Satya Pal Malik

The Honourable
Satya Pal Malik
13th Governor of Jammu and Kashmir[1]
Assumed office
23 August 2018[1]
Appointed by President of India
Preceded by Narinder Nath Vohra
33rd Governor of Bihar
In office
30 September 2017 – 21 August 2018
Preceded by Keshari Nath Tripathi
Succeeded by Lalji Tandon
Governor of Odisha (Additional Charge)
In office
21st March 2018 – 28th May 2018
Preceded by Dr. S.C. Jamir
Succeeded by Ganeshi Lal
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1989-1991
Preceded by Usha Rani Tomar
Succeeded by Sheela Gautam
Constituency Aligarh
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
1980-1989
Constituency Uttar Pradesh
Personal details
Born (1946-07-24) 24 July 1946
Hisawada, United Provinces, British India[2]
Political party Bhartiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations		 Bharatiya Kranti Dal, Indian National Congress, Janata Dal, Lok Dal, SP
Spouse(s) Dr. Iqbal Malik
Residence

Raj Bhavan, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Raj Bhavan, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Satya Pal Malik is the current Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, appointed by President Ram Nath Kovind on 21 August 2018.[3]

He was the former Governor of Bihar, his tenure starting on 30 September 2017.[4][5] On 21 March 2018 he was also given the additional charge to serve as Governor of Odisha up to 28 May 2018. Earlier, he was the member of the 9th Lok Sabha and represented Aligarh Constituency from 1989 to 1991. He was member of Rajya sabha from Uttar Pradesh during two term of 1980-86 and 1986-1992. He was also member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly during 1974-77.

Background

He was born to a poor farmer family in a village, Hisawada, Baghpat (Meerut, before 1997), Uttar Pradesh.[6] He pursued his law degree from Meerut College before joining politics.[7]

Posts held

Satya Pal Malik swearing in as the Governor of Odisha

He had been a Member of Parliament from Aligarh in 1989 on ticket of Janata Dal. He got 2,33,465 (51.5 percent) votes out of total valid votes. Thus defeated sitting MP and rival INC candidate Usha Rani Tomar by a margin of 77,958 votes, who got 1,55,507 (34.2 percent) votes.[8][9][10] He again contested from Aligarh in 1996 on Samajwadi Party ticket, but could manage only 4th place and secured only 40,789 votes.[11] He was in charge of Governor of Odisha from 21 March 2018 to 28 May 2018.

References

  1. 1 2 "Centre Appoints Bihar Governor Satya Pal Malik as New Jammu and Kashmir Governor". Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "9th Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Satya Pal Malik appointed as J&K Governor". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2018-08-21. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  4. ↑ "New governors appointed: All you need to know". The Times of India. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Who is Satya Pal Malik?". Indian Express. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Microsoft Word - biograp_sketc_1a.htm" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  7. ↑ "::Welcome to Meerut College".
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Aligarh Partywise Comparison". Eci.nic.in. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  10. ↑ http://electiontrends.in/uttar-pradesh/parliamentary-constituencies/aligarh/
  11. ↑ "Rediff On The NeT: Polling Booth: Election' 96: Uttar Pradesh/Aligarh". Rediff.com. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
Lok Sabha
Preceded by
Usha Rani Tomar		 Member of Parliament
for Aligarh
1989 – 1991		 Succeeded by
Sheela Gautam
Political offices
Preceded by
Keshari Nath Tripathi		 Governor of Bihar
4 October 2017 – 21 August 2018		 Succeeded by
Lal Ji Tandon
Preceded by
S. C. Jamir		 Governor of Odisha
21 March 2018 – 28 May 2018
(Additional Charge)		 Succeeded by
Ganeshi Lal
Preceded by
Narinder Nath Vohra		 Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
23 August 2018 - Present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent


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