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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{short description|Indian politician (born 1950)}}
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| name                = Jagdambika Pal
| name                = Jagdambika Pal
| image              =
| image              =
| caption            =  
| caption            = Pal in 2024
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1950|10|21}}
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1950|10|21}}
| birth_place        = [[Basti district|Bharvaliya]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| birth_place        = [[Basti district|Bharvaliya]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
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| office              = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
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| term_start          = 16 May 2009
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| office1            = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| predecessor        = [[Mohammed Muqueem]]
| term_start1        = May 2009
| successor          =  
| term_end1          =  
| constituency        = [[Domariyaganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Domariyaganj, Uttar Pradesh]]
| predecessor1 = [[Mohammed Muqueem]]
| office3            = [[President (corporate title)|President]] of [[Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee]]
| successor1          =  
| term3              = 30 May 2003 {{endash}} 7 November 2004
| constituency1      = [[Domariyaganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Domariyaganj]]
| predecessor3        = Arun Kumar Singh Munna
| constituency      =  
| successor3          = [[Salman Khurshid]]
| citizenship         = {{flag|India}}
| office4            = [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]]
| party              = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| term_label4         = Acting
| otherparty          = [[Indian National Congress]] <br /> [[All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)]] <br /> [[Akhil Bharatiya Loktantrik Congress]]
| term4              = 21 February 1998 {{endash}} 23 February 1998{{efn|This government contained no ministers due to its short-tenure and thereafter being declared unconstitutional by the High Court.}}
| education          = MA & LLB
| governor4          = [[Romesh Bhandari]]
| predecessor4        = [[Kalyan Singh]]
| successor4          = Kalyan Singh
| office5            = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| term5              = 1993{{endash}}2007
| constituency5      = [[Basti Assembly constituency|Basti]]
| predecessor5        = Lakshameshwar Singh
| successor5          = Jeetender Kumar
| party              = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (since 2014)
| otherparty          = [[Indian National Congress]] (till 1996; 2002–2014)<br /> [[All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)]] (1996–1997)<br /> [[Akhil Bharatiya Loktantrik Congress]] (1997–2002)
| education          = [[Master of Arts|MA]] & [[LLB]]
| spouse              = {{marriage|Sneh Lata Pal|1975}}
| spouse              = {{marriage|Sneh Lata Pal|1975}}
| children            = 1 son, 2 daughters
| children            = 3
| website            =  
| website            =  
| alma_mater          = [[Awadh University]] <br /> [[Gorakhpur University]]
| alma_mater          = [[Awadh University]] <br /> [[Gorakhpur University]]
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| office2              = [[List of Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh|17th]] [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]]
| predecessor2        = [[Kalyan Singh]]
| successor2          = [[Kalyan Singh]]
| termstart2          = 21 February 1998
| termend2            = 23 February 1998
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'''Jagdambika Pal''' (born 21 October 1950)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=4295|title=Detailed Profile - Shri Jagdambika Pal - Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India|website=Archive.india.gov.in|access-date=31 October 2019}}</ref> is an [[Indian politician]] who was the 17th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He was also a member of [[15th Lok Sabha]] & [[List of members of the 16th Lok Sabha|16th Lok Sabha]] and was a member of [[Indian National Congress]], until he resigned on 7 March 2014. After that he joined [[Bharatiya Janta Party]] on 19 March 2014<ref>{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/jagdambika-pal-comedian-raju-srivastava-join-bjp_918850.html |title=Jagdambika Pal, comedian Raju Srivastava join BJP, endorse Narendra Modi |publisher=Zee News |date=19 March 2014 |access-date=19 March 2014}}</ref> and won the [[2014 Indian general elections]] from the [[Domariyaganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Domariyaganj]] Lok Sabha Constituency.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jagdambika Pal resigns from Lok Sabha and Indian National Congress|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/03/jagdambika-pal-resigns-from-lok-sabha-and-indian-national-congress/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|access-date=7 March 2014}}</ref>
'''Jagdambika Pal''' (born 21 October 1950) is an Indian politician belonging to the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)]]. He was the [[List of chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh|Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] for 31 hours in 1998. He is also currently a member of the Lok Sabha since 2009. In the [[15th Lok Sabha]] he represented the [[Indian National Congress]], until he resigned on 7 March 2014. He joined the BJP in 2014 and re-entered the [[Lok Sabha]].


==Political career==
==Political career==
He was a member of [[Indian National Congress]]. He parted from the [[Indian National Congress]] to join [[All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)]] of [[N. D. Tiwari]] but in 1997, he formed [[Akhil Bharatiya Loktantrik Congress]] along with [[Naresh Agarwal]], [[Rajeev Shukla]] and [[Shyam Sunder Sharma]] and [[Bacha Pathak]] and became minister of transport in [[Kalyan Singh]] government.
He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He parted from the [[Indian National Congress]] to join [[All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)]] of [[N. D. Tiwari]] but in 1997, he formed [[Akhil Bharatiya Loktantrik Congress]] along with [[Naresh Agarwal]], [[Rajeev Shukla]] and [[Shyam Sunder Sharma]] and [[Bacha Pathak]] and became Minister of Transport in [[Kalyan Singh]] government.


