Atal Bihari Vajpayee has an iconic leader of the “Bharatiya Janata Party” (BJP), known for his cultural moderation, liberalism & political. He was a former Prime Minister of India, and the first non-Congress Prime Minister to serve a full five-year term.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bio/Wiki
| Name | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Nickname | Atal Ji, Baap Ji |
| Profession | Politician, Statesman, Poet, Author |
| Famous For | Former Prime Minister Of India |
| Date of Birth | 25 December 1924 |
| Zodiac/Sun Sign | Capricorn |
| Birth Place | Gwalior State, British India (Now, Madhya Pradesh, India) |
| Date of Death | 16 August 2018 |
| Place of Death | AIIMS, New Delhi |
| Cremation Site | Rashtriya Smriti Sthal, New Delhi |
| Age (at the time of death) | 93 Years |
| Death Cause | Age-related ailments |
| Home town | Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India (His ancestral village is in Agra, Uttar Pradesh) |
| Parents/ Father | Krishna Bihari Vajpayee (a Poet & School Teacher) |
| Mother | Krishna Devi (Homemaker) |
| Brothers | Avadh Bihari Vajpayee (Deputy Secretary in the Madhya Pradesh Government), Prem Bihari Vajpayee (worked in the state co-operative department), Suda Bihari Vajpayee (ran a book publishing firm) |
| Sister | Urmila Mishra (Homemaker), Vimala Mishra (Homemaker), Kamala Devi (Homemaker) |
Politics
| Political Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| Political Journey | 1951: Joined Bharatiya Jana Sangh (a newly formed Hindu right-wing political party) and was appointed it is the National Secretary of the northern region. 1957: Contested the Lok Sabha elections from Mathura in Uttar Pradesh and lost 2 Raja Mahendra Pratap. However, he was elected to the Lok Sabha for the 1st time from Balrampur in Uttar Pradesh. 1968: Became the National President of Jana Sangh. 1977: Became the External Affairs Minister in Morarji Desai’s Cabinet. 1980: Founded “Bharatiya Janata Party” (BJP) along with his colleagues & became its first National President. 1996: On 16 May, he became the 10th Prime Minister of India. 19 March 1998 to 22 May 2004: Again served as the Prime Minister of India. 2005: Took retirement from all political activities. |
Style Quotient
| Assets/Properties | A flat in East Kailash, New Delhi India (150.32 sq.mt; worth ₹22 lakh) A paternal house ‘s in Gwalior (1800 sq.ft; worth ₹6 lakh) |
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personal Life
| School | Government Higher Secondary School, Gorkhi, Bara, Gwalior |
| College/ University | Victoria College (now, Laxmi Bai College), Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India Dayanand Anglo-Vedic (DAV) College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Education Qualification | Graduation with distinction in Hindi, English, & Sanskrit from Gwalior’s Victoria College (now, Laxmi Bai College) |
| Contact number | Not Known |
| Address | 6-A, Krishna Menon Marg, New Delhi – 110011 India |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Caste | Brahmin |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Car | Ambassador (Model 1987) |
| Hobbies | Doing Cooking, Poetry, Listening to Indian Music, Reading, Travelling |
| Debut | Not Known |
Marital Status/Affairs
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Affairs/Girlfeiwnds | Rajkumari Kaul (Died in May 2014) |
| Wife/Spouse | Not Known |
| Children | Son- Ranjan Bhattacharya (Businessman, Bureaucrat) Daughter- Namita Bhattacharya (Foster), Granddaughter- Niharika, |
Salary/Networth
| Salary | Lifetime rent-free accommodation, medical facilities, the secretarial staff of 14, six domestic executive-class air tickets, unlimited train travel, office expenses against actual expenditure for five years, SPG cover for one year. After five years, 1 personal assistant & peon, air & train travel, ₹6,000 for office expenses. |
| Networth | ₹60 lakh (as in 2004) |
Physical Status
| Height | 5′ 6″ |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Figure | Not Known |
| Shoe size | Not Known |
| Hair color | Grey |
| Eyes color | Black |
| Skin color | Fair |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Favorites
| Favorite food | Chinese Cuisines, Prawns, Mungode, Gajar Ka Halwa, Alwar Milk Cake, Khichdi, Poori-Kachori, Dahi-Pakori, Kheer, Malpua, and Kachauri |
| Favorite Song | O mere majhi, sun mere Bandhu re by S.D. Burman and Kabhi, Kabhi mere dil mein by Mukesh and Lata |
| Favorite Actor | Not Known |
| Favorite Actress | Not Known |
| Favourite Politician(s) | Syama Prasad Mukherjee, P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| Favorite Leader(s) | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi), Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Favourite Poet(s) | Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Ramnath Awasthi, Dr. Shiv Mangal Singh Suman, Surya Kanth Tripathi ‘Nirala’, Bal Krishna Sharma Naveen, Jagannath Prasad Milind and Faiz Ahmed Faiz |
| Favorite Sport | Not Known |
| Favorite Place | Not Known |
| Favorite Movie | Bollywood- Devdas (1955),
Bandini, Teesri Kasam, Mausam (1975), Mamta & Aandhi Hollywood- Bridge Over the River Kwai, Born Free & Gandhi |
| Favorite Colours | Black |
Social Media Accounts
| https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/vajpayee/ | |
| https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Politician/At | |
| https://twitter.com/hashtag/atalji |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Some Lesser-Known Facts
- Does Atal Bihari Vajpayee Drink alcohol?: Yes
- Does Atal Bihari Vajpayee Smoke?: Not Known