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Dr Balram Jakhar
Dr Balram Jakhar

Dr Balram Jakhar (b. Aug 23, 1923), (Devanagari:बलराम जाखड, IAST: Balrām Jākhaḍ), is a well known Parliamentarian and Governor of Madhya Pradesh, India. He was born in Hindu Jat family of Jakhar clan in Panchkosi village of Ferozepur district in Punjab on 23 August 1923. His father’s name is Chaudhari Rajaram Jakhar and mother’s name is Patodevi Jakhar. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rigveda manuscript in Devanagari (early 19th century) DevanāgarÄ« (देवनागरी — in English pronounced ) (ISCII – IS13194:1991) [1] is an abugida alphabet used to write several Indian languages, including Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Kashmiri, Sindhi, Bihari, Bhili, Konkani, Bhojpuri and Nepali from Nepal. ... IAST, or International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration is the academic standard for writing the Sanskrit language with the Latin alphabet and very similar to National Library at Calcutta romanization standard being used with many Indic scripts. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... , Madhya Pradesh (abbreviated as MP)   (HindÄ«: मध्य प्रदेश, English: , IPA: ), often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. ... Bhavna says there are 300 million gods in Hinduism. ... The Jat people (IAST: , Hindi: , Punjabi: , Urdu: ‎) of Northern India and Pakistan, are descendants of Indo-Aryan/Indo-Scythian tribes. ... Jakhar is a gotra (lineage name) found in the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana, and in particular Rajasthan. ... Firozpur (or Ferozepur, Ferozepore) is city and district in Punjab, India. ... is the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jakhar is a gotra (lineage name) found in the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana, and in particular Rajasthan. ...

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Education

He got a degree in Sanskrit from Foreman Christian College, Lahore, in 1945. He has knowledge of English, Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit and Punjabi languages. Sanskrit ( , for short ) is a classical language of India, a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism, and one of the 23 official languages of India. ...   (Urdu: لاہور, Punjabi: لہور, pronounced ) is the capital of the province of Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Hindi ( , Devanagari: or , IAST: , IPA: ), an Indo-European language spoken all over India in varying degrees and extensively in northern and central India, is one of the 22 official languages of India and is also used for central government administrative purposes , along with English. ... Urdu ( , , trans. ... Sanskrit ( , for short ) is a classical language of India, a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism, and one of the 23 official languages of India. ... Punjabi (also Panjabi; in GurmukhÄ«, PanjābÄ« in ShāhmukhÄ«) is the language of the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ...


Politician

Dr. Balram Jakhar was elected to the Punjab assembly in 1972 and was re-elected in 1977 becoming the Leader of the Opposition. He was elected to the seventh Lok Sabha from Ferozepur in 1980 and re-elected to the eighth Lok Sabha from Sikar in 1985. He served as speaker of Lok Sabha from 1980- 1989. As speaker of Lok Sabha he was an instrument for automation and computerization of Parliamentary works. He promoted Parliament library, reference, research, documentation and information services for the knowledge and use of members of Parliament. The establishment Parliament museum was his contribution. He was first Asian to be elected as Chairman of Commonwealth Parliamentarian Executive Forum. He became the Central Agriculture minister in 1991. He is Governor of Madhya Pradesh state since 30 June 2004. The Lok Sabhha (alternatively titled, the House of the People, by the Constitution of India) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. ... Firozpur (or Ferozepur, Ferozepore) is city and district in Punjab, India. ... Sikar is a town in the state of Rajasthan in India. ... The Lok Sabhha (alternatively titled, the House of the People, by the Constitution of India) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. ... , Madhya Pradesh (abbreviated as MP)   (HindÄ«: मध्य प्रदेश, English: , IPA: ), often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Social activities

Dr Balram Jakhar is lifelong president of Bharat Krashak Samaj and president of Jallianwala Bagh Memorial Trust Management Committee. He has written a book- People, Parliament and Administration. Basically he is a farmer and loves Horticulture. He always tried to introduce the scientific techniques in agriculture to increase the production. The president of India awarded him ‘Udyan Pandit’ in 1975 for his contribution to Horticulture. Haryana Agricultural University Hisar and Gurukul Kangri Visvavidyalaya Haridwar have awarded him the ‘Doctor of Science’ and ‘Vidya Martand’ honorary degrees for his contribution to the Agriculture and Horticulture. Sports, Farming and Reading are his hobbies. The Amritsar massacre The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre, was named after the Jallianwala Bagh (Garden) in Amritsar, where, on April 13, 1919, British Indian Army soldiers opened fire on an unarmed gathering of men, women and children. ... Horticulture (Latin: hortus (garden plant) + cultura (culture)) are classically defined as the culture or growing of garden plants. ... Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (Hindi: चौधरी चरण सिंह हरियाणा कृषि विश्वविद्यालय), popularly known as HAU, is one of Asias biggest agricultural universities, located at Hisar in the Indian state of Haryana. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... , Haridwar (also spelt as Hardwar, Hindi: हरिद्वार)   is a holy city and municipal board in the Haridwar District in the state of Uttarakhand in northern India. ...


