Sanjay Tandon

Sanjay Tandon
Born	10 September 1963 (1963-09-10) (age 61) Amritsar, Punjab, India
Education	Panjab University (B Com) ICAI (CA) ICMAI (CMA)
Political party	Bhartiya Janata Party
Spouse	Priya S Tandon

Sanjay Tandon (born 10 September 1963^[1]) is an Indian politician in the Bhartiya Janata Party. He is the BJP candidate in the 2024 Indian general election in Chandigarh.^[2]

His father Balramji Das Tandon was the former Governor of Chhattisgarh and prominent BJP leader in Punjab.^[3] His father-in-law was Justice Madan Mohan Punchhi who retired as Chief Justice of India in 1998.^[4] He has authored his father's biography titled "Balramji Dass Tandon: Ek Prerak Charitra".^[5] He is also the author of an inspirational story book series called "Sunrays" which is foreworded by many major BJP leaders, including Narendra Modi.^[6]

Education

Tandon completed his high school education from DAV Public School, Sector 8 in Chandigarh. Following which, Tandon did his B.Com (with Hons. in Accountancy) from Post Graduate Government College - 11, Chandigarh (then known as Government College for Men), Chandigarh; affiliated to Panjab University, Chandigarh.^[7] He became a Chartered Accountant in 1986 and Cost Accountant in 1988.^[8]

Positions

He is currently a member of the following organizations.

1. A member of the Administrator's Advisory Council, Chandigarh Administration.^[9]
2. A member of the Standing Committee, Law & Order, Home Department, Chandigarh Administration.^[10]
3. A member of D.A.V. Management Committee Pratinidhi Sabha

Tandon also owns an NGO by the name of Competent Foundation.^[11]

Political career

Tandon's political career began in 1991 when he was made the in-charge of the Lok Sabha election in the Amritsar constituency for BJP. In 1993, he played the role of the election in-charge of the Lok Sabha election for the BJP from Jalandhar constituency. Tandon was made a member of the BJP Executive in Chandigarh in 1995. In 1997, he was made the in-charge of the Assembly election for BJP from the Rajpura constituency (Punjab)^[12]

Tandon was made the convener of the Chartered Accounts Cell of BJP Chandigarh^[12] In 2002, he was made the in-charge of Assembly elections for BJP in the Rajpura constituency (Punjab)^[12] In 2007, Tandon took over as the General Secretary of BJP Chandigarh^[12] Tandon launched the monthly magazine of the party called 'Chandigarh Kamal Samachar' in 2009. In the year 2009, He was made the in-charge of the Lok Sabha election when Satya Pal Jain contested from the Chandigarh seat for BJP.^[12]

In January 2010, Tandon was selected as the State President of BJP Chandigarh^[13][14] Tandon was re-instated as the State President of BJP Chandigarh in January 2013 till 2023, following which, he was made the co-incharge for Himachal Pradesh^[15][16] He is BJP's candidate for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Chandigarh, replacing incumbent MP Kirron Kher.^[2]

Book writing

Tandon has co-authored seven books with his wife Priya S. Tandon. Each of the books in the Sunrays series contain 52 inspirational short stories.

Name of Book	Foreword written by
Sunrays for Sunday	Balramji Dass Tandon and Justice Madan Mohan Punchhi
Sunrays for Monday	Balramji Dass Tandon and Justice Madan Mohan Punchhi
Sunrays for Tuesday	Arun Jaitley, KV Kamath (MD & CEO ICICI Bank), Mukesh Ambani
Sunrays for Wednesday	Narendra Modi, OP Bhatt (Chairman SBI), Sunil Kant Munjal
Sunrays for Thursday	Sushma Swaraj, MK Kaw (Former Education Sec)
Sunrays for Friday	Mohan Bhagwat ji, Justice Jagdish Khehar and Nimish Pandeya[17]
Sunrays for Saturday	Piyush Goyal, Vijay Shekhar Sharma (Founder Paytm) and Deep Kalra (Founder MakeMyTrip)

He has also authored his father's biography titled 'Balramji Das Tandon – Ek Prerak Charitra'. The foreword for the same has been written by K. C. Sudarshan, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L.K. Advani, Rajnath Singh, Prakash Singh Badal, Narendra Modi, Murli Manohar Joshi, M. Venkaiah Naidu, Arun Jaitley, Balbir Punj

References

1. Tandon, Sanjay (20 November 2013). "Biography – Sanjay Tandon". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
2. "After decade-long wait, it's finally a Tewari & Tandon show in Chandigarh". The Times of India. 30 May 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
3. "Chhattisgarh Governor Balramji Dass Tandon dies at 90, seven-day mourning announced". The Indian Express. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
4. "Chandigarh set to appoint ex-CJI's son as public prosecutor at HC". The Indian Express. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
5. "The Tribune". Archived from the original on 13 December 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
6. Sethi, Chitleen K. (10 April 2024). "After 10 yrs as Chandigarh BJP chief, Sanjay Tandon gets ticket to contest Lok Sabha polls". ThePrint. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
7. "My Background • Life in Chandigarh • Sanjay Tandon".
8. "Chandigarh BJP candidate Sanjay Tandon engages with fellow CA fraternity". TheHindustanTimes. 17 April 2024.
9. "UT Administrators Advisory Council reconstituted,several members retained". TheIndianExpress. 15 November 2013.
10. "Admn forms standing committees". TribuneIndia.
11. "Activities of Competent Foundation". Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
12. "Shri Sanjay Tandon | BJP Chandigarh Pradesh". Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
13. "SANJAY TANDON ELECTED PRESIDENT OF BJP CHANDIGARH – The India Post". Retrieved 1 June 2024.
14. "Tandon elected BJP Chandigarh unit chief". The Hindu. 18 January 2010. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
15. "Day and Night News | Blog Berita dan Informasi India". 23 November 2023. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
16. Bureau, The Hindu (10 April 2024). "BJP replaces Kirron Kher with Sanjay Tandon in Chandigarh". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 June 2024. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
17. "Transforming Self-Nimish Pandya, All India President". Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations India. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2019.

External links

• Official website