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Jagdeep Dhankhar (born 18 May 1950) is an Indian politician and lawyer, serving as the 14th and current vice president of India since 2022. He previously served as the Governor of West Bengal from 2019 to 2022.
The Vice-President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar & Dr. Sudesh Dhankhar being accorded a traditional welcome on their arrival at Shashakiya Chandravijay Mahavidyalaya in Dindori, Madhya Pradesh on June 19, 2024.
Designated as Senior Advocate by the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan with effect from 27.3.1990, Since 1990 Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar had been practicing primarily in the Supreme Court and his focus area of litigation have been in the field of Steel, Coal, Mining and International Commercial Arbitration, amongst others.
Aug 7, 2022 · Former West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar is the new Vice President of India after defeating Opposition candidate Margaret Alva by 346 votes.
Former West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was on Saturday elected as the 14th Vice President of India after he defeated the Opposition’s candidate Margaret Alva by 346 votes.
Jagdeep Dhankhar was elected as the Vice President on August 6, securing 74.36 per cent – the highest ever votes received in the last six vice presidential elections held since...
Aug 11, 2022 · Former West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was on Thursday sworn in as the 14th Vice President of India. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath to Dhankhar in a brief ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Aug 11, 2022 · Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar today took over as the fourteenth Vice President of India and Chairman of Rajya Sabha. A renowned lawyer and former West Bengal Governor, Shri Dhankhar, was administered the oath of office by the President, Smt. Droupadi Murmu at a swearing-in ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan today.
Jagdeep Dhankhar is now officially India's 14th vice president, succeeds M Venkaiah Naidu – whose term ended yesterday – in the top post.
Aug 6, 2022 · Former West Bengal governor and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar swept the vote bank and coasted to victory to become the 14th Vice President of India on Saturday.
Aug 11, 2022 · Jagdeep Dhankhar was sworn in as the 14th Vice-President of India at a brief oath taking ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on August 11, 2022. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath...
Aug 6, 2022 · Jagdeep Dhankhar was elected as India’s vice president, giving the ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi control of the South Asian nation’s two highest constitutional...
Aug 11, 2022 · Jagdeep Dhankhar, the political veteran from Rajasthan who also served as Governor of Bengal, today took oath as the 14th Vice-President of India.
Aug 7, 2022 · Jagdeep Dhankhar becomes the 14th Vice President of India after winning the election by 528 votes against Margaret Alva who got 182 votes. Know 10 things about India’s new Vice President ...
Aug 11, 2022 · Former West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar is all set to take oath as the 14th Vice President of India today at 12:30 pm. Dhankhar received 528 votes and defeated the joint opposition...
Aug 6, 2022 · National Democratic Alliance candidate and former West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar will be the 14 th Vice-President of the country. He secured 528 votes out of the 710 valid votes in the...
Jul 17, 2022 · Dhankhar, who was appointed Governor of West Bengal on July 30, 2019, has repeatedly stated that when raising concerns with the Mamata Banerjee administration and the state legislature, he followed the law and the Constitution.
1 day ago · Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday invoked the Emergency period during his address to both Houses of Parliament, calling it the "darkest chapter" of direct attack on the Constitution. "The entire country felt outraged, but the country emerged victorious over unconstitutional forces," Dhankhar said. On Wednesday too, while addressing an event, Dhankhar said India won't see Emergency again under any circumstances.
1 day ago · Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, while addressing the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Central Electronics on Wednesday said that the imposition of an emergency had plunged the world's largest democracy (India) into darkness and asserted that these days will never be seen again in the country. Meanwhile, addressing the event as Chief Guest at Central Electronics Limited (CEL), the Vice President also lauded the turnaround of CEL from a loss-making PSU to a 'Mini Ratna Company'.
Apr 30, 2024 · New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday inaugurated the Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF) new building and said that the centre can be an epicentre of much-needed affirmative change in legal technology.
Jagdeep Dhankhar, National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) nominee and former West Bengal governor who was pitted against joint Opposition candidate Margaret Alva, became the 14th...
1 day ago · President Droupadi Murmu with Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla ahead of the president’s joint address of both houses of Parliament ...
Aug 6, 2022 · Jagdeep Dhankhar Biography: Jagdeep Dhankhar is an Indian politician who served as the Governor of West Bengal. He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party before becoming the Governor. On...
Jagdeep Dhankhar invokes Emergency, calls it 'direct attack' on Constitution This is a developing story. It will be updated. Watch Live TV in English Watch Live TV in Hindi
1 day ago · Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday welcomed the 61 newly-elected and nominated members of the House and urged them to exploit their potential to contribute towards fulfilling the ...
2 days ago · Lucknow: Remembering the Emergency imposed in the country in 1975, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Wednesday that in any circumstances such a day will not be witnessed in the country now ...
1 day ago · Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday urged the members of the Upper House of Parliament to contribute in a wholesome system of dialogue, discussion, deliberations ...
Sep 17, 2022 · Jagdeep Dhankhar is the 14th Vice President of India, who got elected on 6th August, 2022. Previously, Dhankhar served as the Governor of West Bengal. He was born on 18 May 1951 in Rajasthan to...
Jan 15, 2024 · Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar is scheduled to inaugurate on January 17 the 12th General Assembly of the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace ABCP a volunta.
India's Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday paid his respects to Ebrahim Raisi, Amir-Abdollahian, and other Iranian officials who died in the crash.
1 day ago · Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday introduced his council of ministers in Rajya Sabha, amid clapping and thumping of desks. The prime minister had introduced his council of ministers in Lok ...
10 hours ago · Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday announced in the House that Sanjay Singh was suspended from the service of the House from July 24, 2023, till the Committee of Privileges ...
23 hours ago · At the beginning of Thursday’s session in the Rajya Sabha, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar announced that the House had voted to lift the suspension of MP Sanjay Singh. 13:01 (IST) 27 Jun 2024 .
1 day ago · President Droupadi Murmu with Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla stands for the national anthem after her address to the joint sitting of Parliament, in New Delhi ...
