Vijayender Pal Singh Badnore | |
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| 28th Governor of Punjab 14th Administrator of Chandigarh | |
| In office 22 August 2016 – 30 August 2021[1] | |
| President | Ramnath Kovind |
| Chief Minister | Parkash Singh Badal Amarinder Singh |
| Preceded by | Kaptan Singh Solanki |
| Succeeded by | Banwarilal Purohit |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 5 July 2010 – 5 July 2016 | |
| Constituency | Rajasthan |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1999–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Rampal Upadhyay |
| Succeeded by | C. P. Joshi |
| Constituency | Bhilwara |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 May 1948 Badnor, Rajputana, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Alka Singh (m. 1978) |
| Children | 2 |
| 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]
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- ^ "Who is VP Singh Badnore? 5 things to know about the new Punjab governor". Hindustan Times. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2020.