Jagdeep Dhankhar: Vice President of India since 2022
Jagdeep Dhankhar (born 18 May 1951) is an Indian politician, who is the 14th Vice President of India since 2022.
He served as the Governor of West Bengal. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs in the Chandra Shekhar ministry.
Jagdeep Dhankhar | |
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 Official portrait, 2022 | |
| 14th Vice President of India | |
| Assumed office 11 August 2022 | |
| President | Droupadi Murmu |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Venkaiah Naidu |
| 28th Governor of West Bengal | |
| In office 30 July 2019 – 18 July 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Preceded by | Keshari Nath Tripathi |
| Succeeded by | La. Ganesan (additional charge) |
| Minister of State, Government of India | |
| In office 1990-91 | |
| Prime Minister | Chandra Shekhar |
| Minister | Satya Prakash Malaviya |
| MoS of | Parliamentary Affairs |
| Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1993 - 1998 | |
| Constituency | Kishangarh, Rajasthan |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1989 - 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Mohd. Ayub Khan |
| Succeeded by | Mohd. Ayub Khan |
| Constituency | Jhunjhunu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 May 1951 Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Sudesh Dhankhar |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Rajasthan |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | |
| Website | rajbhavankolkata |
In July 2022, the National Democratic Alliance announced Dhankhar as its vice presidential nominee for the 2022 election and he won the election eventually.
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