Bhairon Singh Shekhawat | |
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 Shekhawat in 2004 | |
| 11th Vice President of India | |
| In office 19 August 2002 – 21 July 2007 | |
| President | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Krishan Kant |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Hamid Ansari |
| 8th Chief Minister of Rajasthan | |
| In office 4 December 1993 – 1 December 1998 | |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | Ashok Gehlot |
| In office 4 March 1990 – 15 December 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Hari Dev Joshi |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| In office 22 June 1977 – 16 February 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Hari Dev Joshi |
| Succeeded by | Jagannath Pahadia |
| 11th Chairperson of Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 19 August 2002 – 21 July 2007 | |
| President | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Krishan Kant |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Hamid Ansari |
| 7th Leader of the Opposition, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 8 January 1999 – 18 August 2002 | |
| Chief Minister | Ashok Gehlot |
| Preceded by | Parasram Maderna |
| Succeeded by | Gulab Chand Kataria |
| Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1993–2002 | |
| Preceded by | Amrat lal |
| Succeeded by | Pushpendra Singh |
| Constituency | Bali |
| In office 1990–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Vasundhara Raje |
| Succeeded by | Banwari lal Sharma |
| Constituency | Dholpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 October 1923 Khachariyawas, Rajputana Agency, British India (present-day Rajasthan, India) |
| Died | 15 May 2010 (aged 86) Jaipur, Rajasthan, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Suraj Kanwar |
| Children | Ratan Rajvi |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan (2003) |
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Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (23 October 1925 – 15 May 2010) was an Indian politician who served as the 11th vice president of India. He served in that position from August 2002, when he was elected to a five-year term by the electoral college following the death of Krishan Kant, until he resigned on 21 July 2007, after losing the presidential election to Pratibha Patil. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan three times, from 1977 to 1980, 1990 to 1992 and 1993 to 1998. He represented several constituencies in Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha from 1952 to 2002. He was also awarded Padma Bhushan in the year 2003.