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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Governor of Assam}}<br />
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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Jagdish Mukhi <br />
| image = The Governor of Assam, Shri Jagdish Mukhi meeting the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on October 28, 2018 (cropped).JPG<br />
| caption = <br />
| office = 26th [[Governor of Assam]]<br />
| term_start = 10 October 2017<br />
| term_end =<br />
| president = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]<br />
| 1blankname = Chief Minister<br />
| 1namedata = [[Sarbananda Sonowal]]<br/>[[Himanta Biswa Sarma]]<br />
| predecessor = [[Banwarilal Purohit]]<br />
| office1 = [[Governor of Nagaland]]<br />
| status1 = Additional Charge<br />
| president1 = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]<br />
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister<br />
| 1namedata1 = [[Neiphiu Rio]]<br />
| term_start1 = 17 September 2021<br />
| term_end1 = <br />
| predecessor1 = [[R. N. Ravi]]<br />
| successor1 = <br />
| office2 = [[Governor of Mizoram]]<br />
| status2 = Additional Charge<br />
| president2 = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]<br />
| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister<br />
| 1namedata2 = [[Zoramthanga]]<br />
| term_start2 = 8 March 2019<br />
| term_end2 = 25 October 2019<br />
| predecessor2 = [[Kummanam Rajasekharan]]<br />
| successor2 = [[P. S. Sreedharan Pillai]]<br />
| office3 = 13th [[List of Lieutenant Governors of Andaman and Nicobar Islands|Lieutenent Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]<br />
| term_start3 = 22 August 2016<br />
| term_end3 = 7 October 2017<br />
| predecessor3 = [[A. K. Singh]]<br />
| successor3 = [[Devendra Kumar Joshi]]<br />
| birth_name = <br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1942|12|01}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Dajal, Rajanpur|Dajal]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]])<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| other_names = <br />
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
| otherparty=[[National Democratic Alliance]]<br />
| education = [[Bachelor of Commerce|BCom(Hons)]] from [[Matsya University]] and [[Master of Commerce|M.Com]]/[[Doctor of Commerce|PhD]] (Finance) from<br />
[[Delhi University ]]<br />
|residence = [[Raj Bhawan, Guwahati]]<br />
| alma_mater = [[Kurukshetra University]]<br>[[Delhi University]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Jagdish Mukhi''' is an Indian politician who is the Governor of [[Assam]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/new-governors-appointed-all-you-need-to-know/articleshow/60893472.cms | title=New governors appointed: All you need to know | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | date=30 September 2017 | access-date=30 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/who-is-jagdish-mukhi-4868385/ | title=Who is Jagdish Mukhi? | publisher=[[Indian Express]] | date=30 September 2017 | access-date=30 September 2017}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]].<ref>{{cite web |title=jagdish mukhi given additional charge of mizoram until the appointment of P S Sreedharan Pillai as the new governor |url=http://www.uniindia.com/news/india/jagdish-mukhi-given-additional-charge-of-mizoram/1521996.html |website=uniindia |access-date=8 March 2019}}</ref> Past positions have included Lieutenant Governor of [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], Minister of Finance, Planning, Excise and Taxation and Higher Education in the Delhi government.<br />
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==Early years and family life==<br />
Jagdish Mukhi was born on 1 December 1942 in [[Dajal, Rajanpur|Dajal]] to a [[Saraiki people|Saraiki]] [[Hindu]] family. At age 4, during the [[partition of India]], the family moved to [[Sohna]].<ref name="elect-in">{{cite web|title=Jagdish Mukhi Biography|url=http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/jagdish-mukhi.html|website=elections.in}}</ref><br />
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Mukhi gained a B.Com from [[Raj Rishi College]] in Alwar, Rajasthan in 1965, followed by a [[Master of Commerce|M. Com]] from the [[university of Delhi]] in 1967.<ref name="elect-in"/><ref name="jm.com">{{cite web|title=Life's Time Line|url=http://www.jagdishmukhi.com/lifes-time-line.html|website=jagdishmukhi.com}}</ref> Until entering politics he was a professor at [[Shaheed Bhagat Singh College]], Delhi University.<ref name="elect-in"/> He was awarded a PHD in Finance from [[Kurukshetra University]] in October 1995.<ref name="jm.com"/><br />
