{"id":"jagmohan","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jagmohan","language":"en","name":"Jagmohan","name_en":"Jagmohan","name_ne":null,"description":"Indian politician and civil servant (1927–2021)","headline":"Indian politician and civil servant (1927–2021)","also_known_as":[],"summary":"Jagmohan Malhotra, known by the mononym Jagmohan, was an Indian civil servant and politician. After working with the Indian National Congress, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 1995. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Delhi and Goa, as the 5th Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, and for three terms as Member of Parliament for New Delhi. In the cabinet, he served as Union Minister for Urban Development and Tourism.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"25 September 1927","date":"1927-09-25"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5924734#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Hafizabad","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1253663"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5924734#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"3 May 2021","date":"2021-05-03"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5924734#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"New Delhi","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q987"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5924734#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"India","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q668"},{"text":"British Raj","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q129286"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5924734#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"civil servant","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212238"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5924734#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Indian National Congress","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10225"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5924734#P102"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Minister of Culture (18 November 2001 – 22 May 2004)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108560839","start":"2001-11-18","end":"2004-05-22"},{"text":"Lieutenant governor of Delhi (2 September 1982 – 25 April 1984)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28921975","start":"1982-09-02","end":"1984-04-25"},{"text":"Governor of Goa (31 March 1981 – 29 August 1982)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18727717","start":"1981-03-31","end":"1982-08-29"},{"text":"Lieutenant governor of Delhi (17 February 1980 – 30 March 1981)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28921975","start":"1980-02-17","end":"1981-03-30"},{"text":"member of Rajya Sabha","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17324844"},{"text":"Member of the 11th Lok Sabha","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42529900"},{"text":"Member of the 12th Lok Sabha","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15686905"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5924734#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Padma Bhushan","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q932650"},{"text":"Padma Shri in Civil Service","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30132589"},{"text":"Padma Vibhushan in Public Affairs","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84042880"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5924734#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagmohan","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5924734"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Jagmohan born?","a":"Jagmohan was born on 25 September 1927 in Hafizabad."},{"q":"What positions has Jagmohan held?","a":"Positions held by Jagmohan include: Minister of Culture (2001–2004); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Jagmohan.jpg — President's Secretariat, GODL-India.","cite":"\"Jagmohan\". DigiNepal. Last updated 7 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/jagmohan. Retrieved 7 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-07T07:56:22Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-07","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/jagmohan","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/jagmohan","ne":null}}