President of India administers the oath of office of Vice President of India to Jagdeep Dhankhar
The President of India, Droupadi Murmu administered
the oath of Office of Vice President of India to Jagdeep Dhankhar at
a Swearing-in-Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (August 11, 2022).
Prior to oath taking, Dhankhar visited Rajghat in
the morning today 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.
Dhankhar, is a renowned lawyer, former West Bengal
Governor and has also been Member of Parliament and Rajasthan Assembly holding
various positions.
Following is the brief profile of Shri Jagdeep
Dhankhar –
- Educational and
Professional Background
Jagdeep Dhankhar 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, Shri Dhankhar joined Maharaja’s College, Jaipur and
graduated in B.Sc. (Honors) Physics. After that, he pursued a degree in Law
from the University of Rajasthan.
Dhankhar began his professional career as a lawyer,
and despite being 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.
- 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.
- Personal
Details
Name : Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar
Father’s Name : Late Shri Gokal
Chand
Mother’s Name : Late Srimati 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.