Murli Manohar Joshi Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Indian Politician
Nationality	Indian
Birthplace	Nainital

Bio/Wiki

Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Physical Stats & More

Height	5’ 6”
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Salt & Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

College	Meerut College, Meerut, India Allahabad University, Allahabad, India
Qualifications	Bachelor of Science Master of Science PhD in Spectroscopy

Personal Life

Zodiac Sign	Capricorn
Hometown	Nainital, Uttarakhand

Relationships & More

Marital Status

Wife

Tarla Joshi

Children

Son	N/A
Daughter	Nivedita Joshi Priyamvada Joshi

Family

Father

Late Manmohan Joshi

Mother

Not Known

Siblings

Brother	Not Known
Sister	Not Known

Career

Political Journey	RSS member at a young age participating in Cow Protection Movement in 1953-54 MP from Almora constituency in 1977 with Janta Party Moved to Bhartiya Janata Party in 1980 HRD Minister from 1998 to 2004 Member of Parliament from Allahabad constituency from 1996 to 2004 Served as Chairman of the Manifesto Preparation Board of the BJP in 2009 Elected as MP from Varanasi in 2009 Contested and won from Kanpur constituency in 2014 General Secretary and Treasurer of BJP
Address	6, Raisina Road, New Delhi
Controversies	Demanding a reporter to ask questions the way he wanted to Alleged links with Ranvir Sena in Bihar Dalit massacres Accused in the demolition of Babri Mosque in Ayodhya

Favourites

Politician	Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Philosopher	Deendayal Upadhyaya

Some Lesser Known Facts

Has a doctorate in Spectroscopy.
Authored a research paper in the field of physics in Hindi.
Was detained during the Emergency period in India.
Spent time in jail prior to the 1977 Lok Sabha elections.
Received the Padma Vibhushan award in January 2017.