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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.
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.
The Vice-President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, addressing the officer Trainees of Indian Information Service (IIS) 2022-23 Batch at Vice-President's Enclave in New Delhi on June 18, 2024.
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. Prior to oath taking, Shri Dhankhar ...
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.
Aug 7, 2022 · BJP-led NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar won the election comfortably with 528 votes against Margaret Alva's 182. Jagdeep Dhankhar, 71, will succeed M Venkaiah Naidu as the vice president of India.
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.
