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Jagatvir Singh Drona

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Jagat Vir Singh Drona
जगत वीर सिंह द्रोण
4th Mayor of Kanpur
In office
July 2012 – 1 December 2017 (2017-12)
Preceded byRavindra Patni
Succeeded byPramila Pandey
Personal details
Born (1939-07-23) 23 July 1939 (age 85)
Mathura district, United Provinces, British India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Renu Drona
(m. 1969)
Children4
EducationB. Pe.
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Army
Rank Captain

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]

Positions held

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  • 1990–1992 President, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), District. Kanpur
  • 1991 Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
  • 1991–1996 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Steel
  • 1993 Deputy Chief Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha onwards
  • 1993–1995 Member, Committee on Public Accounts
  • 1993–1996 Member, Rules Committee
  • 1994–1996 Member, Committee on Defence, Member, Committee on Steel
  • 1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
  • 1996–1997 Member, Committee on Estimates; Member, Committee on Home Affairs; Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence
  • 1997 Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee, Wakf Board
  • 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term), Secretary, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party
  • 1998–1999 Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism Member, Joint Committee on the Empowerment of Women and its Sub-Committee on Appraisal of Laws relating to Women - Criminal Laws Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
  • 2012–2017 Hon'ble Mayor of Kanpur

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Biographical Sketch of Member of 12th Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012.