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Here are some key points to know about him:
- Born on April 12, 1935, Tandon is survived by his wife Krishna Tandon and three sons. One of his sons Gopal Ji Tandon, or Ashutosh Tandon is a cabinet minister in Uttar Pradesh.
- Lalji Tandon, given his closeness to former Prime Minister & BJP stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee, was considered as his protégé.
- In his long political career, Tandon has impacted three states including Uttar Pradesh (his home state), Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.
- The veteran leader has served as member of the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad for two terms and also remained the Leader of House of the Council.
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- In Uttar Pradesh, he was elected to the Vidhan Sabha for three terms and was minister in BJP and BSP -BJP governments. He served as Urban Development minister in the Uttar Pradesh cabinet under Mayawati (in the BSP-BJP combine), and also in the Kalyan Singh ministry earlier.
- In May 2009, he contested from the seat of Vajpayee after he distanced himself from active politics, and was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from Lucknow by a margin over 40,000 votes against Rita Bahuguna Joshi of Indian National Congress.
- In 2018, he was appointed Governor of Bihar and shifted to Madhya Pradesh in the same capacity in 2019.
- BJP leaders remember him as a person who was highly sociable by nature. He was also very popular among the activists.
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