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Shri Sundar Singh Bhandari-Governor of Gujarat
Shri SUNDAR
SINGHJI BHANDARI was born on April 12, 1921 at
the auspicious home of his father Dr. Sujan
Singhji Bhandari and mother Smt.Fulkanvarbaiji
at Udaipur in Rajasthan. His permanent
residential address is : 7 B, Mograwadi, Udaipur,
Rajasthan.
He passed his
Graduation degree in Law from S.D.College,
Kanpur in the year 1941 and Post Graduation in
Arts with Psychology from D.A.V. College, Kanpur
in the year 1942.
Shri Sundar
Singhji Bhandari practised law as an Advocate in
Mewar High Court in the year 1942-'43 and served
as Head Master at Shiksha Bhavan, Udaipur from
the year 1943 to 1946.
Shri Sundar
Singhji Bhandari joined Rashtriya Swayam Sevak
Sangh at Kanpur in the year 1938. With a noble
cause to serve the nation, he has remained
unmarried. He offered his services at Divisional
Pracharak of Rastriya Swayam Sevak Sangh at
Rajasthan from the year 1946 to 1951. He was
General Secretary, Bhartiya Jan Sangh, Rajasthan
from the year 1951 to 1967 and All India General
Secretary, B.J.S. from 1967 to 1977.
He held the posts
of Member, National Executive, Janata Party from
1977 to 1980; Treasure, Bharatiya Janata Party
from 1980-'81 and all India Vice President,
B.J.P. from the year 1981 to 1998.
He rendered his
services as Member, Rajya Sabha, in the years
1966-'72, 1976-'82 and again in 1992-'98; as
Leader, B.J.P. Group in Rajya Sabha in 1967-'68;
as Deputy Leader. Janata Parliamentary Party
during 1977-'80 and as Deputy Leader, B.J.P.
Parliamentary Group during 1980-'82.
He also rendered
his services as Member of Parliamentary
Committee of Enquiry on Council of Scientific
and Industrial Research; Parliamentary Committee
for the Welfare of SC/ST; National Railway Users
Consultative Committee; Agricultural Prices
Commission; Central Posts & Telegraphs Advisory
Committee; Parliamentary Committee on Public
Undertakings; Office of Profit Committee;
Subordinate Legislation Committee of Rajya Sabha;
Committee of Privileges, Rajya Sabha and General
Purposes Committee, Rajya Sabha.
He held posts of
Chairman of Peitions Committee, Rajya Sabha
during 1992-'94 and Parliamentary Standing
Committee on Transport, tourism and Civil
Aviation during 1996-'98.
He participated as
Member of Indian Delegation in the Inter
Parliamentary Union Meetings held at LISBON
(Portugal) in March, 1978 and at SEOUL (South
Korea ) in April, 1997.
He was detained
under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act
in Delhi from January, 1976 to January, 1977.
He held the post
of His Excellency the Governor of Bihar from
April 27, 1998 to March 14, 1999.
Shri Sundar Singh
Bhandari held the esteemed post of His
Excellency the Governor of Gujarat from March
18, 1999 to May 06, 2003. He passed away on 22
nd June, 2005 |
