V. P. Singh Badnore

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{{Short description|Indian politician (b. 1948)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Vijayender Pal Singh Badnore
| image = V. P. Singh Badnore Official portrait 2016.png
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Badnor, Rajasthan|Badnor]], [[Rajputana]], [[Dominion of India|India]]
| residence = [[Bhilwara]], [[Rajasthan]] (private)<br />[[Raj Bhavan (Punjab)|Raj Bhavan]], [[Chandigarh]] (official)
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = 28th [[List of governors of Punjab (India)|Governor of Punjab]] and 14th [[Administrator of Chandigarh]]
| term_start = 22 August 2016 <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/najma-heptulla-mukhi-appointed-governors-116081700886_1.html|title=Najma Heptulla, Mukhi appointed Governors|publisher=Business Standard|date=17 August 2016|newspaper=Business Standard India}}</ref>
| term_end = 27 August 2021
| constituency =
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Prakash Singh Badal]]<br>[[Amarinder Singh]]
| predecessor = [[Kaptan Singh Solanki]]
| successor = [[Banwarilal Purohit]]
| office2 = [[Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)]]
| term_start2 = 1999
| term_end2 = 2009
| constituency2 = [[Bhilwara (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bhilwara]]
| predecessor2 = Rampal Upadhyay
| successor2 = [[C. P. Joshi]]
| office3 = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] ([[Rajya Sabha]])
| term_start3 = 5 July 2010
| term_end3 = 4 July 2016
| constituency3 = [[Rajasthan]]
| predecessor3 =
| successor3 =
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| religion =
| spouse = {{Marriage|Alka Singh|1978}}
| children = 2
| website =
| footnotes =
| date = 14 September|
| year = 2006|
| source = https://web.archive.org/web/20071107073404/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=30
| president = [[Ramnath Kovind]]
}}

'''Vijayender Pal Singh Badnore''' (born 12 May 1948) is an Indian politician who was the 28th [[List of Governors of Punjab (India)|Governor of Punjab]]. He was a member of [[Rajya Sabha]], elected on 17 June 2010. He was earlier a member of the [[14th Lok Sabha]] and [[13th Lok Sabha]] of the [[Indian Parliament]]. He represented the [[Bhilwara (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Bhilwara]] constituency of [[Rajasthan]] and is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) political party from 1999–2009 and also 4 time Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (1977–80, 1985–90, 1993–98, 1998-99).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/who-is-vp-singh-badnore-5-things-to-know-about-the-new-punjab-governor/story-BPF69z9W1qEqebkIFvckfL.html|title=Who is VP Singh Badnore? 5 things to know about the new Punjab governor|date=17 August 2016|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=22 March 2020}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Singh was born in [[Badnor, Rajasthan|Badnor]], [[Rajasthan]] to Gopal Singh and Raj Kanwar Nathawad. He completed his [[Bachelor of Arts]] (Honours) in English and Business Management from [[Mayo College]] in [[Ajmer]].<ref name="Bio">{{cite web |title=Current Lok Sabha Members Biographical Sketch |url=http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=30 |access-date=20 July 2019 |date=7 November 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071107073404/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=30|archive-date = 7 November 2007}}</ref> Singh married Alka Singh on 25 November 1978. They have a son and a daughter.<ref name="Bio"/>

==As Punjab Governor==
He was appointed as Governor of Punjab on 17 August 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjab-gets-new-governor-2982193/|title=VP Singh Badnore appointed Punjab Governor|publisher=The Indian Express|date=18 August 2016 |access-date=28 March 2020}}</ref>

==Other participation ==
{{citation needed section|date=July 2019}}
# Initial experience in the Corporate World. Management Cadre in Escorts Ltd. 1970–1977.
# Sr. Managers Business Management Course at ASCI Hyderabad (1974)
#[[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly|Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]] (1977–80, 1985–90, 1993–98, 1998-99)
# Member, [[13th Lok Sabha|Thirteenth Lok Sabha]] (1999-2004)
#Member, [[14th Lok Sabha|Fourteenth Lok Sabha]] (2004-2009) <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://punjabrajbhavan.gov.in/home/governor|title=The Present Governor|website=Punjabrajbhavan.gov.in|access-date=21 December 2020}}</ref>
# Member of [[Rajya Sabha]] (2010-2016)
#Nominated to the Panel of Vice Chairman, Rajya Sabha in August 2014
#Cabinet Minister in [[Bhairon Singh Shekhawat|Bhairon Singh]] ji BJP Government in [[Rajasthan]] (Irrigation Department)
# Vice President in BJP Sangathan Raj. for over 15 years.
# Special interest in Energy (Power sector). Member of standing committee of Parliament for last 14 years. Convener of the Drafting committee of the Electricity Act 2003.
# Member of the Governing body of Mayo College Ajmer for the last 25 years. Architect of the Mayo School branches (Mayoor School) in various places including Abu Dhabi UAE.
# Chairman of the Tiger Task Force in Raj. After the Sariska debacle – when all tigers were poached in Sariska in 2003/2004. Rehabilitation of tigers done by translocation of tigers from Ranthambore Tiger Reserve. First time in the world such a Herculean task was carried out. Panna tiger reserve also followed suit and tigers were then rehabilitated there as well.
# Attended senior parliamentary leadership program in the Yale University USA on their invitation in 2012.
# Was in charge of Bhilwara & Dungarpur - Banswara tribal belt in the state and general elections 2013 – 2014. In the state election of 2008 only 2 out of 17 seats came to BJP and lost both the MP seats, this time 14 out 17 MLA seats and both the MP seats were collected by the BJP.
# Enjoy an impeccable record of Honesty, Hardwork and Loyalty towards the BJP and was therefore selected to the Rajya Sabha seat in 2010 from Rajasthan.
# Was selected in the Times Of India survey of top 25 MPs’ of Lok Sabha in the year 2003–2008.
# Is the chief guest of 21st SLIET Convocation ceremony.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=30 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110811073523/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-06-18/jaipur/28297053_1_ashk-ali-tak-votes-bjp-share-honours ess, BJP share honours in RS polls]

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{{Current Indian governors}}
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{{Rajya Sabha members from Rajasthan for term 2010-2016}}
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[[Category:1949 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Mayo College alumni]]
[[Category:13th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:14th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:People from Bhilwara district]]
[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Rajasthan MLAs 1977–1980]]

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