Lalji Tandon

Lalji Tandon
Tandon in 2018
Governor of Madhya Pradesh
In office
29 July 2019 – 1 July 2020
Chief MinisterKamal Nath
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Preceded byAnandiben Patel
Succeeded byAnandiben Patel
(additional charge)
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
Chief MinisterMulayam Singh Yadav
Preceded bySwami Prasad Maurya
Succeeded byMulayam Singh Yadav
Minister of Urban Development & Housing
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
3 May 2002 – 29 August 2003
Chief MinisterMayawati
Succeeded byAzam Khan
In office
21 March 1997 – 8 March 2002
Chief MinisterMayawati
Kalyan Singh
Ram Prakash Gupta
Rajnath Singh
Preceded byRama Shankar Kaushik
Minister of Power
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
24 June 1991 – 6 December 1992
Chief MinisterKalyan Singh
Leader of the House
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
In office
18 January 1998 – 6 March 2002
Chief MinisterKalyan Singh
Ram Prakash Gupta
Rajnath Singh
Preceded byR. K. Chaudhary
Succeeded bySwami Prasad Maurya
In office
3 July 1991 – 5 December 1992
Chief MinisterKalyan Singh
Preceded byRama Shankar Kaushik
Succeeded byRama Shankar Kaushik
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1996–2009
Preceded byRam Kumar Shukla
Succeeded byShyam Kishore Shukla
ConstituencyLucknow West
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
In office
1990–1996
Constituencyelected by Legislative Assembly members
In office
1978–1984
Constituencyelected by Legislative Assembly members
Personal details
Born(1935-04-12)12 April 1935[1]
Lucknow, United Provinces, British India[2]
Died21 July 2020(2020-07-21) (aged 85)[3]
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India[3]
Political partyBharatiya Janta Party
Spouse
Krishna Tandon
(m. 1958)
[2]
Children3; including Ashutosh
Alma materKalicharan Degree College, Lucknow University
Source: [1]
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Lalji Tandon (12 April 1935 – 21 July 2020[3]) was an Indian politician who served as the 18th Governor of Madhya Pradesh and 28th Governor of Bihar. He had also served as a member of parliament from 1996 until 2014 and as the Leader of the Opposition of the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh from 2003 until 2007. He was a member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a protégé of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bhaskar was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Profile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c "Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon, on Ventilator Support for Days, Passes Away at 85". News18. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Lalji Tandon was BJP's LS candidate from Lucknow". Rediff.com. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2018.

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