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Jagdeep Dhankhar
Vice President of India; Rajya Sabha Chairman
About
Jagdeep Dhankhar is the 14th Vice President of India and ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, elected in August 2022. A lawyer and former West Bengal Governor (2019–2022), his tenure as Governor was marked by frequent confrontations with the Mamata Banerjee government. As VP and RS Chairman, he has clashed with opposition parties over disruptions and conduct of parliamentary business, becoming a polarising figure in India's constitutional discourse.
Age
75
Education
LL.B., University of Rajasthan; B.Sc Physics, Maharaja's College, Jaipur
No declared cases
No criminal or civil cases declared in affidavit
State Context
StateRajasthan →
Ruling PartyBJP
CMBhajan Lal Sharma
AllianceNDA
Last Election2023
Assembly seats
115 / 200 seats