Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
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Bhairon Singh Shekhawat

Personal data
Date of birthOctober 23, 1923
Place of birthKhachariawas, Sikar, Rajasthan
Date of death15 May 2010(age 86)
Place of deathJaipur, Rajasthan
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseShrimati Suraj Kanwar
ProfessionPolitician
ReligionHindu
11th Vice President of India
In office19 August 2002 - 21 July 2007
PresidentA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Prime ministerManmohan Singh
Succeeded byMohammad Hamid Ansari
Preceded byKrishan Kant
12th , 19th & 20th Chief Minister of Rajasthan
In officeJune 22, 1977 - February 16, 1980
Succeeded byJagannath Pahadia
Preceded byHari Dev Joshi
In officeMarch 04, 1990 - December 15, 1992
Succeeded byPresident's rule
Preceded byHari Dev Joshi
In officeDecember 04, 1993 - November 29, 1998
Succeeded byAshok Gehlot
Preceded byPresident's rule

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Bhairon Singh Shekhawat ( ) (23 October 1923 - 15 May 2010) was the 11th Vice-President of India. He served in that position from August 2002, when he was elected to a five-year term by the electoral college following the death of Krishan Kant, until he resigned on July 21, 2007, after losing the presidential election to Pratibha Patil. Shekhawat was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the leading member of the National Democratic Alliance at the time of election. He served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan state three times, from 1977 to 1980, 1990 to 1992, and 1993 to 1998.

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Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Passes Away | Former Vice President Of India - Imagine18 Tweet this news
Imagine18---Bhairon Singh Sekhawat- one of the oldest and prominent leaders in history of India is no more. He died because of Breathing Disorders and was unhealthy for ... - Date : Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:01:41 GMT+00:00
BJP, Congress Councillors Clash, 'Forget' Ethics As National Anthem Is Played - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India--The peoples' representatives forgot ethics even during during the silence observed in honour of -Bhairon Singh Shekhawat-, and even while the national anthem ... - Date : Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:50:47 GMT+00:00
Indian opposition forces adjournment - GulfNews Tweet this news
GulfNews--Parliament was adjourned for the day on Monday in memory of former vice-president -Bhairon Singh Shekhawat- and members, current and former, ... - Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:05:10 GMT+00:00
Jaswant back in BJP, says hasn't disowned book - Iran Book News Agency Tweet this news
Iran Book News Agency---...- him on a special plane that flew BJP leaders from New Delhi to Jaipur to attend funeral of former Vice-President -Bhairon Singh Shekhawat- last month. ... - Date : Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:12:23 GMT+00:00
Uma flies with Advani, but may not land in party - Indian Express Tweet this news
Indian Express---...- ceremony for Chief Minister Raman Singh's father � just as he had taken Jaswant Singh with him to Jaipur for the funeral of -Bhairon Singh Shekhawat-. ... - Date : Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:47:41 GMT+00:00
Rajasthan BJP experienced in herding MLAs - Asian Age Tweet this news
Asian Age--The use of star hotels in herding MLAs began in year 1995 when the then chief minister -Bhairon Singh Shekhawat's- leadership was challenged by a group of ... - Date : Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:49:19 GMT+00:00
Former Indian VP Bhairon Singh Shekhawat dies - BBC News Tweet this news
BBC News--One of India's best known politicians, -Bhairon Singh Shekhawat-, has died in hospital in Jaipur at the age of 87. Mr -Shekhawat- was India's vice-president for ... - Date : Sat, 15 May 2010 17:53:53 GMT+00:00
Indian Vice Prez, PM pay floral tributes to Shekhawat - BusinessGhana Tweet this news
BusinessGhana---...- Manmohan -Singh- were among several leaders who paid floral tributes on Thursday to former Vice President -Bhairon Singh Shekhawat- who died last month. ... - Date : Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:08:26 GMT+00:00
Is Jaswant Singh returning to BJP? - Chandigarh Tribune Tweet this news
Chandigarh Tribune--The initial indications of his return to party fold came after the death of former Vice-President and BJP stalwart -Bhairon Singh Shekhawat- here last week. ... - Date : Fri, 21 May 2010 20:45:10 GMT+00:00
Civil servants look back - The Hindu Tweet this news
The Hindu--Rajasthan had two mature and seasoned politicians as Chief Ministers in Mohanlal Sukhadia and -Bhairon Singh Shekhawat-. Problems were mostly with junior ... - Date : Mon, 24 May 2010 18:58:08 GMT+00:00

Political offices
Preceded by
Krishan Kant
Vice President of India
2002—2007
Succeeded by
Mohammad Hamid Ansari
Preceded by
Hari Dev Joshi
Chief Minister of Rajasthan
1977—1980
Succeeded by
Jagannath Pahadia
Preceded by
Hari Dev Joshi
Chief Minister of Rajasthan
1990—1992
Succeeded by
President's rule
Preceded by
President's rule
Chief Minister of Rajasthan
1993—1998
Succeeded by
Ashok Gehlot


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Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan * Zakir Hussain * V. V. Giri * Gopal Swarup Pathak * Basappa Danappa Jatti * Muhammad Hidayatullah * R. Venkataraman * Shankar Dayal Sharma * K. R. Narayanan * Krishan Kant * Bhairon Singh Shekhawat * Mohammad Hamid Ansari |



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