Vijayendrapal Singh
| Vijayendrapal Singh Badnore | |
|---|---|
 V P Singh Badnore meeting Home Minister Rajnath Singh after being appointed Punjab Governor | |
| Governor of Punjab, India | |
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Assumed office 22 August 2016 [1] | |
| Preceded by | Kaptan Singh Solanki |
| Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) | |
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In office 1999–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Rampal Upadhyay |
| Succeeded by | C. P. Joshi |
| Constituency | Bhilwara |
| Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) | |
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In office 5 July 2010 – 4 July 2016 | |
| Constituency | Rajasthan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
12 May 1948 Bhilwara, Rajasthan |
| Political party | BJP |
| Spouse(s) | Alka Singh |
| Children | son Avijit Singh and daughter Divija Singh |
| Residence | Bhilwara |
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As of 14 September, 2006 Source: | |
Vijayendrapal Singh (born 12 May 1948) is the Governor of Punjab, India. He was a member of Rajya Sabha, elected on 17 June 2010. He was earlier a member of the 14th Lok Sabha and 13th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Bhilwara constituency of Rajasthan and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party.
He was chosen as the Member of Parliament from Bhilwara (Lok Sabha constituency) from tenure 1999-2009.
As Punjab Governor
He was appointed as Governor of Punjab on 17 August 2016.[2]
Other Participation
- Initial experience in the Corporate World. Management Cadre in Escorts Ltd. 1970-1977.
- Sr. Managers Business Management Course at ASCI Hyderabad (1974)
- MLA – 4 Terms 1977-80,1985–90, 1993–98, 1998-99.
- Lok Sabha – 2 Terms. 1999-2004, 2004-2009.
- Rajya Sabha 2010 – 2016.
- Cabinet Minister in Bhairon Singh ji BJP Govt. in Raj. (Irrigation Dept.)
- Vice President in BJP Sangathan Raj. for over 15 years.
- Special interest in Energy (Power sector). Member of standing committee of Parliament for last 14 years. Convener of the Drafting committee of the Electricity Act 2003.
- Member of the Governing body of Mayo College Ajmer for the last 25 years. Architect of the Mayo School branches (Mayoor School) in various places including Abu Dhabi UAE.
- Chairman of the Tiger Task Force in Raj. After the Sariska debacle – when all tigers were poached in Sariska in 2003/2004. Rehabilitation of tigers done by translocation of tigers from Ranthambore Tiger Reserve. First time in the world such a Herculean task was carried out. Panna tiger reserve also followed suit and tigers were then rehabilitated there as well.
- Attended senior parliamentary leadership program in the Yale University USA on their invitation in 2012.
- Was in charge of Bhilwara & Dungarpur - Banswara tribal belt in the state and general elections 2013 – 2014. In the state election of 2008 only 2 out of 17 seats came to BJP and lost both the MP seats, this time 14 out 17 MLA seats and both the MP seats were collected by the BJP.
- Enjoy an impeccable record of Honesty, Hardwork and Loyalty towards the BJP and was therefore selected to the Rajya Sabha seat in 2010 from Rajasthan.
- Was selected in the Times Of India survey of top 25 MPs’ of Lok Sabha in the year 2003-2008.
References
| Lok Sabha | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Rampal Upadhyay |
Member of Parliament for Bhilwara 1999 – 2009 |
Succeeded by C. P. Joshi |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Kaptan Singh Solanki |
Governor of Punjab, India 22 August 2016 – Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
External links
References
- ↑ http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/najma-heptulla-mukhi-appointed-governors-116081700886_1.html
- ↑ http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjab-gets-new-governor-2982193/
- ↑ http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/who-is-vp-singh-badnore-5-things-to-know-about-the-new-punjab-governor/story-BPF69z9W1qEqebkIFvckfL.html
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