Captain (Retd.) Pandit Jagat Vir Singh Drona (born 23 July 1939) is the former mayor of Kanpur and a former member of the 10th,11th and 12th Lok Sabha.[1]He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He served in the Indian army before joining politics in 1990.[2]
Jagat Vir Singh Drona जगत वीर सिंह द्रोण | |
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4th Mayor of Kanpur | |
In office July 2012 – 1 December 2017 | |
Preceded by | Ravindra Patni |
Succeeded by | Pramila Pandey |
Personal details | |
Born | 3 July 1939 Mathura district, United Provinces, British India | (aged −78)
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse | Renu Drona (m. 1969) |
Children | 4 |
Education | B. Pe. |
Military service | |
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Positions held
edit- 1990–1992President, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.),District. Kanpur
- 1991Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
- 1991–1996Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Steel
- 1993Deputy Chief Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha onwards
- 1993–1995Member, Committee on Public Accounts
- 1993–1996Member, Rules Committee
- 1994–1996Member, Committee on Defence,Member, Committee on Steel
- 1996Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
- 1996–1997Member, Committee on Estimates;Member, Committee on Home Affairs; Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence
- 1997Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee, Wakf Board
- 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term),Secretary, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party
- 1998–1999Member, Committee on Transport and TourismMember, Joint Committee on the Empowerment of Womenand its Sub-Committee on Appraisal of Laws relating toWomen - Criminal Laws Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
- 2012–2017 Hon'ble Mayor of Kanpur
References
edit- ^ "India News, Latest Sports, Bollywood, World, Business & Politics News". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ "Biographical Sketch of Member of 12th Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
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