Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare

Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare
Born 10 December 1928(1928-12-10)
Mumbai
Nationality Indian
Known for Governor of Orissa
Religion Hinduism

Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare (Oriya: ମୁରଲୀଧର ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରକାନ୍ତ ଭଣ୍ଡାରେ; Marathi: मुरलीधर चंद्रकांत भंडारे; born December 10, 1928 in Mumbai) is the Governor of Orissa. He is a senior Indian National Congress leader from Maharashtra, and a former Rajya Sabha member from 1980 to 1994 for three terms during 1980-1982, 1982–1988 and 1988-1994.[1]

He practices as Senior Advocate of Supreme Court of India and was President of Supreme Court Bar Association for two terms.[2]

He was appointed Governor of Orissa on August 19, 2007[3] and sworn in on August 21.[4]

Government offices
Preceded by
Rameshwar Thakur		 Governor of Orissa
2007–present		 Incumbent

References

  1. ^ "Rajya Sabha Members". http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx. Retrieved 2009-12-30. 
  2. ^ http://rajbhavanorissa.gov.in/biodata.htm
  3. ^ "Tiwari appointed new Andhra governor", IST, TNN (The Times of India), August 20, 2007.
  4. ^ "Bhandare sworn in Governor", The Hindu, August 21, 2007.

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