Jagdambika Pal (born 21 October 1950) is an Indian politician belonging to the

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. He was the

Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh The chief minister of Uttar Pradesh is the head of the Government of Uttar Pradesh. As per the Constitution of India, the Governor (India), governor is the state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief minis ...

for 31 hours in 1998. He is also currently a member of the Lok Sabha since 2009. In the

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he represented the

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, until he resigned on 7 March 2014. He joined the BJP in 2014 and re-entered the

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Political career

He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He parted from the

to join

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of N. D. Tiwari but in 1997, he formed

Akhil Bharatiya Loktantrik Congress Akhil Bharatiya Loktantrik Congress was a regional political party in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was founded in October 1997 by Naresh Agarwal along with Jagdambika Pal, Atul Kumar Singh, Bacha Pathak, Rajeev Shukla, Hari Shankar T ...

along with

Naresh Agarwal Naresh Chandra Agrawal is an Indian politician who was a Member of parliament, Rajya Sabha, member of the Rajya Sabha in India. He was served as Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for 2 Day in 1998 . Now He represents the State of Uttar Pra ...

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and

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and Bacha Pathak and became Minister of Transport in

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government. Later, Jagdambika Pal became the president of the Uttar Pradesh state unit of the

. In 2009 he was elected to the

from Domariyaganj Lok Sabha constituency in

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. On 3 July 2011, Jagdambika Pal and other members of

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of the

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, opened

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at Mahua Dabar, where the

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5,000 people during the

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Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh

When the Uttar Pradesh state government led by

was dismissed on 21 February 1998 by

Governor of Uttar Pradesh The governor of Uttar Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Uttara Pradēśa kē Rājyapāla'') is the constitutional head of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The governor is appointed by the president of India. The post is preceded by the governor of U ...

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, he became the Chief Minister.

moved

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which termed the dismissal of government unconstitutional on 23 February 1998, thereby reinstating the

government.

Positions held

* 1982-93 Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (two terms) * 1988-1999 Minister of State, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh * 1998

* 1993-2007 Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (three terms) * 2002 Cabinet Minister, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh * 2009 Elected to 15th Lok Sabha (INC) from Domariyaganj Member, Committee on Energy; Member, Committee on Petitions; Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADs); Member, Committee on Chemical and Fertilizers; Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Ministry of Tourism * 2014 Resigned from 15th Lok Sabha and Indian national Congress party * 2014 Elected to 16th Lok Sabha (BJP) from Domariyaganj. *2019 Elected to

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from Domariyaganj. *2024 Elected to

18th Lok Sabha The 18th Lok Sabha was formed after general elections were held in India over seven phases from 19 April to 1 June 2024, to elect all members from 543 constituencies of the Lok Sabha. The votes were counted, and the results were declared on 4 ...

from Domariyaganj.

References

External links

Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh

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