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Chancellor
His Excellency Governor of Haryana
Shri Jagannath Pahadia
CHANCELLOR
KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY, KURUKSHETRA
| Date of Birth: | 15th January, 1932 |
| Place of Birth: | Village Bhusawar, Bharatpur |
| Father Name: | Late Shri Nathilal |
| Mother Name: | Late Smt. Chanda Devi |
| Education: | M.A., LL.B, M.S.J. College, Bharatpur, Maharaja College, Jaipur and Law College Rajasthan University. |
| Name of Wife: | Smt. Shanti Pahadia |
| Children: | Two Sons and Five Daughters |
| Profession : | Agriculture |
| Positions/Posts/ Assignments held: | |
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Nov. 1980-85, 85-90, 1990-92, 2003-08: |
Member of 7th (B.E.), 8th 9th & 12th Rajasthan Assembly. |
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1957-62, 67-71, 1971-77, 1980 : |
Member of 2nd, 4th, 5th and 7th Lok Sabha |
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1965-66, 67-71 : |
Member Rajya Sabha |
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1967-69 : |
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Finance Government of India |
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1970-71 : |
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Industries (Supply Department), Government of India. |
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1980: |
Minister of State, Ministry of Finance, Government of India |
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6.6.1980-14.7.1981 : |
Chief Minister, Rajasthan |
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1981-83 : |
Chairman, Government Undertaking Committee |
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1982-85 : |
Member Personnel and Administrative Reforms, General Administration, Political, Ministerial Secretariat, Home, Industries, Government Undertakings, Economic and Statistics, Corruption Alleviation, State Motor Garage, Counseling Committee of Languages and Minorities Departments. |
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1983-85 : |
Chairman, Home Committee |
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1985-87 : |
Chairman, Petition Committee |
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1987-88: |
Convener, General Purposes Committee |
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3rd March, 1989 to 2nd February, 1990: |
Governor of Bihar |
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1990-92 : |
Member Rules Committee |
| 1991-92 : | Member, Energy and Alternative Resources of Energy, Parliamentary Counseling Committee of Labour and Planning Departments. |
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5th December, 2003: |
Elected Member of 12th Rajasthan Assembly. |
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2004-05 : |
Member Rules Committee |
| 27th July, 2009 : | Assumed Charge As Governor of Haryana. |
| Other Posts Held: | Member All India Backward Classes Welfare Board, Member Rajasthan Khadi Board and Member National Railway Consumer Counseling Committee. |
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Political Party Affiliations : |
Member, All India Congress Committee, Convener, Rajasthan Youth Congress and Provincial Returning Officer, Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee. |
| 1988-89 : | Secretary General, All India Congress Committee. |
| Other Posts : | Secretary and Chairman, District Students Congress Bharatpur, Chairman, All India Anuvart Student Council, Secretary, Aryavir Dal, Busawar, Secretary, All India Rural Labour Sangh and Secretary All India Cooperation Training Committee. |
| Social Activities : |
Treasurer, Rajasthan Dalit Class League, Member All India Backward Classes, Association, Member All India Prohibition Council. Launched Movement against Social Evils and worked for upliftment of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes. |
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Hobbies : |
Study, Touring and Discussion on Sugam Sangeet and other Contemporary subjects. |
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Countries Visited: |
Russia, China, England, France, Holland, Germany, Italy, Greece, Switzerland, America, Canada, Belgium, Austria, Thailand, Australia, Japan, Sweden, Denmark, C z e c h o s l o v a k i a, Soothe Arab, Mongolia, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, Singapore, Hong Kong etc. |