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Narendra Modi Turns 76 After Decades In Public Life
Narendra Modi is India’s Prime Minister, and he turned 76 on September 17, 2026.
He was born in Vadnagar, Gujarat, in 1950.
As a young man, he joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and later worked for the Bharatiya Janata Party.
He became Gujarat’s Chief Minister in 2001 and served for more than 12 years.
In 2014, he became India’s Prime Minister after the BJP won a majority in Parliament.
He won again in 2019 and began a third term in 2024 with support from the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance.
During his career, his governments launched initiatives involving financial inclusion, sanitation, manufacturing and yoga.
In 2026, he passed Jawaharlal Nehru’s cited record for continuous service as an elected Prime Minister.
Narendra Modi turns 76 on September 17, 2026, having been born in Vadnagar, Gujarat, in 1950.
He joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and later rose through the Bharatiya Janata Party’s organisation.
Modi served as Gujarat Chief Minister from October 2001 to May 2014, for more than 12 years.
He became Prime Minister in 2014, won re-election in 2019, and began a third consecutive term in 2024.
On June 10, 2026, Modi completed 4,399 days as a continuous elected Prime Minister, surpassing Jawaharlal Nehru’s cited record of 4,398 days.
- Who
- Narendra Modi, India’s Prime Minister and former Chief Minister of Gujarat.
- What
- A birthday profile listing 76 facts and milestones from Modi’s life and political career.
- Where
- Vadnagar and Gujarat, India, as well as Modi’s national and international public roles.
- When
- September 17, 2026; the article also highlights milestones through June 2026.
- Why
- To mark Modi’s 76th birthday and review his journey through the RSS, BJP, Gujarat government and Prime Minister’s Office.
Key facts
- Birth date
- September 17, 1950
- Birthplace
- Vadnagar, Gujarat, India
- Gujarat Chief Minister
- October 7, 2001, to May 2014
- Prime Minister since
- May 26, 2014
- Lok Sabha victories
- The BJP won 282 seats in 2014, 303 in 2019 and 240 in 2024; the BJP-led NDA formed the government in 2024.
- Varanasi representation
- Modi has represented Varanasi since winning it in the 2014 general election.
- Continuous elected premiership
- 4,399 days completed on June 10, 2026, surpassing the cited 4,398-day record attributed to Jawaharlal Nehru.
- Foreign honours in 2025–2026
- Honours included awards from Ghana and Trinidad and Tobago in July 2025, and Slovakia in June 2026.
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