Phagu Chauhan


Phagu Chauhan is politician serving as the 29th and current Governor of Bihar. He is a former member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh from Ghosi, a seat he won from a record six times.

Personal life

Chauhan was born in the village of Sekhupura in Azamgarh district of present-day Uttar Pradesh to Kharpattu Chauhan. He is metric pass which is equivalent to 10th class. Chauhan is married to Muhari Devi, with whom he has three sons and four daughters.

Political career

Chauhan started his political career in 1985 from the political party Dalit Mazdoor Kisan Party and become first time MLA in his political career after that he contested many Legislative Assembly election from different party and won maximum number of times. In 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election he contested as Bharatiya Janata Party candidate and defeated his close contestant Abbas Ansari from Bahujan Samaj Party with a margin of 7,003 votes.
In July 2019, Chauhan was appointed as the 29th Governor of Bihar.

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