Jagdeep Dhankhar Height, Weight, Age, Facts, Biography

Posted by Artie Phelan on Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Jagdeep Dhankhar Quick Info
Height5 ft 9 in
Weight78 kg
Date of BirthMay 18, 1951
Zodiac SignTaurus
SpouseSudesh Dhankhar

Jagdeep Dhankhar is an Indian politician and advocate who has been a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party as well as has served as the Governor of West Bengal. He was nominated as a candidate by the National Democratic Alliance for the 2022 Vice Presidential election in India which he won by defeating the Opposition’s candidate Margaret Alva. He has previously served as the President of Rajasthan High Court Bar Association, Jaipur.

Born Name

Jagdeep Dhankhar

Nick Name

Jagdeep

Jagdeep Dhankhar in New Delhi on August 20, 2019 (Prime Minister’s Office / Government of India / Government Open Data License – India (GODL))

Sun Sign

Taurus

Born Place

Kithana, Rajasthan, India

Residence

Raj Bhavan, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Nationality

Education

Jagdeep Dhankhar studied at Kithana Village School and Sainik School, Chittorgarh. Later, he completed his LLB from the University of Rajasthan located in Jaipur.

Occupation

Politician, Advocate

Family

  • Father – Gokal Chand
  • Mother – Kesari Devi

Build

Average

Height

5 ft 9 in or 175 cm

Weight

78 kg or 172 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Jagdeep Dhankhar has dated –

  • Sudesh Dhankhar (1979-Present) – He got married to Sudesh Dhankhar in the year 1979 and the duo parents a daughter named Kamna.
  • Race / Ethnicity

    Asian (Indian)

    Jagdeep Dhankhar is of Jat descent.

    Jagdeep Dhankhar as seen at his residence in July 2019 (Raveeshsh / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Hair Color

    Salt and Pepper

    Eye Color

    Dark Brown

    Sexual Orientation

    Straight

    Distinctive Features

    Deep-set eyes

    Religion

    Hinduism

    Jagdeep Dhankhar Facts

  • In 1979, he enrolled with the Bar Council of Rajasthan as an advocate.
  • Jagdeep Dhankhar was assigned as Senior Advocate by the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan in 1990.
  • From 1989 to 1991, in the 9th Lok Sabha, he was a member of parliament from Jhunjhunu (Lok Sabha constituency) in Rajasthan and represented the political party named Janata Dal.
  • From 1993 to 1998, in the 10th Legislative Assembly Rajasthan, he served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Kishangarh, Rajasthan.
  • On July 30, 2019, Jagdeep Dhankhar was appointed as Governor of West Bengal by President Ram Nath Kovind. Till then, Dhankhar was the senior-most designated Senior Advocate of the state of Rajasthan.
  • He was named as the National Democratic Alliance’s candidate for Vice President of India on July 16, 2022, for the 2022 election. BJP projected Jagdeep Dhankhar as a “kisan putra” (farmer’s son).
  • On August 10, 2022, Jagdeep Dhankar took the oath as the 14th Vice-President of India after M. Venkaiah Naidu’s term ended.
  • Featured Image by Prime Minister’s Office / Government of India / Government Open Data License – India (GODL)

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