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Lalji Tandon
The Governor of Bihar, Shri Lalji Tandon in New Delhi on August 28, 2018 (cropped).JPG
Tandon in 2018
Governor of Madhya Pradesh
In office
29 July 2019 – 1 July 2020
Chief Minister Kamal Nath
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Preceded by Anandiben Patel
Succeeded by Anandiben Patel
(additional charge)
Governor of Bihar
In office
23 August 2018 – 28 July 2019
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
Preceded by Satya Pal Malik
Succeeded by Phagu Chauhan
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2009 – 16 May 2014
Preceded by Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Succeeded by Rajnath Singh
Constituency Lucknow
Leader of the Opposition
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
7 September 2003 – 13 May 2007
Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav
Preceded by Swami Prasad Maurya
Succeeded by Mulayam Singh Yadav
Minister of Urban Development & Housing
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
3 May 2002 – 29 August 2003
Chief Minister Mayawati
Succeeded by Azam Khan
In office
21 March 1997 – 8 March 2002
Chief Minister Mayawati
Kalyan Singh
Ram Prakash Gupta
Rajnath Singh
Preceded by Rama Shankar Kaushik
Minister of Power
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
24 June 1991 – 6 December 1992
Chief Minister Kalyan Singh
Leader of the House
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
In office
18 January 1998 – 6 March 2002
Chief Minister Kalyan Singh
Ram Prakash Gupta
Rajnath Singh
Preceded by R. K. Chaudhary
Succeeded by Swami Prasad Maurya
In office
3 July 1991 – 5 December 1992
Chief Minister Kalyan Singh
Preceded by Rama Shankar Kaushik
Succeeded by Rama Shankar Kaushik
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1996–2009
Preceded by Ram Kumar Shukla
Succeeded by Shyam Kishore Shukla
Constituency Lucknow West
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
In office
1990–1996
Constituency elected by Legislative Assembly members
In office
1978–1984
Constituency elected by Legislative Assembly members
Personal details
Born (1935-04-12)12 April 1935
Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
Died 21 July 2020(2020-07-21) (aged 85)
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party Bharatiya Janta Party
Spouse
Krishna Tandon
(m. 1958)
Children 3; including Ashutosh
Alma mater Kalicharan Degree College, Lucknow University
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Lalji Tandon (12 April 1935 – 21 July 2020) 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.

Early life

Tandon was born in Chowk village in Lucknow, United Provinces, British India to Shivnarayan Tandon and Annpurna Devi, in a Hindu Khatri family. He graduated from Kalicharan Degree College. Tandon married Krishna Tandon on 26 February 1958, with whom he had three sons.

Career

Tandon was a member of Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad (Legislative Council) for two terms, from 1978 until 1984 and remained the Leader of the House, of the Council from 1990 to 1996. Subsequently, he remained a member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) for three terms, 1996–2009, and remained the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly from 2003 to 2007. He had also served as Urban Development minister in the Uttar Pradesh cabinet under Mayawati (in the BSP-BJP alliance), and also in the Kalyan Singh ministry earlier.

Tandon was the leader of opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 2003 to 2007.

On his birthday in April 2004, he was distributing free saris to poor women when a stampede broke out, killing 21 people. He was cleared of wrongdoing in this matter.

In May 2009, he was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from Lucknow by a margin over 40,000 votes over Rita Bahuguna Joshi of Indian National Congress. The seat was earlier held by former BJP President Atal Bihari Vajpayee since 1991 for four consecutive terms. Despite enormous electoral spending, Akhilesh Das of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) polled third, trailing by 70,000 votes.

As a Governor of Bihar, he was praised for streamlining academic activities of the state universities.

On 20 July 2019, he was appointed the 18th Governor of Madhya Pradesh, replacing Anandiben Patel.

Other works

In 2018, Tandon wrote a book Ankaha which was launched by the Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu.

Death and legacy

Tandon died on 21 July 2020 at Medanta Hospital, Lucknow, from Covid-19, at the age of 85. His son Ashutosh Tandon announced his death.

Lalji Tandon Foundation was formed in October 2020. This foundation will be chaired by Gopal Tandon and will implement public services.

In July 2020, two roads in Uttar Pradesh were proposed to be named after Tandon. In December 2020, in another proposal, a boxing hall bearing the name of Tandon is to be built in Chowk Stadium, Lucknow.

Chancellor’s award to provide fillip to ‘best’ colleges, universities started by Chancellor Lalji Tandon.

Rajnath Singh unveils statue of Lalji Tandon on his first death anniversary in Lucknow.

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