Later, Jagdambika Pal became the president of the [[Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee|Uttar Pradesh state unit]] of the [[Indian National Congress]].
Later, Jagdambika Pal became the president of the [[Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee|Uttar Pradesh state unit]] of the [[Indian National Congress]].
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In 2009 he was elected to the [[15th Lok Sabha]] from [[Domariyaganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Domariyaganj Lok Sabha constituency]] in [[Siddharthnagar district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].  
In 2009 he was elected to the [[15th Lok Sabha]] from [[Domariyaganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Domariyaganj Lok Sabha constituency]] in [[Siddharthnagar district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].  
   
   
On 3 July 2011, Jagdambika Pal and other members of [[Lok Sabha]], [[lower house]] of the [[Parliament of India]], opened [[Commemorative plaque]] at [[Mahua Dabar]], where the [[British Raj|British]] [[War crime|massacred]] 5,000 people during the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]].<ref>[http://mahuadabar.blogspot.ca/2011/07/shri-jagdambika-pal-members-of.html Mahua Dabar commemorative plaque]</ref>
On 3 July 2011, Jagdambika Pal and other members of [[Lok Sabha]], [[lower house|Lower House]] of the [[Parliament of India]], opened [[Commemorative plaque]] at [[Mahua Dabar]], where the [[British Raj|British]] [[War crime|massacred]] 5,000 people during the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]].<ref>[http://mahuadabar.blogspot.ca/2011/07/shri-jagdambika-pal-members-of.html Mahua Dabar commemorative plaque]</ref>


==Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh==
==Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh==
{{main|Jagdambika Pal Ministry}}
When the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh state government]] led by [[Kalyan Singh]] was dismissed on 21 February 1998 by [[Governors of Uttar Pradesh|Governor of Uttar Pradesh]] [[Romesh Bhandari]], he became the acting [[Chief minister (India)|Chief Minister]]. Kalyan Singh moved to [[Allahabad High Court]] which termed the dismissal of government unconstitutional on 23 February 1998, thereby reinstating the [[Kalyan Singh ministry|Kalyan Singh]] government.{{cn|date=July 2024}}
When, the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Uttar Pradesh state government]] led by [[Kalyan Singh]] was dismissed on 21 February 1998 by [[Governors of Uttar Pradesh|Governor of Uttar Pradesh]] [[Romesh Bhandari]], he became the [[Chief minister (India)|Chief Minister.]] [[Kalyan Singh]] moved [[Allahabad High Court]] which termed the dismissal of government unconstitutional on 23 February 1998, thereby reinstating the [[Kalyan Singh ministry|Kalyan Singh]] government.
 
He holds the record for the shortest stint as [[Chief minister (India)|Chief Minister]] of any state in [[India]] for just one day. He is popularly known as the "one-day chief minister". However, the legibility of his regime, is disputed as the [[Kalyan Singh ministry|Kalyan Singh government's]] dismissal had been declared unconstitutional by the [[Allahabad High Court]].
 
==Personal life==
He was born in a [[Kshatriya]] [[Rajput]] [[family]]<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Trouble-within-lobby-sore-over-rejig/articleshow/7336081.cms?referral=PM Trouble within: Rajput lobby sore over rejig]</ref> to Surya Baksha Pal and Mool Rajidevi at bharvaliya village of Bankati Block in [[Basti district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]] state. He founded Surya Baksha Pal Girls Inter college and Surya Baksha Pal Post Graduate Degree College at [[Bankati]], [[Basti district]].


==Positions held==
==Positions held==
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* 1988-1999 Minister of State, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh
* 1988-1999 Minister of State, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh
* 1998          [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/jagadambika-pal-holds-record-of-cm-with-shortest-tenure-780070.html|title= Jagadambika Pal holds record of CM with shortest tenure|website= Deccan Herald|language=en |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/politics/state-in-up-jagdambika-pal-was-cm-for-just-24-hours-19791208.html|title= उत्तर प्रदेश में 1998 में सिर्फ 24 घंटा ही मुख्यमंत्री रह सके थे जगदंबिका पाल|website= Jagran|language=hi |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
* 1998          [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/jagadambika-pal-holds-record-of-cm-with-shortest-tenure-780070.html|title= Jagadambika Pal holds record of CM with shortest tenure|website= Deccan Herald|language=en |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/politics/state-in-up-jagdambika-pal-was-cm-for-just-24-hours-19791208.html|title= उत्तर प्रदेश में 1998 में सिर्फ 24 घंटा ही मुख्यमंत्री रह सके थे जगदंबिका पाल|website= Jagran|language=hi |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
* 1993-2007 Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly ( three terms)
* 1993-2007 Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (three terms)
* 2002    Cabinet Minister, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh
* 2002    Cabinet Minister, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh
* 2009  Elected to 15th Lok Sabha (INC) from [[Domariyaganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Domariyaganj]] Member, Committee on Energy; Member, Committee on Petitions; Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADs); Member, Committee on Chemical and Fertilizers; Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Ministry of Tourism
* 2009  Elected to 15th Lok Sabha (INC) from [[Domariyaganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Domariyaganj]] Member, Committee on Energy; Member, Committee on Petitions; Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADs); Member, Committee on Chemical and Fertilizers; Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Ministry of Tourism
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* 2014 Elected to 16th Lok Sabha (BJP) from [[Domariyaganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Domariyaganj]].
* 2014 Elected to 16th Lok Sabha (BJP) from [[Domariyaganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Domariyaganj]].
*2019 Elected to [[17th Lok Sabha]] from [[Domariyaganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Domariyaganj]].
*2019 Elected to [[17th Lok Sabha]] from [[Domariyaganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Domariyaganj]].
*2024 Elected to [[18th Lok Sabha]] from [[Domariyaganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Domariyaganj]].


