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Residence
  
Chandigarh, India

Role
  
Indian Politician

Name
  
Sanjay Tandon

Nationality
  
Indian



Born
  
10 September 1963 (age 61) (
1963-09-10
)
Amritsar, India

Education
  
B.Com (Hons.), Chartered Accountant, CWA from Institute of Cost Accountants of India

Occupation
  
Chairman of competent groupWebsite

Notable work
  
Sunrays Series of Books

Board member of
  
NHPC Limited (Formerly), State Bank of Hyderabad (Formerly)

Alma mater
  
Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Schools System

Profiles

Facebook

Political party
  
Bharatiya Janata Party

Sanjay Tandon '84


Sanjay Tandon (born 10 September 1963) is an Indian politician in the center-right Bhartiya Janata Party. He is currently the state president of Bhartiya Janata Party from Chandigarh. His father is Balramji Das Tandon, who is a highly respected senior BJP leader of Punjab. He served as a Municipal Counsellor in Punjab for 14 years and won 6 assembly elections in Punjab. On 4 different occasions he has held the post of senior-most Cabinet Minister in Punjab. Sanjay has written his fathers' biography entitled "Balramji Dass Tandon: Ek Prerak Charitra" which was released by Shri L. K. Advani at the Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh along with Sardar Parkash Singh Badal. His Father-in-Law is Justice Madan Mohan Punchhi who retired as Chief Justice of India in 1998

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Kiran Khair और Sanjay Tandon ने कहा, Chandigarh में BJP एकजुट


Education

Sanjay Tandon completed his high school education from DAV Public School, Sector 8 in Chandigarh. Following which, Sanjay did his B.Com (Hons. in Accountancy) from Panjab University, Chandigarh. He is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and also an Associate Member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India.

Professional career

  • Managing Partner of a Chartered Accounting firm (S. Tandon & Associates), well known for auditing and consulting services.
  • His company Competent Synergies runs call centres and B.P.O.'s which provide direct and indirect employment to over 5,000 people.

    • He is currently –

    1. A member of the Administrator's Advisory Council, Chandigarh Administration.
    2. A member of the Standing Committee, Law & Order, Home Department, Chandigarh Administration.
    3. A member of D.A.V. Management Committee Pratinidhi Sabha
    4. Associated with the Bharat Vikas Parishad, Chandigarh
    5. A Non-Official Visitor of Model Jail Burail

    He has served as Director of –

  • State Bank of Hyderabad (A subsidiary of State Bank of India)
  • National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited (A Government of India Enterprise)

    • He has served as a member of –

  • Information and Communication Technology Corporation, Punjab for Human Resource Development in IT/ITES
  • The Committee of Finance, Banking, Insurance and Capital Market of PHD Chamber of Commerce
  • The Task Force for Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (for Punjab)
  • The Committee to discharge the functions of the Board of Studies in Human Rights & Duties, Panjab University, Chandigarh

    • He has been a regular speaker at –

  • The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on the topic of the Annual Budget.
  • The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Chandigarh Chapter, where he addresses CA Final students as a part of the General Management and Communication Skills (GMCS) programme on the topic of 'Leadership & Motivation'.

    • Political career

  • Sanjay 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.
  • Sanjay became 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)
  • Sanjay Tandon became the convener of the Chartered Accountant Cell of BJP Chandigarh
  • Again in 2002, he was made the in-charge of Assembly elections for BJP in the Rajpura constituency (Punjab)
  • In 2007, Sanjay took over as the General Secretary of BJP Chandigarh
  • Sanjay launched the monthly magazine of the party called 'Chandigarh Kamal Samachar' in 2009
  • The website of the party was launched in late 2009 – BJPChandigarh.org
  • 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
  • January 2010, Sanjay Tandon was elected as the State President of BJP Chandigarh
  • Sanjay Tandon was re-elected as the State President of BJP Chandigarh in January 2013

    • Published writing

    He has co-authored five books with his wife containing inspirational short stories, namely –

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

    Social Service

    Sanjay had promoted an NGO by the name of Competent Foundation which is regularly involved in the following activities:

  • A free pre-school for poor children in a colony in Chandigarh.
  • A weekly Langar (see Langar) which has been happening in Sector 18, Chandigarh since 2008.
  • Biannual blood donation camps 10 of which have already been held, collecting a total of 3,000 blood units.
  • Regular support to the poor for medical purposes like – orthopaedic surgery, chemotherapy, cataract surgery, drug de-addiction treatment and provision of medicines.
  • Disposal of unclaimed dead bodies

    • References

    Sanjay Tandon Wikipedia
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