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{{short description|Indian political figure (born 1951)}}
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| name = Bharat Vir Wanchoo
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| birth_date = 15 October 1951<ref name="rajbhavangoa.org">{{cite web |url=http://www.rajbhavangoa.org/page.php?id=22 |title=Raj Bhavan |work=rajbhavangoa.org |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6QuZbuvNI?url=http://www.rajbhavangoa.org/page.php?id=22 |archivedate=2014-07-08 }}</ref>
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| office = [[List of Governors of Goa|Governor of Goa]]
| term = 4 May 2012 – 4 June 2014<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.deccanherald.com/content/417699/wanchoo-quits-goa-governor.html Wanchoo quits as Goa governor]</ref>
| predecessor = [[Kateekal Sankaranarayanan|K Sankaranarayanan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rajbhavangoa.org/page.php?id=27|title=Raj Bhavan|work=rajbhavangoa.org}}</ref>
| successor = [[Margaret Alva]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/wanchoo-resignation-accepted-margaret-alva-gets-goa-gujarat-too/article6187331.ece|title=Wanchoo resignation accepted; Margaret Alva gets Goa, Gujarat too|author=Special Correspondent|work=The Hindu}}</ref>
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| spouse = Nalini Wanchoo<ref>{{cite web|title=Goa Governor Bharat Vir Wanchoo with his wife Nalini Wanchoo at the Portugal National Day celebration in Goa|url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/events/goa/portugal-national-day-celebration-/Portugal-National-Day-Celebration/articleshow/14232174.cms|website=Times of India|accessdate=8 July 2014}}</ref>
| alma_mater = [[Scindia School]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scindiaoldboys.com/soba_event_details.aspx?eid=50|title=Scindia Old Boys Association : Events|work=scindiaoldboys.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fakten-uber.de/list_of_scindia_school_alumni#Governors|title=Alumni|work=fakten-uber.de|access-date=2014-07-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714204658/http://www.fakten-uber.de/list_of_scindia_school_alumni#Governors|archive-date=2014-07-14|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Delhi University]],<ref name="rajbhavangoa.org"/> [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy]]<ref name="rajbhavangoa.org"/>
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'''Bharat Vir Wanchoo''' is an Indian political figure who was the Governor of [[Goa]] from May 2012<ref name=archivedresume>{{cite web |title=Resume at Raj Bhavan website (Archived at Webcite) |url=http://www.rajbhavangoa.org/page.php?id=22 |website=Raj Bhavan, Goa |accessdate=8 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6QuZbuvNI?url=http://www.rajbhavangoa.org/page.php?id=22 |archivedate=July 8, 2014 }}</ref> to July 2014.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> Previously, he was Director of the [[Special Protection Group]] until 2011.<ref name=Retirement>{{cite web|title=Durga Prasad likely to be new SPG chief; Wanchoo retires|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/durga-prasad-likely-to-be-new-spg-chief-wanchoo-retires/880597.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101231400/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/durga-prasad-likely-to-be-new-spg-chief-wanchoo-retires/880597.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 November 2011|publisher=CNN-IBN|accessdate=7 May 2012}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Wanchoo was born on 15 October 1951.<ref name="rajbhavangoa.org"/> He studied at the [[Scindia School]] in [[Gwalior]] and is a post-graduate in History from the [[Delhi University]].<ref name="rajbhavangoa.org"/> He is married to Nalini Wanchoo.<ref name="rajbhavangoa.org"/>