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He married Prem Grover in 1970, who as Prem Mukhi is actively involved in social development works for women empowerment under the banner of Mahila Jagriti Sangh. He is blessed with a son Atul (BE, MBA) and a daughter Latika.<ref name="elect-in"/><ref name="jm.com"/><br />
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== Political career ==<br />
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Mukhi attended an [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|RSS]] training camp while at school in Panipat in 1958, became the secretary (''Karyawaha'') of Alwar District RSS in 1964, and campaigned against the [[The Emergency (India)|Emergency]] with the Delhi RSS in 1975.<br />
Having moved to [[Janakpuri]], Delhi in 1973, he became the General Secretary of the Janakpuri branch of the nascent [[Janata Party]] in September 1977.<ref name="jm.com"/><br />
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His first election success was in a 1980 by-election for the advisory [[Delhi Legislative Assembly|Delhi Metropolitan Council]].<ref name="nic">{{cite web|title=Dr. (Prof.) Jagdish Mukhi|url=http://delhiassembly.nic.in/aspfile/whos_who/Prof._Jagdish_mukhi.htm|website=delhiassembly.nic.in}}</ref><ref name="jm.com"/><br />
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He held the role of Minister of Higher Education, when he launched [[Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University]] in the record time of 8 months.<br />
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He was awarded as best planning minister of the nation by the then Union planning minister [[Pranab Mukherjee]]. Two times he was awarded with best MLA award in Delhi Vidhan Sabha.<br />
He represented Janak Puri constituency continuously from 1980 and has won seven continuous Vidhan Sabha elections from the same constituency, until losing the 2014 election by 25000 votes to AAP leader Mr. Rajesh Rishi.<br />
He has worked at all levels in the BJP & given the best performance as president, BJP Mandal Janak Puri; General Secretary, BJP West District; President, BJP West District; General Secretary, BJP Delhi; Prabhari, BJP affairs Jammu & Kashmir; Prabhari BJP affairs Haryana.<br />
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His performance was best appreciated in Loksabha & Vidhan sabha elections of Haryana where BJP has got results to the best ever performance and first time in Haryana BJP chief minister without any support has taken the oath.<br />
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He became Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in August 2016,<ref>{{cite news|title=Jagdish Mukhi Sworn In As Lieutenant Governor Of Andaman And Nicobar|url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/jagdish-mukhi-sworn-in-as-lieutenant-governor-of-andaman-and-nicobar-1448172|work=NDTV.com|date=22 August 2016}}</ref> then Governor of Assam in September 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jagdish Mukhi: Few facts about Assam's new Governor|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/sep/30/jagdish-mukhi-few-facts-about-assams-new-governor-1664813.html|work=The New Indian Express|date=30 September 2017}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{s-ttl| title=[[List of lieutenant governors of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands|Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar]]| years=22 August 2016 – 7 October 2017}}<br />
{{s-aft| after= [[Devendra Kumar Joshi|Admiral (Retd.) D K Joshi]]}}<br />
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{{s-bef| before=[[Banwarilal Purohit]]}}<br />
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{{s-bef|before=[[Kummanam Rajasekharan]]}}<br />
{{s-ttl|title=[[List of governors of Mizoram|Governor of Mizoram]]|years=8 March 2019 – 5 November 2019<br>''Additional Charge''}}<br />
{{s-aft|after=[[P. S. Sreedharan Pillai]]}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://delhiassembly.nic.in/aspfile/whos_who/Prof._Jagdish_mukhi.htm Prof. Jagdish Mukhi]<br />
* [http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/jagdish-mukhi.html Jagdish Mukhi Biography]<br />
* [http://www.jagdishmukhi.com/awards.html Awards]<br />
* [http://myneta.info/delhi2013/candidate.php?candidate_id=131&scan=original Affidavit's Links]<br />
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{{Governor of Mizoram |state=expanded}}<br />
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