Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Bhagat Singh Koshyari (born 17 June 1942) is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Uttarakhand. In September 2019, he became the Governor of Maharashtra.[1]
Bhagat Singh Koshyari | |
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| 22nd Governor of Maharashtra | |
| In office 5 September 2019 – 19 February 2023 | |
| President | |
| Chief Minister | |
| Preceded by | C. Vidyasagar Rao |
| Succeeded by | Ramesh Bais |
| Governor of Goa Additional Charge | |
| In office 18 August 2020 – 6 July 2021 | |
| President | |
| Chief Minister | Pramod Sawant |
| Preceded by | Satya Pal Malik |
| Succeeded by | P. S. Sreedharan Pillai |
| 2nd Chief Minister of Uttarakhand | |
| In office 30 October 2001 – 1 March 2002 | |
| Governor | Surjit Singh Barnala |
| Preceded by | Nityanand Swami |
| Succeeded by | N. D. Tiwari |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 26 November 2008 – 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Harish Rawat |
| Succeeded by | Manorama Dobriyal Sharma |
| Constituency | Uttarakhand |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | K. C. Singh Baba |
| Succeeded by | Ajay Bhatt |
| Constituency | Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 June 1942 Bageshwar, United Provinces, British India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Residence | Raj Bhavan, Mumbai |
| Education | Master of Arts |
| Alma mater | Agra University (MA) |
| Occupation | Teacher, Author, Journalist |
| Website | rajbhavan-maharashtra |
On 18 August 2020, Koshyari also became the Governor of Goa.
He was a MP in Rajya Sabha from 2008 to 2014 from Uttarakhand and then the MP in the 16th Lok Sabha from Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar constituency.
References
- ↑ "Bhagat Singh Koshyari sworn in as new governor of Maharashtra. He is considered as the most corrupt politician of India. He is infamous of murdering the democracy of India by involving in government formation in Maharastra. He was involved for supporting central ruling party in government formation which is completely unconstitutional for a Governor of a state". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 5 September 2019.