IG Appointment : Bharatiya Janata Party Rajya Sabha MP and former Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Dr. Dinesh Sharma is now the new Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Lieutenant Governor) have been designated as President Draupadi Murmu approved the appointment on 5 September. His appointment will take effect from the date he assumes office.

Dinesh Sharma is 62 years old and has previously held important responsibilities as Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Apart from education, he was also associated with the departments of science and technology, electronics and information technology in the state government from 2017 to 2022.

A journey from professor to politics

Before becoming active in politics, Dinesh Sharma was a professor in the Department of Commerce, Lucknow University (Professor) were working as He has also served as the Mayor of Lucknow for a long time.

He served as the Mayor of Lucknow for two consecutive terms from 2006 to March 2018. During this time, he was also the chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Mayor’s Council.

He has also held many positions in the BJP organization

Dinesh Sharma has also held many important responsibilities in the BJP organization. He has been the National Vice President of the party. Apart from this, he also worked as the in-charge of Gujarat.

He was also entrusted by the party as an observer for the selection of Chief Minister in Haryana and State President in Rajasthan. He has also been the state president of BJP Yuva Morcha.

Deputy CM of Uttar Pradesh from 2017 to 2022

In 2017 Uttar PradeshDinesh Sharma was made the Deputy Chief Minister after the formation of the BJP government in During his five-year tenure, he held the responsibility of secondary and higher education, besides science-technology and IT- departments.

He did not contest in the 2022 assembly elections. The BJP then nominated him for the Rajya Sabha and he reached the upper house. His current Rajya Sabha term was scheduled to end on 25 November 2026.

Now a big responsibility in Andaman-Nicobar

The Andaman and Nicobar archipelago is a strategically very important union territory for the country. In this archipelago in the Bay of Bengal, the role of the Lieutenant Governor remains important in areas such as security, tourism, infrastructure and environmental protection.

Dinesh Sharma is now Admiral (retd) D.K. will replace Joshi. Joshi was serving as the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar since October 2017.

President According to the Bhavan’s official statement, the appointment of Dinesh Sharma will come into effect from the effective date of his assumption of office.