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Dharmendra Pratap Singh Rajput (born 1983) is an Indian who is among the tallest living people at 2.46 m (8 ft 1 in). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He currently lives in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh , India . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] He is currently listed as the tallest man in India by The Limca Book of Records .
The election of the President of India is an indirect election in which electoral college consisting of the elected members of both houses of parliament (M.P.s), the elected members of the state legislative assemblies (Vidhan Sabhas) of all states and the elected members of the legislative assemblies (MLAs) of union territories with legislatures, i.e., National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi ...
In 1986, Lal Krishna Advani was sworn in as the party president and has been the longest serving president over three different periods. [4] [5] As of 2022, 11 people have served as the president of the BJP, including Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah who have also served two terms. J. P. Nadda is the most recent president, having been appointed in ...
Chief Justice of India Y. V. Chandrachud administering the oath of office of the President of India to Zail Singh, 1982 In June 1982, Singh was chosen by the Congress party to be its candidate for the presidential election to succeed Neelam Sanjiva Reddy , rejecting a proposal by the opposition to have a consensus candidate.
Vice President of India: 13 May 1962 13 May 1967 5 years Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha: 1962: Zakir Husain: Independent: 3 Zakir Husain (1897–1969) Andhra Pradesh: Vice President of India. Governor of Bihar. 13 May 1967 3 May 1969: 1 year, 355 days Kailas Nath Wanchoo: 1967: V. V. Giri: Acting V. V. Giri (1894–1980) Odisha: Vice President of ...
The Rajya Sabha, also known as the Council of States, is the upper house of India's Parliament. Candidates are not elected directly by the citizens but by the members of legislative assemblies and up to 13 can be nominated by the President of India for their contributions to art, literature, science, and social services. Members of the ...
Franklin Pierce went on to serve in the Mexican-American war, and upon his return home, they lived a quiet life in Concord, New Hampshire, before the Democratic Party named Franklin their ...
At 64, he was the youngest person to be elected President of India until Droupadi Murmu was elected President in 2022. [58] He was also the only serious presidential candidate to have contested twice – in 1969 against V V Giri and in 1977.