Lalji Tandon

Lalji Tandon
22nd Governor of Madhya Pradesh
In office
29 July 2019 – 30 June 2020
PresidentRamnath Kovind
Chief Minister
Preceded byAnandiben Patel
Succeeded byAnandiben Patel
28th Governor of Bihar
In office
23 August 2018 – 28 July 2019
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded bySatya Pal Malik
Succeeded byPhagu Chauhan
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2009 – 16 May 2014
Preceded byAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Succeeded byRajnath Singh
ConstituencyLucknow
Leader of the Opposition, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
7 September 2003 – 13 May 2007
Preceded bySwami Prasad Maurya
Succeeded byMulayam Singh Yadav
Personal details
Born(1935-04-12)12 April 1935
Chowk, Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
Died21 July 2020(2020-07-21) (aged 85)
Lucknow, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)
Krishna Tandon
​
(m. 1958)​
Children3 (including Ashutosh Tandon)
ResidenceRaj Bhavan, Bhopal
Alma materKalicharan Degree College
WebsiteLok Sabha webpage

Lalji Tandon (12 April 1935 – 21 July 2020) was an Indian politician. He was the 22nd Governor of Madhya Pradesh from July 2019 to June 2020. He was a member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was a protégé of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.[1]

Tandon was hospitalized in June 2020 for a urinary tract infection.[2] He died on 21 July 2020 in Lucknow, aged 85.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Lalji Tandon is BJP's LS candidate from Lucknow". Rediff.com. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  2. ↑ Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon hospitalised
  3. ↑ Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon dies


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