Atal Bihari Vajpayee born on December 25, 1924. He is an Indian statesman, politician served as the eleventh Prime Minister of India.
Vajpayee's first contact with politics occurred in 1942, when he was arrested during the Quit India movement.
He earned a masters degree in political science from the Victoria College (now Laxmibai College) and DAV College.
He is a bachelor, and has adopted daughters of Mrs & Mr. B. N. Kaul: Nandita (Nanni) and Namita (Gunu).
Vajpayee was elected to the Parliament in 1957 from Balrampur.
He was Founder-member of the erstwhile Jana Sangh (1951),
President, Bharatiya Jana Sangh (1968-1973),
leader of the Jana Sangh parliamentary party (1955-1977)
founder-member of the Janata Party (1977-1980).
Shri Vajpayee was President, BJP (1980-1986) and the leader of BJP parliamentary party during 1980-1984, 1986 and 1993-1996.
Awards:
1992, Padma Vibhushan
1993, D.Lit from Kanpur University
1994, Lokmanya Tilak Award
1994, Best Parliamentarian Award: Bharat Ratna Pandit Govinda Vallabh Panth Award
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