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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.
3 days ago · Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar 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 ...
The Vice-President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar addressing the gathering at the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Central Electronics Limited in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on June 26, 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.
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 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.
