Father's Name

Shri Shivnarayan Tandon

Mother's Name

Smt. Annpurna Devi

Date of Birth

12th April 1935

Birth Place

Vill. Chowk, Distt. Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)

Maritial Status - Married

Spouse Name - Smt. Krishna Tandon

Educational Qualifications

Graduate

Positions Held

1978-84 and 1990-96 Member, Uttar Pradesh State Legislative Council (two terms) 1991-92 Minister of State, Department of Power, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh 1996-2009 Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (three times) 1997-99 Minister of State, Urban Development and Water Supply, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh 1997-2002 Leader of House, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council 1999-2000 and 2000-02 Minister of State, Urban Development and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh (two times) 2002-03 Minister of State, Housing , Finance, Urban Development and Tourism, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh 2003-07 Leader of Opposition, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 2009 Elected to 15th Lok Sabha (From Lucknow Lok Sabha Constituency) from 6 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Estimates from 31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Railways from 23.08.2018 H.E. the Governor of Bihar

Social and Cultural Activities

Established number of educational, social and cultural institutions in Avadh

Hobby

Cattle rearing

Countries Visited

Holland, Japan, New Zealand and United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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O P Kohli

PROFILE

Father's Name

Late Shri Manohar Lal Kohli

Mother's Name

Late Shrimati Shiv Devi

Date of Birth

August 9, 1935

Place of Birth

Delhi

Spouse's Name

Shrimati Avinash Kohli

Children

Three : (Son Vishu Kohli
Daughters : Smt. Suparna Kohli and M.S. Ritu Kohli)

Education

MA (Hindi) from University of Delhi Prabhakar from Punjab University Sahitya Ratna from Prayag

Work Experience

Worked as a lecturer at Hansraj College & Deshbandhu College (University of Delhi) for over 37 years. Retired as a Reader in 1994.
Was PM of Hansraj College (University of Delhi) Parliament Was a Member of Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) Executive.

Student activism

Was PM of Hansraj College (University of Delhi) Parliament Was a Member of Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) Executive. Was All India President of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) for 3 consecutive terms.

Teacher activism

Was President of Delhi University's Teachers Association (DUTA) from 1973-79.
Was elected member of Academic and Executive Councils of the University of Delhi.
Was President of National Democratic Teacher's Front (NDTF), a nationalist organization of University Teachers.

Political Activism

Was arrested under MISA for 19 months during the National Emergency and lodged in Delhi, Agra and Varanasi Jails.
Was elected as a member of Rajya Sabha (1994-2000) Chairman, Housing Committee, Rajya Sabha.

Years in Parliament

Member, Committee on papers to be laid on the table of Rajya Sabha.
Member, Standing Committee on urban & Rural Development.
Member, Standing Committee on Finance.
President of Delhi State BJP from 1991-95 and for the second time in 2009-10.
National Secretary, BJP

Organizational responsibilities held

Incharge (Prabhari) of Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Secretary, Central Disciplinary Committee, BJP
President, Central Disciplinary Committee, BJP.
BJP Headquarters Incharge.

Interests

Academics and educational activities.

As Goveror

He resumed the office of the Governor of Gujrat on 16th July, 2014.
He take oath of the Governor of Madhya Pradesh on 8th September, 16.