Kaptan Singh Solanki

Kaptan Singh Solanki
17th Governor of Tripura
In office
22 August 2018 – 28 July 2019
Chief ministerBiplab Kumar Deb
Preceded byKeshari Nath Tripathi
Succeeded byRamesh Bais
15th Governor of Haryana
In office
27 July 2014 – 21 August 2018
Chief ministerBhupinder Singh Hooda
Manohar Lal Khattar
Preceded byJagannath Pahadia
Succeeded bySatyadev Narayan Arya
Governor of Punjab and administrator of Chandigarh
(Additional charge)
In office
21 January 2015 – 22 August 2016
Chief ministerParkash Singh Badal
Preceded byShivraj Patil
Succeeded byV. P. Singh Badnore
Personal details
Born (1939-07-01) 1 July 1939
Bhind district, Central Provinces and Berar, British India
(now in Madhya Pradesh, India)
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseRani (1959–present)
Children5
ProfessionPolitician

Kaptan Singh Solanki (born 1 July 1939) is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the 17th governor of Tripura. From August 2009, he was the member of the parliament of India representing Madhya Pradesh State in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house until May 2014.

Early life

Kaptan Singh Solanki was born on 1 July 1939 in Garhpara, Madhya Pradesh.[1] He studied at Vikram University, Ujjain, P.G.B.T. College, Ujjain and Maharani Luxmibai College, Jiwaji University, Gwalior. He was a teacher in Banmor, Morena district, from 1958 to 1965 and later became a professor at P.G.V. College, Gwalior from 1966 to 1999.[2] He was appointed the governor of Haryana to replace Jagannath Pahadia, whose five year term ended on 26 July 2014.[3]

Personal life

He has been married to Shrimati Rani Solanki since 1959, with two daughters and three sons.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Prof. Kaptan Singh Solanki | Raj Bhavan Haryana | India". Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Detailed Profile – H.E. Shri Kaptan Singh Solanki". Government: of India. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Kaptan Singh Solanki Appointed New Haryana Governor". The New Indian Express. PTI. 26 July 2014. Archived from the original on 30 July 2014.
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