Bhairon Singh Shekhawat

'Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (23 October 1923 – 15 May 2010) was the 11th Vice-President of India. He served in that position from August 2002, when he was elected to a five-year term by the electoral college following the death of Krishan Kant, until he resigned on 21 July 2007, after losing the presidential election to Pratibha Patil. Shekhawat was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a leading member of the National Democratic Alliance at the time of election.

Chief Minister of Rajasthan

Bhairaon Singh Shekhawat served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan three times, from 1977 to 1980, 1990 to 1992 and 1993 to 1998.

He won every election to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, except in 1972 when he lost from Gandhi Nagar in Jaipur.

Offices held

Shekhawat was a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly on the following occasions:

1952-1957, first Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
1957-1962, second Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
1962-1967, third Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
1967-1972, fourth Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
1977-1980, sixth Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
1980-1985, seventh Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
1985-1990, eighth Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
1990-1992, ninth Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
1993-1998, tenth Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
1998-18 August 2002 - eleventh Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

Other important offices held

1974–77 - Member of Rajya Sabha (from Madhya Pradesh).
1977–18 August 2002 - Opposition Leader - Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
22 June 1977 – 16 February 1980 - Chief Minister of Rajasthan.
1980–90 - Leader of the Opposition, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly.
4 March 1990 – 15 December 1992 Chief Minister of Rajasthan (second term).
4 December 1993 – 29 November 1998 - Chief Minister of Rajasthan (third term).
December 1998–August 2002 - Leader of the Opposition, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly.
19 August 2002 – 21 July 2007 - Vice-President of India and ex officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha.

Death

Bhairon Singh Shekhawat succumbed to cancer and other age-related health problems, when he breathed his last on 15 May 2010 at the Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur.

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