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Latest revision as of 19:29, 14 March 2026


Jagdambika Pal
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
16 May 2009
Preceded byMohammed Muqueem
ConstituencyDomariyaganj, Uttar Pradesh
President of Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee
In office
30 May 2003 – 7 November 2004
Preceded byArun Kumar Singh Munna
Succeeded bySalman Khurshid
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
Acting
21 February 1998 – 23 February 1998[lower-alpha 1]
GovernorRomesh Bhandari
Preceded byKalyan Singh
Succeeded byKalyan Singh
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1993–2007
Preceded byLakshameshwar Singh
Succeeded byJeetender Kumar
ConstituencyBasti
Personal details
Born (1950-10-21) 21 October 1950 (age 75)
Bharvaliya, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (since 2014)
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress (till 1996; 2002–2014)
All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) (1996–1997)
Akhil Bharatiya Loktantrik Congress (1997–2002)
Spouse(s)
Sneh Lata Pal
(
m. 1975)
Children3
EducationMA & LLB
Alma materAwadh University
Gorakhpur University

Jagdambika Pal (born 21 October 1950) is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for 31 hours in 1998. He is also currently a member of the Lok Sabha since 2009. In the 15th Lok Sabha he represented the Indian National Congress, until he resigned on 7 March 2014. He joined the BJP in 2014 and re-entered the Lok Sabha.

Political career[edit | edit source]

He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He parted from the Indian National Congress to join All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) of N. D. Tiwari but in 1997, he formed Akhil Bharatiya Loktantrik Congress along with Naresh Agarwal, Rajeev Shukla and Shyam Sunder Sharma and Bacha Pathak and became Minister of Transport in Kalyan Singh government.

Later, Jagdambika Pal became the president of the Uttar Pradesh state unit of the Indian National Congress.

In 2009 he was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from Domariyaganj Lok Sabha constituency in Siddharthnagar district, Uttar Pradesh.

On 3 July 2011, Jagdambika Pal and other members of Lok Sabha, Lower House of the Parliament of India, opened Commemorative plaque at Mahua Dabar, where the British massacred 5,000 people during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.[1]

Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh[edit | edit source]

When the Uttar Pradesh state government led by Kalyan Singh was dismissed on 21 February 1998 by Governor of Uttar Pradesh Romesh Bhandari, he became the acting Chief Minister. Kalyan Singh moved to Allahabad High Court which termed the dismissal of government unconstitutional on 23 February 1998, thereby reinstating the Kalyan Singh government.[citation needed]

Positions held[edit | edit source]

  • 1982-93 Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (two terms)
  • 1988-1999 Minister of State, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh
  • 1998 Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh[2][3]
  • 1993-2007 Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (three terms)
  • 2002 Cabinet Minister, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh
  • 2009 Elected to 15th Lok Sabha (INC) from Domariyaganj Member, Committee on Energy; Member, Committee on Petitions; Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADs); Member, Committee on Chemical and Fertilizers; Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Ministry of Tourism
  • 2014 Resigned from 15th Lok Sabha and Indian national Congress party
  • 2014 Elected to 16th Lok Sabha (BJP) from Domariyaganj.
  • 2019 Elected to 17th Lok Sabha from Domariyaganj.
  • 2024 Elected to 18th Lok Sabha from Domariyaganj.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Mahua Dabar commemorative plaque
  2. ↑ "Jagadambika Pal holds record of CM with shortest tenure". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "उत्तर प्रदेश में 1998 में सिर्फ 24 घंटा ही मुख्यमंत्री रह सके थे जगदंबिका पाल". Jagran (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  1. ↑ This government contained no ministers due to its short-tenure and thereafter being declared unconstitutional by the High Court.

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Preceded by
Kalyan Singh 		Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (de facto)
21 February 1998 – 23 February 1998 		Succeeded by
Kalyan Singh

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