1. Priyanka Vickram Chaturvedi was born on 19 November 1979 and is an Indian politician serving as Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra and Deputy Leader of Shiv Sena.
12 Facts About Priyanka Chaturvedi
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Priyanka Chaturvedi has been a columnist for Tehelka, Daily News and Analysis and Firstpost.
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Priyanka Chaturvedi did her schooling at St Joseph's High School, Juhu, and graduated in Commerce from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics, Vile Parle in 1999.
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Priyanka Chaturvedi has been married to Vickram Chaturvedi since 19 November 1999, and has two children.
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Priyanka Chaturvedi started her career as director of MPower Consultants, a media, PR and event management company.
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Priyanka Chaturvedi is a trustee of Prayas Charitable Trust, which runs two schools to provide education to under-privileged children.
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Priyanka Chaturvedi joined the Indian National Congress in 2010, becoming general secretary of the Indian Youth Congress from North-West Mumbai in 2012.
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Priyanka Chaturvedi has a significant presence in social media and was known for defending the policies of the opposition Congress party on Twitter.
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Priyanka Chaturvedi criticized Narendra Modi for not calling out Smriti Irani on lying and filing false affidavit of her educational credentials.
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On 19 April 2019, Priyanka Chaturvedi joined Shiv Sena in the presence of Uddhav Thackeray and Aditya Thackeray.
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In 2015, as a member of a delegation of young political leaders chosen by the UK High Commission and Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK, Priyanka Chaturvedi visited London to study and understand their democracy.
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Priyanka Chaturvedi participated in "Asian Forum on Global Governance" program jointly organized by Observer Research Foundation and Zeit Stiftung in the same year.