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'''Gopalkrishna Devdas Gandhi''' (born 22 April 1945) is an Indian politician and a former diplomat who served as the 23rd [[Governor of West Bengal]] serving from 2004 to 2009.<ref>{{cite web| title = At farewell, Gopalkrishna Gandhi calls for change in mindsets | newspaper=The Hindu | url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article64508.ece|date=13 December 2009| access-date = 2013-11-29}}</ref> He is the grandson of [[Mahatma Gandhi]]. As a former [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer he served as Secretary to the [[President of India]] and as [[High Commissioner]] to [[South Africa]] and [[Sri Lanka]], among other administrative and diplomatic posts.<ref name="gg1">[http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?234468 Gopal Gandhi] ''outlookindia.com''. 23 Apr 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2014</ref> He was the [[United Progressive Alliance]] nominee for [[2017 Indian vice-presidential election|Vice President of India 2017 elections]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/gopalkrishna-gandhi-was-oppositions-nominee-for-vice-president-report/articleshow/59541414.cms|title=Gopalkrishna Gandhi is opposition's nominee for vice president: He lost the Vice Presidential elections miserably Report - Times of India}}</ref> and lost with 244 votes against NDA candidate [[Venkaiah Naidu]], who got 516 votes. | '''Gopalkrishna Devdas Gandhi''' (born 22 April 1945) is an Indian politician and a former diplomat who served as the 23rd [[Governor of West Bengal]] serving from 2004 to 2009.<ref>{{cite web| title = At farewell, Gopalkrishna Gandhi calls for change in mindsets | newspaper=The Hindu | url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article64508.ece|date=13 December 2009| access-date = 2013-11-29}}</ref> He is the grandson of [[Mahatma Gandhi]] and [[C. Rajagopalachari]] (Rajaji).<ref name="gg1"/> As a former [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer he served as Secretary to the [[President of India]] and as [[High Commissioner]] to [[South Africa]] and [[Sri Lanka]], among other administrative and diplomatic posts.<ref name="gg1">[http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?234468 Gopal Gandhi] ''outlookindia.com''. 23 Apr 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2014</ref> He was the [[United Progressive Alliance]] nominee for [[2017 Indian vice-presidential election|Vice President of India 2017 elections]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/gopalkrishna-gandhi-was-oppositions-nominee-for-vice-president-report/articleshow/59541414.cms|title=Gopalkrishna Gandhi is opposition's nominee for vice president: He lost the Vice Presidential elections miserably Report - Times of India}}</ref> and lost with 244 votes against NDA candidate [[Venkaiah Naidu]], who got 516 votes. | ||
==Early life and background== | ==Early life and background== | ||