Lalji Tandon
Lalji Tandon | |
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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 | 12 April 1935 Lucknow, United Provinces, British India |
| Died | 21 July 2020 (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.