Phagu Chauhan

Phagu Chauhan (born 1 January 1948) is an Indian politician. In February 2023, he became the 20th and current Governor of Meghalaya. He is a former member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh from Ghosi, a seat he won from a record six times and served as the governer of Bihar from 2019 till 2023.^[1][2][3]

Phagu Chauhan
20th Governor of Meghalaya
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 February 2023
Chief Minister	Conrad Sangma
Preceded by	B. D. Mishra (additional charge)
29th Governor of Bihar
In office 29 July 2019 - 12 February 2023
Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar
Preceded by	Lalji Tandon
Succeeded by	Rajendra Arlekar
Member of Legislative Assembly for Ghosi
In office March 2017 – July 2019
Preceded by	Shudhakar Singh
In office October 1996 – March 2012
Preceded by	Achaibar Bharti
Succeeded by	Shudhakar Singh
In office June 1991 – December 1992
Preceded by	Subhash
Succeeded by	Achaibar Bharti
In office March 1985 – November 1989
Preceded by	Kedar
Succeeded by	Subhash
Constituency	Ghosi, Mau
Personal details
Born	(1948-01-01) 1 January 1948 (age 76) Sekhupur, Azamgarh, United Provinces, India
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political affiliations	National Democratic Alliance
Spouse(s)	Muhari Devi
Children	7
Residence	Sekhupur, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh Vijayant Khand, Gomtinagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Education	Graduate
Profession	Politician agriculturist

References

1. "ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA GENERAL ELECTION TO VIDHAN SABHA TRENDS & RESULT 2017". eciresults.nic.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
2. "Myneta, Election Watch".
3. "Ghosi - Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2017". Archived from the original on 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2020-06-15.