1. Jagdeep Dhankhar previously served as the Governor of West Bengal from 2019 to 2022.
40 Facts About Jagdeep Dhankhar
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Jagdeep Dhankhar served as a Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs in the Chandra Shekhar ministry from 1990 to 1991, and served as a member of Lok Sabha from 1989 to 1991.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar has been affiliated with multiple political parties in India, including the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Indian National Congress, and the Janata Dal.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar completed his school education from Sainik School, Chittorgarh.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar completed his primary and middle school education from Kithana Government School and Ghardhana Government School respectively.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar married Sudesh Jagdeep Dhankhar in 1979, and they have a daughter, Kamna who is married to Kartikeya Vajpayee son of late Shri Vijay Shankar Vajpayee, and Smt.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of Rajasthan in 1979.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar was designated a Senior Advocate by the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan in 1990 and remained the senior-most designated Senior Advocate in the state until taking the oath as Governor on 30 July 2019.
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Since 1990, Jagdeep Dhankhar has practised primarily in constitutional law in the Supreme Court of India.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar has appeared in the various high courts of India and has served a stint as the president of the Rajasthan High Court Bar Association.
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In 2016, Jagdeep Dhankhar appeared in the Sutlej River water dispute, representing the state of Haryana in the Supreme Court of India.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar has previously been a member of the Janata Dal and the Indian National Congress.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar represented the Jhunjhunu Lok Sabha constituency in Rajasthan as a member of the Janata Dal during the 9th Lok Sabha from 1989 to 1991.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar joined the Indian National Congress in 1991 and contested the 1991 Indian general election from the Ajmer Lok Sabha constituency, but lost.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar was later elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Kishangarh, Rajasthan, serving from 1993 to 1998 in the 10th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar contested the 1998 Indian general election from the Jhunjhunu Lok Sabha constituency, where he finished in third place.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar joined the BJP in 2003 and was a member of the party's campaign committee for the 2008 assembly elections.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar was administered the oath of office on 30 July 2019 at the Raj Bhavan, Kolkata.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar was a vocal critic of the third Banerjee ministry, and frequently resorted to Twitter and media to express his views on political issues.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned as Governor on 17 July 2022, after being nominated as the vice-presidential candidate of the National Democratic Alliance.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar was projected as a kisan putra by the BJP.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar contested against the United Opposition's candidate, Margaret Alva, a former Union Minister and Governor from the Indian National Congress.
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On 18 July 2022, Jagdeep Dhankhar filed his nomination papers for the vice-president elections.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar was accompanied by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other union ministers and BJP politicians.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar contested against the United Opposition's candidate, Margaret Alva.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar emerged victorious by securing 528 votes out of 710 valid votes over opposition candidate Margaret Alva's 182.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar represented India at the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit and the 17th East Asia Summit, marking 70 years of diplomatic relations between India and Cambodia and celebrating the 30th anniversary of India-ASEAN relations during the India-ASEAN Friendship Year.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurated the Hall of Dancers at the Ta Prohm Temple.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar's presence marked the second time that an Indian leader attended the coronation event in the UK, after a gap of nearly seven decades.
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On 22 May 2024, Vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar visited the Islamic Republic of Iran to attend the official ceremony to pay condolences on the demise of President Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Dr Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and other officials who lost their lives in a helicopter crash on 19 May 2024.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar delivered the keynote address at the 2023 edition of the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue organised by National Maritime Foundation in New Delhi.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar called for a just and effective global regulatory regime that respects the right over EEZ, for the sustainable and equitable exploitation of marine resources and sea-bed in high seas.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar presided over the inauguration of International Maritime Seminar- MILAN 2024 in Visakhapatnam.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar has highlighted the importance of Yoga, describing it as a significant contribution of India to the world.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurated the 23rd edition of Hornbill Festival at Kohima.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar has advocated for increasing the use of Sanskrit in daily life.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar called for efforts to increase Sanskrit's usage in daily life and emphasised its role in preserving India's cultural heritage.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar has expressed his desire for a balanced approach between the ancient medicinal practices of Ayurveda and Siddha and modern medical sciences.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar reconstituted the panel of Vice-Chairpersons in the 260th session to include 17 women members of the Rajya Sabha when the Rajya Sabha discussed the Nari Shakti Vandan Vidheyak Bill, 2023.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar addressed the joint session of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in the Central Hall of Parliament on September 19,2023, marking the end of the Indian Parliament's use of the historic building.