Jagdeep Dhankhar sworn in as the 14th Vice President of India and Chairman of the Rajya Sabha

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Jagdeep Dhankhar took over as the fourteenth Vice President of India and Chairman of Rajya Sabha. A renowned lawyer and former West Bengal Governor, Dhankhar, was administered the oath of office by the President, Droupadi Murmu at a swearing-in ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Prior to oath-taking, Dhankhar visited Rajghat in the morning and paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi Ji. “Felt blessed, inspired and motivated to be ever in service of Bharat in serene sublimity of Raj Ghat while paying respects to Pujya Bapu,” he tweeted.

Felt blessed, inspired and motivated to be ever in service of Bharat in serene sublimity of Raj Ghat while paying respects to Pujya Bapu. pic.twitter.com/Uzh85n47LN— Jagdeep Dhankhar Vice-President of India (@jdhankhar1) August 11, 2022

Following is the brief profile of Jagdeep Dhankhar :

1. Educational and Professional Background

Dhnakhar did his initial schooling from the Government Primary School at Kithana village. Thereafter, he studied at the Government Middle School, Ghardhana and the Sainik School, Chittorgarh. For his college education, Dhankhar joined Maharaja’s College, Jaipur and graduated with B.Sc. (Honors) in Physics. After that, he pursued a degree in Law from the University of Rajasthan.

Jagdeep Dhnkhar began his professional career as a lawyer, and despite being the first generational professional, he rose to be among the top legal experts in the country. In 1990, he was designated as Senior Advocate by the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan. Ever since Jagdeep Dhankhar has been practicing primarily in the Supreme Court and his focus areas of litigation have been in the field of Steel, Coal, Mining and International Commercial Arbitration, amongst others. He has appeared in various High Courts in the country and was the senior-most designated Senior Advocate of the State till assuming the Office of the Governor of West Bengal on 30 July, 2019. During his legal career, Dhankhar was the youngest person to be elected as the President of the Rajasthan High Court Bar Association, Jaipur in 1987. A year later, he also became a Member of the Rajasthan Bar Council in 1988.

2. Parliamentary and Public Life

Jagdeep Dhankhar was elected to the Parliament of India in 1989 from Jhunjhunu Parliamentary Constituency. Subsequently, he also served as a Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs in 1990. In 1993, he was elected to the Rajasthan assembly from the Kishangarh constituency in Ajmer district. As a legislator, Dhankhar served as the member of important Committees in the Lok Sabha and the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. As Union Minister, he was also a member of a delegation as Deputy Leader of a Parliamentary Group to the European Parliament.

In July 2019, Dhankhar was appointed as the Governor of West Bengal.

3. Personal Details

Name     : Mr. Jagdeep Dhankar

Father’s Name    : Late Mr. Gokal Chand

Mother’s Name : Late Mrs. Kesari Devi

Date of Birth     : 18 May, 1951

Place of birth    : Village Kithana, Jhunjhunu District, Rajasthan

Marital Status    : Married (Year, 1979)

Spouse’s name    : Dr. Sudesh Dhankhar

Children     : One daughter (Smt. Kamna)

An avid reader of books, Dhankhar is a sports aficionado too and he has been the President of the Rajasthan Olympic Association and Rajasthan Tennis Association. Listening to music and travelling are his other hobbies. He has travelled extensively to many countries, including the US, Canada, UK, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, etc.