Phagu Chauhan

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Phagu Chauhan
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20th Governor of Meghalaya
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12 February 2023 –30 July 2024

Phagu Chauhan (born 1 January 1948) is an Indian politician serving as the 20th Governor of Meghalaya. He previously served as the 29th Governor of Bihar. He is a former member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh from Ghosi, a seat he won a record six times, representing various parties like Lok Dal, Bahujan Samaj Party and Bharatiya Janata Party. [1] [2] [3]

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Personal life

Chauhan was born on 1 January 1948 in the village of Sekhupur in Azamgarh district of present-day Uttar Pradesh to Kharpattu Chauhan. He is a graduate. Chauhan is married to Muhari Devi, with whom he has three sons and four daughters. [4] [5]

Political career

Chauhan started his political career in 1985 from the political party Dalit Mazdoor Kisan Party and became first time MLA in his political career. After that he contested many Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) elections from different parties and won maximum number of times. In 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election he contested as Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Ghosi and defeated his close contestant Abbas Ansari from Bahujan Samaj Party with a margin of 7,003 votes.

In July 2019, Chauhan was appointed the 29th Governor of Bihar. [6]

During his tenure as Governor of Bihar and also ex-officio Chancellor of State Universities, many universities got tangled into multiple scams which came into light after Bihar Government's Special Vigilance Unit raids. One of which Magadh University's case was most peculiar as Vice Chancellor Rajendra Prasad was booked under Section 420 of IPC for ₹30 Crore fraud. His homes were raided which was first for a VC of university. [7] Chauhan as Chancellor of the university didn't sack the VC who also hails from UP as does Chauhan which fueled some speculations. The VC went on medical leave and thus leaving the position de facto vacant. He said the vigilance raids were not good for the university as it created environment of fear. [8] VC, Exam Controller along with other staff were brought from other Universities and given additional charge. Due to all this Magadh University's academic session suffered longest delays in recent times as multiple exams are pending. [9] Multiple protests erupted over these issues in which effigies of the Governor were burnt which in itself is new as Governor is a respected constitutional position. [10] Students of this university expressed their frustration to Governor Chauhan over delayed session and exams not being conducted and demanded permanent Vice Chancellor and staff or his resignation. [11]

Posts held

#FromToPositionPartyRef
01July 2019February 2023 Governor of Bihar [12] [13]
02March 2017July 2019Member, 17th Legislative Assembly BJP [14]
03May 2007March 2012Member, 15th Legislative Assembly BSP [15]
04February 2002May 2007Member, 14th Legislative Assembly BJP [16]
05October 1996March 2002Member, 13th Legislative Assembly BJP [17]
06June 1991December 1992Member, 11th Legislative Assembly JD [18]
07March 1985November 1989Member, 9th Legislative Assembly DMKP [19]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Myneta, Election Watch".
  3. ↑ "Ghosi - Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2017".
  4. ↑ "Member Profile". official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  5. ↑ Mishra, Dipak (30 August 2019). "Bihar governor attends BJP-backed 'caste meeting', Sushil Modi says it's for social harmony". ThePrint. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Senior BJP Leader Phagu Chauhan Appointed Governor of Bihar, to Take Over From Lal Ji Tandon". News18 . 20 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  7. ↑ Karmakar, Debashish (18 November 2021). "Bihar's Magadh University vice-chancellor booked for Rs 30 crore fraud". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  8. ↑ Kumar, Arun (27 January 2022). "Bihar Governor slams vigilance probe in state varsities, says creating 'fear on campuses'". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  9. ↑ Mishra, B K (18 April 2022). "Lack Of Regular Officials Hits Functioning In 6 Varsities". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  10. ↑ मविवि के अनियमित शैक्षणिक सत्र के विरोध में फूंका गवर्नर का पुतला. Dainik Bhaskar. 8 April 2022. p. 1.
  11. ↑ टायर जलाकर एनएच-83 को किया जाम: विवि के गेट पर बैठकर विवि प्रशासन के खिलाफ छात्रों ने की नारेबाजी; रोड जाम कर प्रदर्शन. Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 19 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
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  15. ↑ "2007 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  16. ↑ "2002 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  17. ↑ "1996 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  18. ↑ "1991 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  19. ↑ "1985 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
Political offices
Preceded by Governor of Bihar
29 July 2019 - 13 February 2023		Succeeded by
Preceded by
B. D. Mishra
Additional Charge
 Governor of Meghalaya
13 February 2023 - Present		Incumbent
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