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Jagmohan

Jagmohan Malhotra
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5th Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
In office
19 January 1990 – 26 May 1990
Preceded by K. V. Krishna Rao
Succeeded by Girish Chandra Saxena
In office
26 April 1984 – 11 July 1989
Preceded by Braj Kumar Nehru
Succeeded by K. V. Krishna Rao
6th Lieutenant Governor of Delhi
In office
2 September 1982 – 25 April 1984
Preceded by Sundar Lal Khurana
Succeeded by P. G. Gavai
In office
17 February 1980 – 30 March 1981
Preceded by Dalip Rai Kohli
Succeeded by Sundar Lal Khurana
9th Lieutenant Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu
In office
31 March 1981 – 29 August 1982
Preceded by P. S. Gill
Succeeded by I. H. Latif
Personal details
Born 25 September 1927 (age 88)
Hafizabad, Punjab, India
Spouse(s) Uma Jagmohan
Children Deepika kapoor, Manmohan

Jagmohan Malhotra (born September 25, 1927 in the railway colony of Cheecho Ki Malian, West Punjab), known by the mononym Jagmohan, is a former Indian civil servant and politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi and Goa, as well as the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. He was also elected to the Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Indian Parliament) and served as the Union Minister for Urban Development and Tourism.

Jagmohan first gained notoriety during his stint as vice-chairman of the Delhi Development Authority in the mid 1970s. During this time he grew close to Sanjay Gandhi, who began to wield increasing clout in the functioning of his mother Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's government. During the Emergency (1975–77), Sanjay Gandhi entrusted Jagmohan with the "beautification" of Delhi, a task that involved large-scale demolition of slums. These beautification drives disproportionately affected Muslims, traditionally Congress-party voters, who disenchantment contributed to Indira Gandhi's massive defeat in the 1977 general election. Despite this Jagmohan, already a Padma Shri since 1971, was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1977.

In 1982, as Delhi hosted the Asian Games, Jagmohan served his second term as the city's Lieutenant Governor. The games were a success and he was credited for his capable administration of the city at the time. Later Delhi hosted the Non-Aligned Summit, which was also a success.


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