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Jagdeep Dhankhar
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Key facts
- President
- Droupadi Murmu
- Prime minister
- Narendra Modi
- Preceded by
- M. Venkaiah Naidu
- Succeeded by
- C. P. Radhakrishnan
- Chief minister
- Mamata Banerjee
- Minister
- Satya Prakash Malaviya
- Speaker
- Hari Shankar Bhabhra , Shanti Lal Chaplot
- Constituency
- Kishangarh
- Born
- ( 1951-05-18 ) 18 May 1951 (age 75) , Kithana , Rajasthan , India
- Citizenship
- Indian
- Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Other political affiliations
- Indian National Congress (1991–2003), Janata Dal (until 1991)
- Spouse
- Sudesh Dhankhar ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1979 )
- Alma mater
- University of Rajasthan ( B.Sc , LLB )
- Profession
- Lawyer Politician
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Jhunjhunu district
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Position held
- Vice President of India
- Educated at
- University of Rajasthan
- Political party
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Image
- Shri JDhankhar.png
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- date of birth
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- Jagdeep Dhankhar
- name in native language
- जगदीप धनखड़
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Encyclopedic overview
Jagdeep Dhankhar ( Hindi pronunciation: [d͡ʒəgˈd̪iːp d̪ʱən.kʰəɽ]; born 18 May 1951) is an Indian politician and lawyer who served as the vice president of India from 2022 to 2025. He previously served as the Governor of West Bengal from 2019 to 2022. He also 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. Between 1993 and 1998, he was a Member of Rajasthan's Legislative Assembly. He has been affiliated with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Early life and education
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