See also

  • Jakhar - For the clan history of Dr Balram Jakhar

Jakhar is a gotra (lineage name) found in the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana, and in particular Rajasthan. ...

External links

  • http://www.mpinfo.org/hindi/governor/aboutgov.htm


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Governors of Indian states

Andhra Pradesh: Narayan Dutt Tiwari
Arunachal Pradesh: K. Sankaranarayanan
Assam: Ajai Singh
Bihar: R.S. Gavai
Chhattisgarh: E. S. L. Narasimhan
Goa: S.C. Jamir
Gujarat: Nawal Kishore Sharma
Haryana: A. R. Kidwai
Himachal Pradesh: Vishnu Sadashiv Kokje
Jammu and Kashmir: S. K. Sinha
Jharkhand: Syed Sibtey Razi
Karnataka: Rameshwar Thakur
Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... List of current Governors, Lieutenant Governors and Administrators of Indian States and Union Territories. ... “Andhra” redirects here. ... Narayan Dutt Tiwari is Chief Minister of Uttaranchal, India. ... , Arunachal Pradesh   (Hindi: Aruṇācal PradeÅ›) is the eastern most state on Indias north-east frontier. ... Kateekal Sankaranarayanan (born 1932) is the current governor of the Indian state of Nagaland. ... Assam   (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a north eastern state of India with its capital at Dispur, a part of Guwahati. ... Ajai Singh is the governor of Assam, India, since 2003. ... For other uses, see Bihar (disambiguation). ... Ramkrishnan Suryabhan Gavai (born October 30, 1929) is the current governor of Bihar. ... , Chhattisgarh (Chhattisgarhi/Hindi: छत्तीसगढ़, IPA: )  , a state in central India, formed when the sixteen Chhattisgarhi-speaking southeastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained statehood on November 1, 2000. ... Ekkadu Srinivasan Lakshmi Narasimhan[1] is the current governor of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. ... For other uses, see Goa (disambiguation). ... Sanayangba Chubatoshi Jamir (born October 17, 1931) is an Indian politician, governor of Goa and former long-time chief minister of Nagaland. ... This article is for the Indian state. ... Nawal Kishore Sharma is Governor of Gujarat state in India since 2004. ... For the town in Hoshiarpur district, see Hariana. ... Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (born July 1, 1920) is an Indian politician and the current Governor of Rajastan. ... , Himachal Pradesh   (Panjabi: ਹਿਮਾਚਲ ਪਰਦੇਸ਼,(Hindi: हिमाचल प्रदेश, IPA: ) is a state in the north-west of India. ... Vishnu Sadashiv Kokje is the Governor of Himachal Pradesh, India. ... This article is about the area administered by India. ... Lieutenant General (Retd. ... , Jharkhand   (Hindi: झारखंड, Bengali: ঝাড়খণ্ড,IPA: ) is a state in eastern India. ... Syed Sibtey Razi (March 7, 1939 - ) is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress who is the current governor of Jharkhand. ... , Karnataka (Kannada: , IPA:  ) is a state in the southern part of India. ... Governor Rameshwar Thakur, born in Thakur Gangti village in Godda district of Jharkhand took charge in November 2004. ...

