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V. P. Singh Badnore

Vijayender Pal Singh Badnore
28th Governor of Punjab
14th Administrator of Chandigarh
In office
22 August 2016 – 30 August 2021[1]
PresidentRamnath Kovind
Chief MinisterParkash Singh Badal
Amarinder Singh
Preceded byKaptan Singh Solanki
Succeeded byBanwarilal Purohit
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
5 July 2010 – 5 July 2016
ConstituencyRajasthan
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1999–2009
Preceded byRampal Upadhyay
Succeeded byC. P. Joshi
ConstituencyBhilwara
Personal details
Born (1948-05-12) 12 May 1948 (age 76)
Badnor, Rajputana, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Alka Singh
(m. 1978)
Children2
Residence(s)Bhilwara, Rajasthan (private)
Raj Bhavan, Chandigarh (official)
As of 14 September, 2006
Source: [1]

Vijayender Pal Singh Badnore (born 12 May 1948) is an Indian politician who was the 28th Governor of Punjab. He was a member of Rajya Sabha, elected on 17 June 2010. He was earlier a member of the 14th Lok Sabha and 13th Lok Sabha of the Indian Parliament. He represented the Bhilwara constituency of Rajasthan and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party from 1999 to 2009 and also 4 time Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (1977–80, 1985–90, 1993–98, 1998–99).[2]

  1. ^ "Najma Heptulla, Mukhi appointed Governors". Business Standard India. Business Standard. 17 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Who is VP Singh Badnore? 5 things to know about the new Punjab governor". Hindustan Times. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

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