Phagu Chauhan

Phagu Chauhan (born 1 January 1948) is an Indian politician. In February 2023, he became the 20th and current Governor of Meghalaya. He is a former member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh from Ghosi, a seat he won from a record six times and served as the governer of Bihar from 2019 till 2023.[1][2][3]

Phagu Chauhan
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20th Governor of Meghalaya
Assumed office
12 February 2023
Chief MinisterConrad Sangma
Preceded byB. D. Mishra
(additional charge)
29th Governor of Bihar
In office
29 July 2019 - 12 February 2023
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byLalji Tandon
Succeeded byRajendra Arlekar
Member of Legislative Assembly for
Ghosi
In office
March 2017 – July 2019
Preceded byShudhakar Singh
In office
October 1996 – March 2012
Preceded byAchaibar Bharti
Succeeded byShudhakar Singh
In office
June 1991 – December 1992
Preceded bySubhash
Succeeded byAchaibar Bharti
In office
March 1985 – November 1989
Preceded byKedar
Succeeded bySubhash
ConstituencyGhosi, Mau
Personal details
Born (1948-01-01) 1 January 1948 (age 76)
Sekhupur, Azamgarh, United Provinces, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations
National Democratic Alliance
Spouse(s)Muhari Devi
Children7
ResidenceSekhupur, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh
Vijayant Khand, Gomtinagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
EducationGraduate
Profession
  • Politician
  • agriculturist

References

  1. "ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA GENERAL ELECTION TO VIDHAN SABHA TRENDS & RESULT 2017". eciresults.nic.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  2. "Myneta, Election Watch".
  3. "Ghosi - Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2017". Archived from the original on 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2020-06-15.