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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = Lt. General
| name = D. P. Vats
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| residence = [[Hissar, Haryana]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1950|04|16}}
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| birth_place = Thurana village, Hisar district
| spouse = Geeta Vats
| children = Shaan Vats, Sumedha Vats & Rommel Vats
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| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| alma_mater =
* [[AIIMS, New Delhi]],
* [[Armed Forces Medical College (India)|Armed Forces Medical College]],
* [[Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences|PGIMS Rohtak]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/ltgen-dr-d-p-vats-retd | title=Lt.Gen. (Dr.) D. P. Vats (Retd.)| National Portal of India }}</ref>
| education = M.B.B.S., M.S. (Ophthalmology)
|office = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]]
| constituency = [[Haryana]]
| term_start= 3 April 2018
| predecessor = [[Shadi Lal Batra]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/mar/15/bjps-d-p-vats-declared-elected-unopposed-to-fill-rajya-sabha-from-haryana-1787675.html|title=BJP's D P Vats declared elected unopposed to fill Rajya Sabha from Haryana|website=newindianexpress.com|access-date=17 March 2018}}</ref>
| allegiance = [[India]]
| branch = [[Indian Army]]
| serviceyears = 1975–2011
| rank = Lt. General
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'''Devender Paul Vats''' is an Indian politician and a retired Lt. General of the [[Indian Army]] and former chief of the Haryana Public Service Commission.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/politics/bjps-rs-candidate-haryana-eye-doctor-doesnt-see-khaps-regressive/41369/|title=Lt Gen Vats, BJP RS pick from Haryana, is ex-Army doctor who says khaps aren't 'regressive'|website=theprint.in|date=13 March 2018 }}</ref><ref name="tribuneindia.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/bjp-picks-lt-gen-vats-for-haryana-rs-seat/556561.html|title=BJP picks Lt Gen Vats for Haryana RS seat|website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref> He is a noted ophthalmologist and was Advisor General & CEO at [[Maharaja Agrasen Medical College, Agroha]], [[Hisar (city)]].<ref name="tribuneindia.com"/>

He completed his education from the [[Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences]] in [[Rohtak]], before joining the Army Medical Corps in 1975.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/dp-vats-is-haryana-public-service-commission-chief/article2008305.ece|title=D.P. Vats is Haryana Public Service Commission chief|date=11 May 2011|website=www.thehindu.com|access-date=17 March 2018}}</ref> He completed his medical training from [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/haryana-names-afmc-ex-head-for-rajya-sabha-seat/articleshow/63261570.cms|title=Haryana names AFMC ex-head for Rajya Sabha seat - Times of India|website=indiatimes.com|access-date=17 March 2018}}</ref>

He has been awarded the [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] in 1999, [[Sena Medal]] in 2003 and [[Param Vishist Seva Medal]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/veteran-vats-is-bjp-pick-for-haryana-rs-seat/story-ya4nD0JkwTYN3zQTsGmY1J.html|title=Veteran Vats is BJP pick for Haryana RS seat|date=12 March 2018|website=hindustantimes.com|access-date=17 March 2018}}</ref> He was serving as director and commandant in armed forces medical college Pune and retired on 30 April 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/afmc-commandant-lt-gen-vats-to-retire-tomorrow/783205/|title=AFMC Commandant Lt Gen Vats to retire tomorrow - Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com|access-date=17 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/bjp-s-d-p-vats-files-nomination-for-rs-seat-from-haryana-118031200558_1.html|title=BJP's D P Vats files nomination for RS seat from Haryana|newspaper=Business Standard India |date=12 March 2018|publisher=|access-date=17 March 2018|via=Business Standard|agency=Press Trust of India }}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:1950 births]]
[[Category:Indian Army officers]]
[[Category:People from Hisar (city)]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Haryana]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Haryana]]

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