, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra launched the Congress's manifesto for the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election along with her brother Rahul Gandhi.

The manifesto was focused on youth and women empowerment along with development for the state, and also promised 40% of tickets to women in upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.

Pivoting majority on women empowerment and participation in politics, she kickstarted the "Ladki hoon, Lad Sakti hoon campaign in the state. On the day of International Women's day, she launched a rally in the state’s capital Lucknow] which, laced with several promises and hopes, saw participation of women from all over the state.

Despite all her attempts to revive the party in Uttar Pradesh and bring reforms to the polity of the state, the Congress Party faced a defeat in the assembly elections; winning 2 out of the 403 assembly seats.

The joint defeat in four other states along with UP led the Congress party to brainstorm and bring in organisational and functional changes that reflected in her political journey.

Accepting the defeat in UP, during her first visit to the state after the elections, she talked of revamping the party and urged the party workers not to give up; signalling her determination to continue with her plans for the state.

On 5 August 2022, she took part in Congress’s ‘Mehangai Par Halla Bol’ protest against price-rise and inflation and was detained by the Delhi police.

She is also said to have played an active role in the Congress presidential election.

In December 2022, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra led the Congress Party to victory over the rival Bhartiya Janta Party in the 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.

She spearheaded the campaign with Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel, Congress leader Sachin Pilot and leaders and workers from Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee.