Ashwini Vaishnaw, a famous politician, former civil servant, and businessman serving as the 39th Minister of Railways, 35th Minister of Information and Broadcasting, and 2nd Minister of Electronics and Information Technology was born on 18 July 1970 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan in India. He is originally a resident of Jeewand Kallan village of Pali district, Rajasthan. Later, his family settled in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. He completed his at St. Anthony’s Convent School, Jodhpur, and at Mahesh School, Jodhpur. Ashwini Vaishnaw did his graduation from MBM Engineering College (JNVU) Jodhpur in 1991 with a gold medal in an electronic and communications engineering course and then completed his M.Tech. from IIT Kanpur.
After that, he also scored the all-India rank of 27 in UPSC and joined the Indian Administrative Service in the Odisha cadre in 1994. In 2008, Vaishnaw left for the US to do his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. After resigning from the IAS services, he joined GE Transportation as Managing Director. Subsequently, he joined Siemens as the Vice President – of Locomotives & Head of Urban Infrastructure Strategy. Then, Ashwini set up Three Tee Auto Logistics Pvt Ltd and Vee Gee Auto Components Pvt Ltd, both automotive components manufacturing units in Gujarat in 2012.
Ashwini Vaishnaw Phone, Email ID & Office Contact Details
Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw started his political career by contesting & winning the election of Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha by representing Odisha state. He won the Rajya Sabha election unopposed with the help of Biju Janata Dal members in 2019. He was first appointed as a member of the Committee on Subordinate Legislation and Petitions and the Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests. He has been appointed and serving as the Cabinet Minister of Railways & Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology since 7 July 2021 and was appointed as the Minister of Information and Broadcasting on 11 June 2024. Previously, he served as the Union Minister of Telecommunications from 7 July 2021 to 11 June 2024.
Politician Name | Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw |
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Political Affiliations | Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) |
Date of Birth | 18 July 1970 (age 54) |
Place of Birth | Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India |
Constituency | Odisha Constituency |
Religion | Hindu |
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Spouse’s Name | Smt. Sunita Vaishnaw |
Profession | Political and Businessmen and Former IAS Officer |
Education Qualification  | B. E., M. Tech. & M.B.A. |
Phone Number | 011- 23011338, 23011339, 21414001 |
Official Contact Details | 23384782, 23386748, 23386742, 23782118 |
Permanent Address | Flat No.1-A, Ananda Residency, Plot No.45, Shaheed Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha – 751007 |
Office/ Present Address |
Bungalow no. 32 Prithviraj Road, New Delhi – 110011 |
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WhatsApp Number/ Group | N/A |
Social Media Accounts of Cabinet Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
Ashwini Vaishnaw has made a huge contribution to the Odisha administration, where he has served in various positions and districts including District Collector of Balasore and Cuttack districts. During the 1999 super cyclone, he was successful in collecting data related to the real-time and location of the cyclone, by collecting that data the Odisha government took safety measures for the people of Odisha. He also worked as Deputy Secretary in the office of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Shri Ashwini has great knowledge of business and administration. He is one of the politicians, who supported the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 on 5 December 2019 in Rajya Sabha.
X (Twitter) Handle | x.com/AshwiniVaishnaw |
Facebook Page | facebook.com/ashwinivaishnawbjp |
Instagram ID | instagram.com/ashwini.vaishnaw |
YouTube Channel | youtube.com/@AshwiniVaishnawBJP |
Linkedin | linkedin.com/in/ashwini-vaishnaw-0b13a34 |
Official Website | www.ashwinivaishnaw.in |