Jashodaben Modi

Jashodaben Modi
Painted portrait, 2015
Spouse of the Prime Minister of India
Assumed role
26 May 2014
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byGursharan Kaur
Personal details
BornJashodaben Chimanlal Modi
1952 (1952) (age 74)
Spouse
(m. 1968; sep. 1971)
OccupationTeacher (retired)
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Jashodaben Narendrabhai Modi (née Chimanlal Modi; born 1952) is an Indian former school teacher and the estranged wife of Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India. The couple were married in 1968 when she was 16-17 and Modi was 18. A couple years into the marriage, her husband, Narendra Modi, abandoned her. He did not acknowledge the marriage publicly until he was legally required to do so prior to the 2014 Indian general elections. In 2015, Jashodaben retired from her teaching job.