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Who is Jagdeep Dhankhar?

Jagdeep Dhankhar on July 16 was named as the National Democratic Alliance candidate for Vice-President by the Bharatiya Janata Party President Jagat Prakash Nadda. He was formally the Governor of West Bengal and is now all set to succeed Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu.   Life and education   Dhankhar was born on May 18, 1951, in a small village named Kithana in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu. He did his schooling at Sainik School in Chittorgarh. After that he completed his primary and middle school education at Kithana Government School and Ghardhana Government School, respectively   The 71-year-old is a Bachelor of Science graduate from the University of Rajasthan in Jaipur. He also completed his LLB from the same university.   Dhankhar is married to Sudesh Dhankhar since 1979 and the couple has a daughter together.   Career   Jagdeep Dhankhar started his career as an advocate in 1979 at the Bar Council of Rajasthan. He became a Senior Advocate, designated by the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan in 1990. He was the senior-most designated Senior Advocate of the state till he became Bengal's Governor in 2019.   He practised in the Supreme Court from 1990 and appeared in various high courts of India. He has also served as the President of the Rajasthan High Court Bar Association.   The 71-year-old forayed into politics in 1989 and was elected to the Lok Sabha on Janata Dal's ticket from Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan. He became a Union Minister in 1990 as he served as Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs in the Chandra Shekhar ministry.   From 1993 to 1998, Dhankhar was also a member of the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha from the Kishangarh constituency.   He was appointed governor of West Bengal in July 2019 and had a tumultuous relationship with the ruling Trinamool Congress in the state during his tenure.   Dhankhar resigned from his post on July 17, 2022, after he was named NDA's candidate for the Vice Presidential election.

Latest Updates on Jagdeep Dhankar

Slamming the chairman on the last day of the Winter Session, O'Brien said that the Upper House ran for a total of 43 hours till December 18 and Dhankhar spoke for around four and a half hours

Updated On: 20 Dec 2024 | 1:43 PM IST

On behalf of the Opposition, Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh and Naseer Hussain on Tuesday submitted the notice signed by 60 opposition MPs -- including from the Congress, RJD, TMC, CPI, CPI-M, JMM

Updated On: 12 Dec 2024 | 6:48 PM IST

In a first, parties of the opposition INDIA bloc spearheaded by the Congress on Tuesday submitted a notice in the Rajya Sabha for moving a no-confidence motion against Dhankhar

Updated On: 12 Dec 2024 | 7:58 AM IST

Earlier on Thursday, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis assumed office after taking oath as the Chief Minister for the third time

Updated On: 12 Dec 2024 | 7:00 AM IST

Addressing the participants, including delegates from 11 countries, he further said that modern India has a 7,500 km coastline, 13 major ports, and 200 non-major ports that establish it as an

Updated On: 11 Dec 2024 | 4:53 PM IST

The opposition party's assertion came ahead of a scheduled march by a group of farmers to Delhi

Updated On: 06 Dec 2024 | 11:46 PM IST

Dhankhar on Tuesday had said in Mumbai that agitating farmers did not augur well for the overall well-being of the nation

Updated On: 06 Dec 2024 | 7:06 AM IST

Vice President Dhankhar, who is Rajya Sabha Chairman, said that 75th National Constitution Day on November 26 was a moment for parliamentarians to send a message of hope to 1.4 billion people

Updated On: 29 Nov 2024 | 6:33 AM IST

In functioning of these organs of the state, domain exclusivity is quintessence to making optimal contributions in steering Bharat toward unprecedented heights of prosperity and equity, he asserted

Updated On: 26 Nov 2024 | 1:05 PM IST

He remarked, We are seeing a phase of Purvodaya that was never imagined, even by the people of this land

Updated On: 28 Oct 2024 | 7:04 AM IST

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday morning met former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, in Bengaluru.

Updated On: 26 Oct 2024 | 11:27 AM IST

Dhankhar was speaking during the inauguration programme of Uttar Pradesh Sainik School in Gorakhpur

Updated On: 07 Sep 2024 | 3:00 PM IST

All the five accused -- Saurabh, Anil Kaushik, Varun, Krishna and Adesh -- were arrested on August 28 and remanded in police custody for two days

Updated On: 04 Sep 2024 | 11:26 AM IST

He slammed those justifying the rape incident by calling it a regular occurrence, saying he is appalled by their thought process

Updated On: 30 Aug 2024 | 2:45 PM IST

Dhankhar asserted that the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign shows the country's commitment towards 'Viksit Bharat' and indicates that this century is India's century

Updated On: 13 Aug 2024 | 2:33 PM IST

The Be Vocal for Local clarion call given by the Prime Minister has economic freedom at this core, with handloom products being one of its key elements, said the Vice-President

Updated On: 07 Aug 2024 | 2:05 PM IST

Dhankhar had said he was 'shocked beyond words' when he read Chidambaram's interview to a leading national daily wherein he had said that the new laws were drafted by part-timers

Updated On: 07 Jul 2024 | 11:50 AM IST

Launching the yearlong 150th anniversary celebrations of IMD, Dhankhar said there was a time when rainfall forecasts issued by the weather office proved to be incorrect

Updated On: 15 Jan 2024 | 1:34 PM IST

Several BJP leaders have also slammed the opposition over the issue, saying the mimicry was an insult to farmers and Dhankhar's community

Updated On: 21 Dec 2023 | 2:41 PM IST

Kharge made the remarks after opposition MPs marched to Vijay Chowk from Parliament to protest the suspension of 143 MPs from the House

Updated On: 21 Dec 2023 | 12:09 PM IST