V. P. Singh Badnore facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Vijayender Pal Singh Badnore
28th Governor of Punjab 15th Administrator of Chandigarh
In office 22 August 2016 – 30 August 2021
President	Ramnath Kovind
Chief Minister	Parkash Singh Badal Amarinder Singh
Preceded by	Kaptan Singh Solanki
Succeeded by	Banwarilal Purohit
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 5 July 2010 – 5 July 2016
Constituency	Rajasthan
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1999–2009
Preceded by	Rampal Upadhyay
Succeeded by	C. P. Joshi
Constituency	Bhilwara
Personal details
Born	(1948-05-12) 12 May 1948 (age 77) Badnor, Rajputana, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Alka Singh ​ (m. 1978)​
Children	2
Residences	Bhilwara, Rajasthan (private) Raj Bhavan, Chandigarh (official)
As of 14 September, 2006 Source: [1]

Vijayender Pal Singh Badnore (born on May 12, 1948) is an Indian politician. He served as the 28th Governor of Punjab. He was also a Member of Parliament in both the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha. He represented the Bhilwara area in Rajasthan. Mr. Badnore is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a major political party in India. He was also a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly four times.

Early Life and Family

Vijayender Pal Singh Badnore was born in Badnor, Rajasthan. His parents were Gopal Singh and Raj Kanwar Nathawad. He studied at Mayo College in Ajmer. There, he earned a degree in English and Business Management. He married Alka Singh on November 25, 1978. They have two children, a son named Avijit and a daughter named Divija.

Political Journey

Mr. Badnore has had a long career in Indian politics. He held several important positions.

Serving in Rajasthan

• He was a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly for many years. This is like being a state-level lawmaker.
• He served from 1977 to 1980, 1985 to 1990, 1993 to 1998, and 1998 to 1999.
• From 1988 to 1999, he was a Cabinet Minister for Irrigation in the Government of Rajasthan. This means he was in charge of water management for farms.
• He also served as the vice-president of the BJP in Rajasthan for over 15 years.

Role in National Parliament

• Mr. Badnore was a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from 1999 to 2009. The Lok Sabha is one of the two houses of India's national parliament.
• He was also a member of the Rajya Sabha from 2010 to 2016. The Rajya Sabha is the other house of the Indian Parliament.
• During his time in Parliament, he was part of important committees. He also helped write the Electricity Act of 2003.

Governor of Punjab

• On August 17, 2016, Vijayender Pal Singh Badnore was appointed the Governor of Punjab.
• The Governor is the head of a state in India, representing the President.
• He finished his term as Governor on August 30, 2021.

Protecting Wildlife

Mr. Badnore also worked to protect wildlife. From 2005 to 2009, he led a special team. This team worked to bring tigers back to the Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan. This was after all the tigers there had been lost. Tigers were moved from another reserve, Ranthambore, to Sariska to help the population grow again.