Balram Das Tandon
Balram Das Tandon बलराम दास टंडन | |
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File:Balram Das Tandon.jpg | |
Governor of Chhattisgarh | |
Assumed office 25 July 2014 | |
Preceded by | Ram Naresh Yadav |
Deputy Chief Minister Of Punjab | |
In office 1969–1970 | |
Balram Das Tandon (born 1927) is an Indian politician and the present Governor of Chhattisgarh.[1] He is a pracharak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), and a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party from Punjab.[2]
Political Career
He was deputy chief minister in the Justice (retd) Gurnam Singh Akali Dal-Jan Sangh ministry in 1969-70 . He also served as cabinet minister in 1977-79 and in 1997-2002 in the ministries headed by Parkash Singh Badal. Tandon was a founding member of the Jan Sangh in 1951, and served as secretary of Punjab Jan Sangh from 1951 to 1957, and as president of the Punjab BJP from 1995-97. He was elected to Punjab Legislative Assembly from Amritsar in 1960,1962,1967,1969, and 1977, and from Rajpura in 1997. He was imprisoned in 1975 during the Emergency for 19 months.[3] On July 14, 2014 he was named as the next Governor of Chhattisgarh.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b "New Governors of UP, Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Nagaland named". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ a b
"Balramji Dass Tandon-A veteran leader from RSS school". Hindustan Times. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-10.
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