==Career==
Wanchoo belongs to the 1976 batch of the [[Indian Police Service]] from the [[West Bengal]] cadre.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.newkerala.com/news/newsplus/worldnews-15224.html#.T773JlJxzcc |title=Bharat Vir Wanchoo is new Goa Governor | newKerala.com, 15224 |work=newkerala.com |year=2012 |quote=The 1976 IPS bath officer |accessdate=25 May 2012}}</ref> He was posted in the [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau]] when he was asked to join the [[Special Protection Group]] set up in 1985 after the assassination of Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]]. He has served in various positions in the Special Protection Group since then, and is considered to be close to the Gandhi family. He was transferred out in November 1997 but brought back to the [[Special Protection Group|SPG]] in February 1998 at Sonia Gandhi's request.<ref>{{cite news|title=Inside Track|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/Storyold/20438/|accessdate=7 May 2012|newspaper=Indian Express|date=1 February 1998}}</ref> Wanchoo alternated between postings in the [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|IB]] and the [[Special Protection Group|SPG]], serving these two organisations for 13 and 18 years respectively.<ref name=CV>{{cite news|title=Bharat Vir Wanchoo to be sworn in Goa Governor today|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article3382673.ece|accessdate=7 May 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|date=4 May 2012}}</ref> Wanchoo was appointed Director of the [[Special Protection Group|SPG]] in 2004 for an initial two-year term<ref>{{cite web|title=B.V. WANCHOO WILL BE THE NEW DIRECTOR SPG|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=3777|accessdate=7 May 2012}}</ref> but continued in that post for seven years till his retirement on 31 October 2011.<ref name="rajbhavangoa.org"/>

==Governor of Goa==
On 4 May 2012, Wanchoo took charge as [[Governor of Goa]].<ref name="rajbhavangoa.org"/> His tenure as [[Governor of Goa]] was appreciated by many<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mail-archive.com/goanet@lists.goanet.org/msg104536.html|title=[Goanet] A PEOPLE’S GOVERNOR DEPARTS|author=Aires Rodrigues|date=6 July 2014|work=mail-archive.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.targetgoa.com/goabuzzdet.php?bzid=6181&&id=3|title=Target Goa : B V Wanchoo was a very dignified governor|work=targetgoa.com|access-date=2014-07-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714210101/http://www.targetgoa.com/goabuzzdet.php?bzid=6181&&id=3|archive-date=2014-07-14|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldgoa.in/Edit/Letters/Wanchoos-legacy/15455.html|title=Goa English News - oHeraldo English News Daily - Goa News Online|work=heraldgoa.in}}</ref> including a [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] MLA from Goa and he was also called the best Governor the state ever had.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/after-resignation-wanchoo-called-goa-s-best-governor-114070700456_1.html|title=After resignation, Wanchoo called Goa's best governor|author=IANS|date=7 July 2014|work=business-standard.com}}</ref> He was questioned by the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] on 4 July 2014 as a witness in connection with the [[2013 Indian helicopter bribery scandal]].<ref>[http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/goa-governor-bv-wanchoo-resigns-after-being-questioned-by-cbi-in-augustawestland-chopper-deal-553125 Goa Governor BV Wanchoo Resigns After Being Questioned by CBI in AugustaWestland Chopper Deal - NDTV]</ref> He resigned the same day (4 July 2014) from the position of [[Governor of Goa]].<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/goa-governor-wanchoo-resigns/article6177847.ece Goa Governor Wanchoo resigns - The Hindu]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/indiatemplate/goa-governor-bv-wanchoo-resigns/article1-1236817.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704231811/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/indiatemplate/goa-governor-bv-wanchoo-resigns/article1-1236817.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 4, 2014|title=Goa’s Wanchoo quits; 5th governor to do so|work=hindustantimes.com/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/Goa-Governor-BV-Wanchoo-Resigns/848136|title=Goa Governor B.V. Wanchoo Resigns|work=outlookindia.com}}</ref>

==Honours and awards==
*Awarded the Indian Police Medal in 1993<ref name=CV />
*Awarded the President's Police Medal in 2001<ref name=CV />
* 'Tonk Cup' at the [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy]] for being the best horse rider of his batch.<ref name="rajbhavangoa.org"/>

==References==
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[[Category:Governors of Goa]]
[[Category:Indian police officers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1951 births]]

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