Sunder Singh Bhandari | |
|---|---|
| 14th Governor of Gujarat | |
| In office 18 March 1999 – 7 May 2003 | |
| Chief Minister |
Keshubhai Patel Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | K.G. Balakrishnan |
| Succeeded by | Kailashpati Mishra |
| 17th Governor of Bihar | |
| In office 27 April 1998 – 15 March 1999 | |
| Chief Minister | Rabri Devi |
| Preceded by | Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai |
| Succeeded by | V. C. Pande |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 5 July 1992 – 26 April 1998 | |
| Constituency | Rajasthan |
| In office 3 April 1976 – 2 April 1982 | |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| In office 3 April 1966 – 2 April 1972 | |
| Constituency | Rajasthan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 April 1921 Udaipur |
| Died | 22 June 2005 (aged 84) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Parent |
|
| Education | M.A., LL.B. |
| Alma mater | DAV College, Kanpur |
Sunder Singh Bhandari (12 April 1921 – 22 June 2005) was an Indian politician, a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh pracharak and politician belonging to the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). [1]
He was born to Dr. Sujan Singhji Bhandari and Fulkanvarbaiji in Udaipur in 1921 he had his school education at Sirohi and Udaipur and college education at Kanpur. He passed his Graduation degree in law from S.D. College, Kanpur in the year 1941 and Post Graduation in Arts with Psychology from Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College, Kanpur in the year 1942. [2]
He practised law at then Mewar High Court for some time before joining Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He held numerous responsibilities in RSS. He was a founding member of Jan Sangh, a political party founded in 1951.
He served in various organisational posts in Jan Sangha and later in the BJP. He was the Vice President of BJP before he became the Governor. He was elected to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan during 1966-1972 and from Uttar Pradesh in 1976 and also in 1992.
He was arrested at Delhi Railway station in 1976 when Indira Gandhi declared an internal emergency in India.
He was appointed Governor of Bihar on 27 April 1998 and served until 15 March 1999. He served as the governor of Gujarat from 18 March 1999 to 6 May 2003. [3] He died on 22 June 2005. [4]
- ^ Ramaseshan, Radhika (7 October 2009). "Last leg of pracharak era". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ Nation pays tribute to Bhandariji
- ^ "Gujarat Governor Sundar Singh Bhandari to monitor Keshubhai Patel leadership". India Today. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ "BJP leader SS Bhandari dead". The Times of India. 22 June 2005. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
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Sunder Singh Bhandari | |
|---|---|
| 14th Governor of Gujarat | |
| In office 18 March 1999 – 7 May 2003 | |
| Chief Minister |
Keshubhai Patel Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | K.G. Balakrishnan |
| Succeeded by | Kailashpati Mishra |
| 17th Governor of Bihar | |
| In office 27 April 1998 – 15 March 1999 | |
| Chief Minister | Rabri Devi |
| Preceded by | Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai |
| Succeeded by | V. C. Pande |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 5 July 1992 – 26 April 1998 | |
| Constituency | Rajasthan |
| In office 3 April 1976 – 2 April 1982 | |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| In office 3 April 1966 – 2 April 1972 | |
| Constituency | Rajasthan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 April 1921 Udaipur |
| Died | 22 June 2005 (aged 84) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Parent |
|
| Education | M.A., LL.B. |
| Alma mater | DAV College, Kanpur |
Sunder Singh Bhandari (12 April 1921 – 22 June 2005) was an Indian politician, a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh pracharak and politician belonging to the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). [1]
He was born to Dr. Sujan Singhji Bhandari and Fulkanvarbaiji in Udaipur in 1921 he had his school education at Sirohi and Udaipur and college education at Kanpur. He passed his Graduation degree in law from S.D. College, Kanpur in the year 1941 and Post Graduation in Arts with Psychology from Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College, Kanpur in the year 1942. [2]
He practised law at then Mewar High Court for some time before joining Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He held numerous responsibilities in RSS. He was a founding member of Jan Sangh, a political party founded in 1951.
He served in various organisational posts in Jan Sangha and later in the BJP. He was the Vice President of BJP before he became the Governor. He was elected to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan during 1966-1972 and from Uttar Pradesh in 1976 and also in 1992.
He was arrested at Delhi Railway station in 1976 when Indira Gandhi declared an internal emergency in India.
He was appointed Governor of Bihar on 27 April 1998 and served until 15 March 1999. He served as the governor of Gujarat from 18 March 1999 to 6 May 2003. [3] He died on 22 June 2005. [4]
- ^ Ramaseshan, Radhika (7 October 2009). "Last leg of pracharak era". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ Nation pays tribute to Bhandariji
- ^ "Gujarat Governor Sundar Singh Bhandari to monitor Keshubhai Patel leadership". India Today. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ "BJP leader SS Bhandari dead". The Times of India. 22 June 2005. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
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