• He is a former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir state in India.
• He was in government service for many years.
• During his tenure as the Governor from 1984 to 1989, militancy in Jammu and Kashmir was at his peak and he was credited with providing capable administration to the state. In Jammu & Kashmir, Jagmohan is credited for bring order to one of the most revered shrines of Hindus, called Mata Vaishno Devi
  Vaishno Devi
  Vaishno Devi Mandir is one of the holy Hindu temples dedicated to Shakti, located in the hills of Vaishno Devi, Jammu and Kashmir, India. In Hinduism, Vaishno Devi, also known as Mata Rani and Vaishnavi, is a manifestation of the Mother Goddess.The temple is near the town of Katra, in the Reasi...
  
  . He created a board that continues to provide administration for the shrine
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  . Infrastructure was developed and that continues to facilitate pilgrim
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  s. However, his tenure as Governor of Kashmir time and again is notorious for repressive policies used by the army and police, like kidnapping, torture, warrant-less detentions, torching of buildings, and these has often been claimed to be part of Jagmohan's strategy of "providing capable administration".
• During the Indian Emergency (1975–1977), he was vice-chairman of Delhi Development Authority
  Delhi Development Authority
  The Delhi Development Authority was created in 1955 under the provisions of the Delhi Development Act "to promote and secure the development of Delhi".-History:...
  
   and was a confidant of Sanjay Gandhi
  Sanjay Gandhi
  Sanjay Gandhi was an Indian politician. The younger son of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Feroze Gandhi, he was a member of the Nehru-Gandhi family...
  
   and Indira Gandhi
  Indira Gandhi
  Indira Priyadarshini Gandhara was an Indian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of India for three consecutive terms and a fourth term . She was assassinated by Sikh extremists...
  
  . He is credited with large-scale demolition of slums during this time for "beautification" purposes.
• In 1982, as New Delhi hosted the Asian Games
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  , Jagmohan served as Lt. Governor of Delhi; he was later credited with capable administration. Later India hosted the Non-Aligned Summit, which was also a success.
• In 1989, when militancy re-exploded in Jammu & Kashmir, Jagmohan was there to work as Governor
  Governor
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   when requested by V.P. Singh government. Till then Jagmohan had enjoyed the confidence of Indian National Congress
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   (INC). He was also a confidant of Indira Gandhi's other son Rajiv Gandhi
  Rajiv Gandhi
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  . However, he fell out of INC due to different views on Jammu and Kashmir and joined Bharatiya Janata Party
  Bharatiya Janata Party
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   (BJP) though politically BJP is the largest opponent of INC. He became Member of Parliament
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   as a BJP candidate and served under Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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  .
• Jagmohan was formerly a member of Lok Sabha
  Lok Sabha
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   and a minister in the central BJP government. He was awarded the Padma Shri
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   in 1971 and the Padma Bhushan
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   in 1977.

Positions held

• 1980–81: and Lt. Governor, Delhi
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   (two times)
• 1981–82: Lt. Governor, Goa
  Goa
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  , Daman and Diu
• 1984–89: and Governor, Jammu and Kashmir (two times)
• 1990–96: Member (nominated), Rajya Sabha
  Rajya Sabha
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• 1996: Elected to 11th Lok Sabha from New Delhi
• 1996–97: Chairman, Committee on Energy Member
• 1998: Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha
  Lok Sabha
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   (2nd term) from New Delhi
• 1998–99: Member, Committee on External Affairs
• 1998-December: Union Cabinet Minister, Communications
• 1999-June–October: Union Cabinet Minister, Urban Development
• 1999: Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term) from New Delhi
• 1999-October–November: Union Cabinet Minister, Urban Development
• 1999-November: Union Cabinet Minister, Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation
• 2001-September: Union Cabinet Minister, Tourism
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  ; Programme Implementation and Statistics
• 2001-November-2004-November: Union Cabinet Minister, Tourism and Culture
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Books authored

1. Rebuilding Shahjahanabad-Walled City of Delhi
2. Island of Truth
3. The Challenge of our Cities
4. My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir
5. Reforming Vaishno Devi And A Case For Reformed, Reakenened And Enlightened Hinduism

External links

1. http://www.indian-elections.com/keycontenders/jag-mohan.html
2. http://www.rediff.com/news/2005/may/11malik.htm