Lalji Tandon
Indian politician (1935–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lalji Tandon (12 April 1935 – 21 July 2020) was an Indian politician. He was the 22nd Governor of Madhya Pradesh from July 2019 to June 2020. He was a member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was a protégé of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.[1]
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Lalji Tandon | |
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22nd Governor of Madhya Pradesh | |
In office 29 July 2019 – 30 June 2020 | |
President | Ramnath Kovind |
Chief Minister |
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Preceded by | Anandiben Patel |
Succeeded by | Anandiben Patel |
28th Governor of Bihar | |
In office 23 August 2018 – 28 July 2019 | |
Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
Preceded by | Satya Pal Malik |
Succeeded by | Phagu Chauhan |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 16 May 2009 – 16 May 2014 | |
Preceded by | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Succeeded by | Rajnath Singh |
Constituency | Lucknow |
Leader of the Opposition, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
In office 7 September 2003 – 13 May 2007 | |
Preceded by | Swami Prasad Maurya |
Succeeded by | Mulayam Singh Yadav |
Personal details | |
Born | (1935-04-12)12 April 1935 Chowk, Lucknow, United Provinces, British India |
Died | 21 July 2020(2020-07-21) (aged 85) Lucknow, India |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse(s) |
Krishna Tandon (m. 1958) |
Children | 3 (including Ashutosh Tandon) |
Residence | Raj Bhavan, Bhopal |
Alma mater | Kalicharan Degree College |
Website | Lok Sabha webpage |
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Tandon was hospitalized in June 2020 for a urinary tract infection.[2] He died on 21 July 2020 in Lucknow, aged 85.[3]