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Jagdeep Dhankhar
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5 total works indexed
- Differences Between Tight and Loose Cultures: A 33-Nation Study
· 2011 · cited 2,431x
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· 2021 · cited 1,539x
- Role of Glutathione in Cancer: From Mechanisms to Therapies
· 2020 · cited 795x
- Stoichiometric coupling of brain glucose metabolism and glutamatergic neuronal activity
· 1998 · cited 724x
- Culture specific and cross-culturally generalizable implicit leadership theories
· 1999 · cited 703x
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Quotes
- “PM called and expressed his serious anguish and concern at alarmingly worrisome law & order situation @MamataOfficial I share grave concerns @PMOIndia given that violence vandalism, arson. loot and killings continue unabated. Concerned must act in overdrive to restore order.”
- “Unimaginable post poll violence @MamataOfficial. Terrified people with difficulty and fear @WBPolice and reprisals at hands of ruling party workers narrate indescribable woes of horror Appeal CM to take urgent steps to restore their confidence in the worst post poll violence. pic.twitter.com/nh8J2f5hFp”
- “All day witnessed such tales of sorrow, grief and horror as victim after victim narrated horrendous post poll retributive violence incidents @MamataOfficial. Helpless victims in crossfire of police @WBPolice and ruling party workers. Will endeavor to deliberate with CM.”
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Key facts
- President
- Droupadi Murmu
- Prime minister
- Narendra Modi
- Preceded by
- M. Venkaiah Naidu
- Succeeded by
- C. P. Radhakrishnan
- Chief minister
- Mamata Banerjee
- Minister
- Satya Prakash Malaviya
- Speaker
- Hari Shankar Bhabhra , Shanti Lal Chaplot
- Constituency
- Kishangarh
- Born
- ( 1951-05-18 ) 18 May 1951 (age 75) , Kithana , Rajasthan , India
- Citizenship
- Indian
- Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Other political affiliations
- Indian National Congress (1991–2003), Janata Dal (until 1991)
- Spouse
- Sudesh Dhankhar ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1979 )
- Alma mater
- University of Rajasthan ( B.Sc , LLB )
- Profession
- Lawyer Politician
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Encyclopedic overview
Jagdeep Dhankhar ( Hindi pronunciation: [d͡ʒəgˈd̪iːp d̪ʱən.kʰəɽ]; born 18 May 1951) is an Indian politician and lawyer who served as the vice president of India from 2022 to 2025. He previously served as the Governor of West Bengal from 2019 to 2022. He also served as a Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs in the Chandra Shekhar ministry from 1990 to 1991, and served as a member of Lok Sabha from 1989 to 1991. Between 1993 and 1998, he was a Member of Rajasthan's Legislative Assembly. He has been affiliated with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Early life and education
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