Three terms as Rajasthan Chief Minister and Vice-President from 2002 to 2007: the career of Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
Background
Background to the tributes paid on 23 October 2026 by Union Ministers to former Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat on his birth anniversary.
Shekhawat was born on October 23, 1923, in a village in Sikar district of Rajasthan.
He served as Chief Minister of Rajasthan three times: from 1977 to 1980, 1990 to 1992 and 1993 to 1998.
He was elected to the Rajasthan Assembly a record 10 times between 1952 and 2002.
He served as Vice-President of India from August 2002 to July 21, 2007, and later lost the Presidential election to Pratibha Patil.
Born:
October 23, 1923, Sikar district
Vice-President:
August 2002 to July 21, 2007
Chief Minister terms:
1977-80, 1990-92, 1993-98
Why it matters for exams: Vice-Presidents of India and long-serving Chief Ministers are standard personality questions in every exam.
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