Vijayendrapal Singh Badnore | |
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V P Singh Badnore meeting Home Minister Rajnath Singh after being appointed Punjab Governor
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Governor of Punjab, India | |
Assumed office 22 August 2016 |
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Preceded by | Kaptan Singh Solanki |
Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) | |
In office 1999–2009 |
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Preceded by | Rampal Upadhyay |
Succeeded by | C. P. Joshi |
Constituency | Bhilwara |
Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) | |
In office 5 July 2010 – 4 July 2016 |
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Constituency | Rajasthan |
Personal details | |
Born |
Bhilwara, Rajasthan |
12 May 1949
Political party | BJP |
Spouse(s) | Alka Singh |
Children | son Avijit Singh and daughter Divija Singh |
Residence |
Bhilwara, Rajasthan (private) Raj Bhavan, Chandigarh (official) |
As of 14 September, 2006 Source: [1] |
Vijayendrapal Singh Badnore (born 12 May 1949) is the Governor of Punjab, India. 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 India. He represented the Bhilwara constituency of Rajasthan and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party.
He was chosen as the Member of Parliament from Bhilwara (Lok Sabha constituency) from tenure 1999-2009.
He was appointed as Governor of Punjab on 17 August 2016.