BJP MP Dinesh Sharma Appointed Lt Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The appointment ends Admiral (Retd) Devendra Kumar Joshi’s tenure and brings a former Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister with academic experience to the post.
- On Saturday, President Droupadi Murmu appointed Bharatiya Janata Party member Dinesh Sharma as the Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, effective from the date he assumes charge.
- The 62-year-old Sharma previously served as Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 2017 to 2022 and as the Mayor of Lucknow before his parliamentary career.
- A Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament since 2023, Sharma maintains an academic career as a commerce professor at the University of Lucknow, where he has worked since the early 1990s.
- This transition replaces Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi, who held the Lieutenant Governor position since October 2017, with Sharma expected to take charge as soon as possible.
- Within the BJP, Sharma held key organisational positions including National Vice President and Gujarat party in-charge, reflecting his rise through the party's youth wing to senior leadership roles.
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LatestlyPresident Murmu appoints BJP MP Dinesh Sharma as Lt Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
President Droupadi Murmu has appointed BJP MP Dinesh Sharma as the Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Rashtrapati Bhavan said Saturday. The 62-year-old BJP leader, a former Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister and Lucknow mayor, will assume office from the date he takes charge, succeeding the outgoing administrator.
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Dinesh Sharma, ex-UP Deputy CM, appointed Andaman and Nicobar Lt Governor
BJP Rajya Sabha MP Dinesh Sharma has been appointed Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The former Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister said the post was a commitment to the Constitution, the nation and public service.
Former BJP Deputy Chief Minister and Rajya Sabha MP Dinesh Sharma has been appointed the new Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Rashtrapati Bhavan announced late Saturday night.
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