Lalji Tandon

Lalji Tandon (born 12 April 1935) is an Indian politician serving as the 22nd and current Governor of Madhya Pradesh. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a protégé of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.[3]

Lalji Tandon
22nd Governor of Madhya Pradesh
Assumed office
29 July 2019
PresidentRamnath Kovind
Chief Minister
Preceded byAnandiben Patel
28th Governor of Bihar
In office
23 August 2018 – 28 July 2019
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded bySatya Pal Malik
Succeeded byPhagu Chauhan
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2009 – 16 May 2014
Preceded byAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Succeeded byRajnath Singh
ConstituencyLucknow
Leader of the Opposition, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
7 September 2003 – 13 May 2007
Preceded bySwami Prasad Maurya
Succeeded byMulayam Singh Yadav
Personal details
Born (1935-04-12) 12 April 1935[1]
Chowk, Lucknow, United Provinces, British India[2]
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)
Krishna Tandon (m. 1958)
[2]
Children3 (including Ashutosh Tandon)
ResidenceRaj Bhavan, Bhopal
Alma materKalicharan Degree College, Lucknow University
WebsiteLok Sabha webpage

Personal life

Tandon was born in Chowk village in Lucknow, United Provinces, British India to Shivnarayan Tandon and Annpurna Devi.[2] He graduated from Kalicharan Degree College.[4][5] Tandon married Krishna Tandon on 26 February 1958, with whom he has three sons.[2]

Career

He has been a member of Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad (Legislative Council) for two terms, 1978–84 and remained the Leader of House, of the Council, 1990–96. Subsequently, he remained a member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) for three terms, 1996–2009, and remained the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, 2003–07. He had also served as Urban Development minister in the Uttar Pradesh cabinet under Mayawati (in the BSP-BJP combine), and also in the Kalyan Singh ministry earlier.

On his birthday in April 2004, he was distributing free saris to poor women when a stampede broke out, killing 21 people.[6] He was later given a clean chit in this matter.

In May 2009, he was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from Lucknow by a margin over 40,000 votes over Rita Bahuguna Joshi of Indian National Congress. The seat was earlier held by former BJP President Atal Bihari Vajpayee since 1991 for four consecutive terms. Despite an enormous electoral spending, Akhilesh Das of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) polled third, trailing by 70 thousand votes.[7]

As a Governor of Bihar, Tandon was praised for streamlining academic activities of the state universities.[8]

On 20 July 2019, Tandon was appointed as the 22nd Governor of Madhya Pradesh, replacing Anandiben Patel.[1][9]

References
  1. "लालजी टंडन मध्य प्रदेश के गवर्नर होंगे, आनंदीबेन उत्तर प्रदेश की राज्यपाल बनाई गईं". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 20 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  2. "Detailed Profile: Shri Lal Ji Tandon". Govt of India. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  3. "Lalji Tandon is BJP's LS candidate from Lucknow". Rediff.com. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  4. "Lucknow: MP Governor Lalji Tandon, UP CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurate new building of Kalicharan College". Business Standard India. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  5. "Lucknow: MP Governor Lalji Tandon, UP CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurate new building of Kalicharan College". ANI. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  6. "UP stampede toll 21, PM rushing to Lucknow". Rediff.com. 12 April 2004. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  7. India, Press Trust of (16 May 2009). "Lalji Tandon defeats Rita Bahuguna Joshi in Lucknow". Business Standard. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  8. Verma, Kumod (22 July 2019). "Lalji Tandon praised for role in streamlining universities | Patna News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  9. PTI (20 July 2019). "Anandiben Patel made UP governor, Lal ji Tandon to replace her in Madhya Pradesh". India Today. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
Lok Sabha
Preceded by
Atal Bihari Vajpayee		 Member of Parliament
for Lucknow
2009 – 2014		 Succeeded by
Rajnath Singh
Political offices
Preceded by
Satya Pal Malik		 Governor of Bihar
23 August 2018 – 28 July 2019		 Succeeded by
Phagu Chauhan
Preceded by
Anandiben Patel		 Governor of Madhya Pradesh
29 July 2019 - Present		 Incumbent


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