Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Politician

Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (23 October 1923 – 15 May 2010) was the 11th Vice-President of India. He served in that position from August 2002, when he was elected to a five-year term by the electoral college following the death of Krishan Kant, until he resigned on July 21, 2007, after losing the presidential election to Pratibha Patil. Shekhawat was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a leading member of the National Democratic Alliance at the time of election. He served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan three times, from 1977 to 1980, 1990 to 1992 and 1993 to 1998.

Personal facts

Birth date	October 23, 1923
Birth place	India , Rajasthan , Rajputana Agency , Sikar , British Raj , Khachariawas
Religion	Hinduism
Date of death	May 15, 2010
Place of death	India , Rajasthan , Jaipur

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Office holder

governor	Milap Chand Jain Marri Chenna Reddy Bali Ram Bhagat Darbara Singh Navrang Lal Tibrewal Debi Prasad Chattopadhyaya Raghukul Tilak Sukhdev Prasad Swarup Singh (Rajasthan)
office	Chief Minister of Rajasthan Vice President of India
other party	Bharatiya Jana Sangh Janata Party
party	Bharatiya Janata Party
president	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
successor	Mohammad Hamid Ansari President's rule Ashok Gehlot Jagannath Pahadia