Dorjee Khandu sworn in as Arunachal Chief Minister
October 25th, 2009 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI ( Leave a comment )Itanagar, Oct 25 (ANI): Dorjee Khandu has been sworn in as the Chief Minister for another term here on Sunday.
Governor J.J. Singh administered the oath of office and secrecy to 54-year-old Khandu in a glittering ceremony at the Durbar hall of the Raj Bhavan.
All the newly elected members of the assembly were present during the oath-taking ceremony.
Former Chief Minister Gegong Apang, Union Minister of State for Planning V Narayansami, Congress working Committee (CWC) member Luizinho Falerio and All India Congress Committee (AICC) secretary Sanjay Bapna were also present on the occasion.
Khandu who hails from Tawang District, also had a brief stint in the Indian Army. He was awarded commendation from the Army Chief for his meritorious service in intelligence gathering during the Bangladesh War.
A Monapa Budhist leader, Khandu, made his debut to the state assembly in 1990 by getting elected unopposed from Mukto constituency.
In 1995 he became Minister of State for Co-operation and was elevated to cabinet rank as minister of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Dairy in 1996. He also handled ministries of power, relief, rehabilitation and disaster management between 1998 and 2007.
In 2007, Khandu replaced powerful Gegong Apang as the Chief Minister of the state. (ANI)
- Khandu was one of best performing chief ministers (Obituary) - May 04, 2011
- PM, Sonia to pay last respects to Khandu in Itanagar - May 06, 2011
- Massive search operation to locate Arunachal Pradesh CM - Apr 30, 2011
- Dorjee Khandu to be next Arunachal Pradesh CM - Oct 24, 2009
- Arunachal Pradesh CM Khandu safe, chopper lands safely in Bhutan - Apr 30, 2011
- Mystery over Arunachal Pradesh CM Khandu's whereabouts deepen - Apr 30, 2011
- Congress Working Committee condoles Dorjee Khandu's death - May 05, 2011
- Congress legislators to elect new leader in Arunachal Pradesh - Oct 24, 2009
- Arunachal saddened over untimely demise of Chief Minister Khandu - May 04, 2011
- Committed to Khandu's dream of developed Arunachal: PM (Lead) - May 06, 2011
- Congress sweeps Arunachal polls, Trinamool makes surprise debut (Night Lead) - Oct 22, 2009
- Gamlin sworn in as Arunachal chief minister (Lead) - May 06, 2011
- Bodies of Arunachal CM Khandu, 4 others taken to Tawang - May 05, 2011
- Khandu's death: Arunachal announces seven-day state mourning - May 05, 2011
- ISRO deploys satellites to search for missing Arunachal Pradesh CM - May 01, 2011
Tags: aicc, animal husbandry, army chief, budhist, cabinet rank, chief minister, commendation, congress working committee, cwc, disaster management, india congress committee, indian army, intelligence gathering, meritorious service, minister of state, oath of office, raj bhavan, sanjay bapna, state assembly, union minister