Kerala: R. L. Bhatia
Madhya Pradesh: Balram Jakhar
Maharashtra: S. M. Krishna
Manipur: Shivinder Singh Sidhu
Meghalaya: Banwari Lal Joshi
Mizoram: MM Lakhera
Nagaland: Kateekal Sankaranarayanan
Orissa: Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare
Punjab: Sunith Francis Rodrigues
Rajasthan: S.K. Singh
Sikkim: Sudarshan Agarwal
Tamil Nadu: Surjit Singh Barnala
, Kerala ( ; Malayalam: കേരളം; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ... Raghunanthanlal Bhatia Mr. ... , Madhya Pradesh (abbreviated as MP)   (HindÄ«: मध्य प्रदेश, English: , IPA: ), often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. ... , Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , IPA:  , translation: Great Nation) is Indias third largest state in area and second largest in population after Uttar Pradesh. ... S. M. Krishna is a senior politician in Indias major political party Congress. He was the 16th Chief Minister of Karnataka,India, holding office till May, 2004, when he was succeeded by Dharam Singh. ... , Manipur   (Bengali: মণিপুর, Meitei Mayek: mnipur) is a state in northeastern India making its capital in the city of Imphal. ... Shivinder Singh Sidhu (born 1929) has been the governor of the state of Manipur in India since August 6, 2004 when he took over from Arvind Dave. ... , Meghalaya   is a small state in north-eastern India. ... Banwari Lal Joshi (born 1 April 1934) is the governor of the Indian state of Meghalaya. ... , Mizoram   is one of the Seven Sister States in northeastern India on the border with Myanmar. ... MM Lakhera is the present governor of the Union Territory of Pondicherry, India. ... , Nagaland   is a hill state located in the far north-eastern part of India. ... Kateekal Sankaranarayanan (born 1932) is the current governor of the Indian state of Nagaland. ... , Orissa   (Oriya: ଓଡ଼ିଶା), is a state situated on the east coast of India. ... Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare, senior Indian National Congress leader from Maharashtra and former Rajya Sabha member is incumbent Governor of Orissa. ... , This article is about the Indian state of Punjab. ... Gen. ... , Rājasthān (DevanāgarÄ«: राजस्थान, IPA: )   is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. ... Shri Shilendra Kumar Singh (S.K. Singh) (b. ... , Sikkim (Nepali:  , also Sikhim) is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayas. ... Sudarshan Agarwal is the governor of Uttarakhand. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... Surjit Singh Barnala being sworn in as the Governor of Tamil Nadu in 2004 Surjit Singh Barnala (born October 21, 1925) is the present governor of Tamil Nadu, India. ...

Tripura: D. N. Sahay
Uttar Pradesh: T. V. Rajeswar
Uttarakhand: Banwari Lal Joshi
West Bengal: Gopalkrishna Gandhi
Tripura   (Bengali: ত্রিপুরা, Hindi: त्रिपुरा) is a state in North East India. ... Dinesh Nandan Sahay is at present Governor of Tripura and was former Governor of Chhatisgarh. ... , Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , translation: Northern Province, IPA: ,  ), [often referred to as U.P.], located in central-south Asia and northern India, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ... Shri T. V. Rajeswar, (b. ... , Uttarakhand (Hindi: उत्तराखंड), known as Uttaranchal from 2000 to 2006, became the 27th state of the Republic of India on November 9, 2000. ... Banwari Lal Joshi (born 1 April 1934) is the governor of the Indian state of Meghalaya. ... , West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchimbôŋgo) is a state in eastern India. ... Gopalkrishna Gandhi (born April 22, 1945), the youngest grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, was appointed in 2004 as the governor as the West Bengal. ...


ANI: Bhopinder Singh
Chandigarh: S.F. Rodrigues
Dadra and Nagar Haveli: R. K. Varma
Delhi: Tejendra Khanna
Daman and Diu: Arun Mathur
Lakshadweep: B.V. Selvaraj
Puducherry: Mukut Mithi
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Andaman Islands. ... Liutenant General Bhopinder Singh (b. ... , Chandigarh   (Punjabi: , Hindi: , pronunciation: ) also called The City Beautiful , is a city in India that serves as the capital of two states: Punjab and Haryana. ... Gen. ... Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Gujarati: દાદરા અને નગર હવેલી, Hindi: दादरा और नगर हवेली, Urdu: دادرہ اور نگر حویلی, Portuguese: Dadrá e Nagar-Aveli) is a Union Territory in western India. ... For other uses, see Delhi (disambiguation). ... Tejendra Khanna (b. ... Daman and Diu (Portuguese: Gujarati is the main language; use of Portuguese is declining because it is not official or taught at school (but still spoken by 10% in Daman). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the Union Territory. ... Mukut Mithi (born 1954) is the former Chief Minister of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. ...


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Balram Jakhar was born on 23rd August, 1923 in Panjkosi in District Ferozepur, Punjab and educated at Forman Christian College, Lahore, Pakistan.
Jakhar, twice Lok Sabha speaker, was shifted from the Sikar to Bikaner, the second-largest constituency spread over four districts and bordering Pakistan.Jakhar was elected to the Lower House from Sikar in Rajasthan in 1984 and 1991.
Jakhar is camping in Bikaner with several hundred of his supporters from Punjab.
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