Jagdeep Dhankhar
Jagdeep Dhankhar | |
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| 21st Governor of West Bengal | |
| In office 30 July 2019[1] – 18 July 2022[2] | |
| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Preceded by | Keshari Nath Tripathi |
| Succeeded by | La. Ganesan (additional charge) |
| Minister of State, Government of India | |
| In office 21 November 1990 – 21 June 1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Chandra Shekhar |
| Minister | Satya Prakash Malaviya |
| Ministry | Parliamentary Affairs |
| Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 4 December 1993 – 29 November 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Jagjeet Singh |
| Succeeded by | Nathu Ram |
| Constituency | Kishangarh, Rajasthan[3] |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2 December 1989 – 21 June 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Mohd. Ayub Khan |
| Succeeded by | Mohd. Ayub Khan |
| Constituency | Jhunjhunu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 May 1951[4] Kithana, Jhunjhunu District, Rajasthan, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Janata Dal, Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Sudesh Dhankahar (m. 1979) |
| Alma mater | University of Rajasthan |
| Occupation | Politician |
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Jagdeep Dhankhar (born 18 May 1951) is an Indian politician, who served as the Governor of West Bengal. He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party prior becoming the Governor of West Bengal. He served as the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs in the Chandra Shekhar ministry. He is the 2022 Vice Presidential election of India candidate by the National Democratic Alliance.[5]
Early life and education
He completed his school education Sainik School, Chittorgarh and then graduated in B.Sc and LLB from the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.[6] Dhankhar completed his primary and middle school education from Kithana Government School and Ghardhana Government School respectively.[7]
Personal life
Dhankhar was born on 18 May 1951 to Gokal Chand and Kesari Devi in Kithana, a small village in Jhunjhunu in the State of Rajasthan in a Hindu Jat family.[8]
Dhankhar married Sudesh Dhankhar in 1979, and they have a daughter, Kamna.[9]
Career in Law
Dhankhar enrolled with the Bar Council of Rajasthan as an Advocate in 1979. He was designated as Senior Advocate by the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan in 1990, and was the senior-most designated Senior Advocate of the state till taking the oath as Governor on 30 July 2019.[10]
Since 1990, Dhankhar had been practicing primarily in the Supreme Court of India. He has appeared in various High Courts of India. [11] He is a former President of Rajasthan High Court Bar Association, Jaipur.[12]
Dhankhar had appeared in the Sutlej River water dispute in 2016, he argued on behalf of the state of Haryana in the Supreme Court of India.[13]
Electoral politics
He was a member of parliament from Jhunjhunu (Lok Sabha constituency) in Rajasthan during 1989–91 in the 9th Lok Sabha, representing Janata Dal. He was also a former Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Kishangarh, Rajasthan during 1993–98 in the 10th Legislative Assembly Rajasthan.[14]
Governor of West Bengal
Appointment
On 20 July 2019, President Ram Nath Kovind appointed him as Governor of West Bengal.[15] T. B. Radhakrishnan, Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court administered the Oath of Office to Jagdeep Dhankhar on 30 July, 2019 at the Raj Bhavan, Kolkata[16]
Tenure
After becoming the governor of West Bengal, Dhankar had frequent altercations with the state government and chief minister of the state Mamata Banerjee throughout his tenure.[17] Dhankhar had been an active critic of the Third Banerjee ministry for it's management of the 2021 post-poll violence in West Bengal.[18][19][20]
Resignation
Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned as Governor on 17 July 2022, after being nominated as the vice-presidential candidate of the National Democratic Alliance.[21]
2022 vice-presidential campaign
On 16th July 2022, the BJP nominated Dhankhar as the National Democratic Alliance's candidate for Vice President of India for the 2022 election the following month.[5] Dhankhar has been projected as a kisan putra (farmer’s son) by the BJP.[8] He is contesting against the United Opposition's candidate, Margaret Alva, a former Union Minister and Governor from the Indian National Congress.
On 18 July 2022, Dhankar filed his nomination papers for the Vice-president elections. He was accompanied by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other union ministers and BJP politicians.[22]
See also
References
- ^ "Jagdeep Dhankar To Be Sworn In As New West Bengal Governor On July 30". NDTV. 26 July 2019. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Dhankhar resigns as Bengal guv after VP nomination, Manipur's La Ganesan gets additional charge". Hindustan Times. 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Kishangarh Assembly Election MLA Political Data | ENTRANCEINDIA". 6 October 2018.
- ^ "Jagdeep Dhankhar takes oath as West Bengal Governor". Outlook. 30 July 2019. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Jagdeep Dhankhar, West Bengal Governor, is NDA's Vice President candidate". The Indian Express. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ "Jagdeep Dhankhar". Facebook. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Jagdeep Dhankhar: NDA's VP candidate is a Jat leader, coffee lover and Mamata-critic". The Tribune. 16 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Bengal Governor Dhankhar set to be new Vice-President, BJP hails 'kisan putra'". IndianExpress. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "पांच किमी पैदल चल कर पढ़ने जाते थे पश्चिम बंगाल के राज्यपाल जगदीप धनकड़, सैनिक स्कूल में की है पढ़ाई". Jansatta (in Hindi). Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ AK, Pallavi Saluja,Aditya (12 August 2020). "Governor can become a "convenient punching bag" in the crossfire between political parties: Jagdeep Dhankhar, Governor of West Bengal". Bar and Bench.
- ^ "Our Governor: Raj Bhavan, West Bengal, India". rajbhavankolkata.nic.in.
- ^ "Who is Jagdeep Dhankhar, NDA's vice presidential candidate?". Firstpost. 16 July 2022.
- ^ "Vice president candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar allotted chamber in SC on twin-sharing basis | EXCLUSIVE".
- ^ "Our Governor: Raj Bhavan, West Bengal, India". Raj Bhavan, West Bengal, India. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ PTI (20 July 2019). "Centre appoints four new Governors, Jagdeep Dhankar now in-charge of West Bengal". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Jagdeep Dhankar takes oath as West Bengal governor | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 30 July 2019.
- ^ Law, Abishek (23 October 2019). "Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar's tenure marked by war of words with TMC". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ https://www.timesnownews.com/india/west-bengal-gov-jagdeep-dhankar-slams-mamata-banerjee-led-govt-for-post-poll-violence-alleges-inaction-article-92365466
- ^ https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bengal-witnessed-worst-post-poll-violence-since-independence-dhankhar-101623761405657.html
- ^ https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/situation-due-to-post-poll-violence-in-bengal-alarming-worrisome-governor-jagdeep-dhankhar/articleshow/83714136.cms
- ^ "Dhankhar resigns as Bengal guv after VP nomination, Manipur's La Ganesan gets additional charge". Hindustan Times. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Jagdeep Dhankhar Files Papers For Vice-President Polls; PM Modi By His Side". NDTV.com. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
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