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Nation Newly elected Vice President

NEWLY ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT JAGDEEP DHANKHAR

FROM FARMER'S SON TO INDIA'S

SECOND-HIGHEST CITIZEN

This is the beauty of the
world's largest democracy
that Droupadi Murmu,

who came out of a remote
tribal village in Odisha,
was sworn in as the
country's President on
July 25, and only about 16
days after her, farmer of a
small village in Jhunjhunu
district of Rajasthan,
Jagdeep Dhankhar, took

oath as the second top
post of the country, i.e.,
Vice President.

he post of Governor is the highest form of the other village students. He successfully passed out
state governance in an Indian democracy, but of Sainik School in 1962. He enrolled in a three-year
Tthe governor usually stays out of the active B.Sc (Hons) Physics programme at the prestigious
system. However, Jagdeep Dhankhar's name will Maharaja College Jaipur, which is affiliated with
be remembered for a long time as a Governor who Rajasthan University, and graduated there.
has been consistently active on issues affecting
the common man during his tenure in West Bengal. AFTER LEAVING CIVIL SERVICE, HE PURSUED A
Instead of spending time in Raj Bhavan, he prioritised CAREER IN LAW
the interests of the people and the state, reading over Vice President Dhankhar was chosen for IIT and
1000 books in three months as soon as he became then for NDA after 12th, but he did not go. Following
governor to understand the pulse of West Bengal. graduation, he cleared the country's most important
civil service examination. However, rather than
BORN INTO A FARMER FAMILY IN RAJASTHAN becoming an IAS, he chose to practise law. He began
Vice President Dhankhar was born on May 18, 1951 his legal career with the Rajasthan High Court. In
in Kithana, Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan.From 1987, he was the youngest person elected President
class 1 to 5, he attended the government primary of the Rajasthan High Court Bar Association in Jaipur.
school in Kithana village. He enrolled in Ghardhana, In 1988, he also became a member of the Rajasthan
a government middle school 4-5 kilometres away, Bar Council. He also made a name for himself as a
beginning in class 6. He used to walk to school with Supreme Court lawyer. In addition, he has served as

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