Ex-VP Jagdeep Dhankhar gets official bungalow in Delhis Lutyens

New Delhi: Former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has been allotted a Type VIII bungalow at 34, APJ Abdul Kalam Road in New Delhi’s Lutyens’ Zone, weeks after his unexpected resignation from office on July 21, citing poor health condition.

The allocation comes under rules that entitle former presidents, prime ministers and vice presidents to the city’s most exclusive government residences. The property, until recently occupied by Mizoram Governor and former Union Minister of State VK Singh, will now serve as Dhankhar’s official residence.

The move follows a period of uncertainty over his accommodation. After vacating the Vice President’s Enclave near Parliament in July, Dhankhar had temporarily shifted to a residence in Chhatarpur owned by Indian National Lok Dal chief Abhay Singh Chautala.

His resignation on the opening day of Parliament’s monsoon session caught many by surprise, with Opposition parties speculating on political pressure behind the decision, particularly after he admitted to receiving an Opposition-backed notice seeking the impeachment of former high court judge Yashwant Varma.

Dhankhar was the first to reside in the newly constructed Vice President’s Enclave, having moved there in April last year. His predecessors had traditionally been housed in a government bungalow on Maulana Azad Road in the national capital city of Delhi.

Since stepping down, he has largely withdrawn from public engagements and avoided political meetings, marking a quieter phase in his career. His move into the new Lutyens’ residence underscores this transition, bringing a sense of permanence after a brief but eventful tenure at the nation’s second-highest constitutional office.

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Adding to this transition, officials earlier confirmed that Dhankhar has applied for a pension as a former member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. The Assembly secretariat has accepted his application, with payments expected to begin shortly.

Dhankhar represented Kishangarh constituency in Rajasthan as a Congress legislator between 1993 and 1998, marking an early chapter in a political journey that later took him to the vice-presidential office.