Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (born October 23, 1923) is a former Vice-President of India. He served in that position since August 2002, when he was elected to a five-year term by the electoral college following the death of Krishan Kant. He resigned on July 21, 2007, after losing the presidential election to Pratibha Patil. Shekhawat was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the leading member of the National Democratic Alliance at the time of election. He has served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan state three times, from 1977 to 1980, 1990 to 1992 and 1993 to 1998. is the 296th day of the year (297th 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. ... The Vice-President of India is the second-highest ranking government official in the executive branch of the Government of India after the President. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Krishan Kant (February 28, 1927 - July 27, 2002) was the vice-president of India from 1997 until his death. ... is the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The Election Commission of India held indirect 13th presidential elections of India on 19 July 2007[1]. Pratibha Patil with 638,116 votes won over her nearest rival Bhairon Singh Shekhawat who got 331,306 votes. ... Pratibha Patil (Marathi: प्रतिभा पाटील) (born December 19, 1934) is the 12th and current President of India. ... The Bharatiya Janata Party [BJP] (Hindi: , translation: Indian Peoples Party), created in 1980, is a major right wing Indian political party. ... The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is a coalition in India. ... A Chief Minister is the elected Head of Government of a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British overseas territory that has attained self-government. ... , Rājasthān (DevanāgarÄ«: राजस्थान, IPA: )   is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

Personal life

His father's name was Shri Devi Singh Shekhawat and his mother was Shrimati Banne Kanwar. He was born in the village of Khachariawas, in the district of Sikar in Rajasthan. He is married to Shrimati Suraj Kanwar and they have one daughter Shrimati Ratan Kanwar who is married to Shri Narpat Singh Rajv, BJP leader of Rajasthan nd a minister in the govt. of Rajashan they have three offsprings Mumal Rajvi-daughter and Vickramaditya Singh Rajvi, Abhimanyu Singh Rajvi-grandsons Sikar is a town in the state of Rajasthan in India. ... , Rājasthān (DevanāgarÄ«: राजस्थान, IPA: )   is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. ...

Bhairon Singh Shekhawat completed high school but was unable to complete college due to his father's untimely death. He had to support his family. He worked as a farmer and an officer sub-inspector of police .His website lists his favorite pastimes as reading, interacting with people, and extensively touring the State and other parts of the nation

Political life

The "Hindustan Ka Ek hi Singh" as he is popularly lauded by the millions of his supporters, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat is one of the oldest anti-Congress leaders alive in India.He also is one of the most popular politicians in India. His main strongholds are farmers, Rajputs, Brahmins Baniyas, the Sikhs jains and also the muslims. He joined politics in 1952. Till 1977, the Indian National Congress won elections in majority of the states in India. Shekhawat always posed to be a threat to the Congress in Rajasthan. In the year 1967 elections, the Bharatiya Jan Sangh (Shekhawat's Party) and the Swatantra Party alliance reached near majority but couldn't form a government. But in the Janata wave in the year 1977, Shekhawat won with a thunderous landlside victory. After the split in the year 1980, Shekhawat decided to join the Bhartiya Janata Party with a host of his supporters. The Indian National Congress won the 1980 elections due to the split of opposition votes. During the Indira wave in 1984, again BJP lost the election heavily. The Congress managed to win 114 out of the 200 seats in Rajasthan. The opposition was divided, otherwise Shekhawat could have made history. But he did make history later on, in the 1989 elections when the BJP-Janta Dal alliance won all the 25 seats in the Lok Sabha from Rajasthan and won 140 seats in the assembly polls that followed. Shekhawat once again became Chief minister of Rajasthan. In the next elections, after the split in the alliance, Shekhawat led the BJP to be the single largest party wining 96 seats. Three BJP-supported independents also won taking the tally to 99. Many independents supported the BJP and its final tally was 116. The Congress did its best to stop Shekhawat from forming the government. But due to the support of independents, Shekhawat was able to form the government. In the next elections, in the year 1998, the Shekhawat government lost due to the onion price rise issue. But the BJP bounced back in the Lok Sabha elections in the year 1999, just one year after the assembly polls. BJP won 16 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats from Rajasthan. Shekhawat was elected as the Vice President of India in the year 2002, when he defeated the opposition candidate, Sushil Kumar Shinde by a margin of 149 votes out of the 750 votes polled. Bharatiya Jana Sangh is the old name of Bharatiya Janata Party of India. ... Swatantra Party (swatantra in Hindi means independence) was a political party in India founded by Chakravarti Rajagopalachari in 1959. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... The Bharatiya Janata Party [BJP] (Hindi: , English: ), created in 1980, is a major Indian political party. ... Indian National Congress, (also known as the Congress Party and abbreviated INC) is a major political party in India. ... This article is about the year. ... The Lok Sabhha (alternatively titled, the House of the People, by the Constitution of India) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. ... , Rājasthān (DevanāgarÄ«: राजस्थान, IPA: )   is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. ... A Chief Minister is the elected Head of Government of a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British overseas territory that has attained self-government. ... , Rājasthān (DevanāgarÄ«: राजस्थान, IPA: )   is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. ... BJP could mean one of Indias largest political parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party British Journal of Photography British Journal of Psychiatry British Journal of Pharmocology This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... BJP could mean one of Indias largest political parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party British Journal of Photography British Journal of Psychiatry British Journal of Pharmocology This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... The Lok Sabhha (alternatively titled, the House of the People, by the Constitution of India) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. ... , Rājasthān (DevanāgarÄ«: राजस्थान, IPA: )   is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. ... The Vice-President of India is second behind the President in the Executive branch of the Government of India. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Sushilkumar Shinde Sushilkumar Shinde (born September 4, 1941, Sholapur, Maharashtra) is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. ...

In July 2007, Shekhawat fought President elections as an independent candidate backed by National Democratic Allianceas a popular Presidential candidate next to Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam; but lost to United Progressive Alliance-Left backed candidate Pratibha Patil. Following his defeat, Shekhawat resigned from the post of Vice-President on 21st July 2007. The National Democratic Alliance is a name used by at least two groups India - National Democratic Alliance (India) Iraq - National Democratic Alliance (Iraq) Sudan - National Democratic Alliance (Sudan) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is the present ruling coalition of political parties in India. ... Pratibha Patil (Marathi: प्रतिभा पाटील) (born December 19, 1934) is the 12th and current President of India. ...

Now, there are rumours that he may rejoin active politics and the Bharatiya Janta Party as its president. He is being looked as the next PM candidate from the BJP's side.

Positions held

• 1952-72 Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly & Leader of Opposition
• 1974-77 Member, Rajya Sabha (Madhya Pradesh)
• 1977-2002 Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
• 22 June 1977 - 16 February 1980 Chief Minister of Rajasthan
• 1980-90 Leader of the Opposition, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
• 4 March 1990 - 15 December 1992 Chief Minister of Rajasthan (second term)
• 4 December 1993 - 29 November 1998 Chief Minister of Rajasthan (third term)
• December 1998 - August 2002 Leader of the Opposition, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
• 19 August 2002 onwards Vice-President of India and ex officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha

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References

External links

• Rediff/August 28th, 2006: Bhairon Singh Shekhawat: The next President?
• Shekhawat sworn in as Vice-President
• Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Profile on the Official Indian Government Site
• Shekhawat on British payroll in 1942

See also

• List of Rajputs