Sanjay Tandon Age, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Politician
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	6' 2" (188 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
Politics
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (1991-present)
Political Journey	• 1991: Appointed as the in-charge of the Lok Sabha election in the Amritsar constituency for BJP • 1993: Became the election in-charge of the Lok Sabha election for the BJP from Jalandhar constituency • 1995: Became a member of the BJP executive in Chandigarh • 1997: Appointed as the in-charge of the Assembly election for BJP from the Rajpura constituency in Punjab • 2002: Appointed as the in-charge of the Assembly election for BJP from the Rajpura constituency in Punjab • 2007: Became the General Secretary of BJP Chandigarh • 2009: Appointed as the in-charge of the 2009 Indian general election • 2010: Elected as the State President of BJP Chandigarh • 2013: Elected as the State President of BJP Chandigarh for the second time • 2024: Contested as the BJP candidate for the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections from Chandigarh and lost to Manish Tewari, a candidate of Congress and AAP coalition, by a margin of 2,504 votes
Personal Life
Date of Birth	10 September 1963 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2023)	60 Years
Birthplace	Amritsar, Punjab, India
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Chandigarh
School	• DAV Public School, Sector 8, Chandigarh (1977 - 1979) • D.A.V. College, Sector 10, Chandigarh (1979 - 1980) Note: He did his schooling in Amritsar till class 8.
College/University [1]LinkedIn - Sanjay Tandon	• Post Graduate Government College Co-ed (then Government College for Men), Sector 11, Chandigarh • The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India • Institute of Cost Accountants of India
Educational Qualification	• Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) from Govt Post Graduate College, Sector-11, Chandigarh (1980 - 1983) • C A, Auditing From The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (1983 - 1986) • Cost Accountant from Institute of Cost Accountants of India (1985 - 1988)
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Khatri [2]Jagran
Food Habit	Vegetarian [3]Sanjay Tandon
Address	#1636, Himalaya Marg, Sector 18D, Chandigarh
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Year	1987
Family
Wife/Spouse	Priya Tandon (Homemaker, Artist, and Writer)
Children	Son(s)- 3 • Saraansh Tandon (Computer Engineer) • Shiven Tandon (Chartered Accountant) • Satyam Tandon (Lawyer) Daughter- None
Parents	Father- Balramji Das Tandon (Politician; Former Governor of Chhattisgarh) Mother- Brij Pal Tandon (Former Teacher)
Siblings	Brother- None Sister(s)- 2 • Alka Kawatra • Poonam Batra (Image Coach & CMO at Exodus Overseas)
Other Reltives	Father-in-law- Madan Mohan Punchhi (28th Chief Justice of India) Mother-in-law- Meera Punchhi
Social Media
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Some Lesser Known Facts About Sanjay Tandon

• Sanjay Tandon belongs to a religious family in Amritsar, Punjab, India. He started attending the RSS Shakha in Amritsar at the age of six. Later, he was chosen as the Mukhya Shikshak of the Abhimanyu Shakha at Amritsar.
  

  Sanjay Tandon’s childhood picture

• In 1977, he moved to Chandigarh along with his family while studying in class 8.

• In 1986, Sanjay became a Chartered accountant and began practising under the name of S.Tandon & Associates. He later became a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

• In 1988, he finished his cost accountant and became an Associate Member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India and an Associate member of the Institute of Internal Auditors.

• Later, he was nominated to the boards of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd. (NHPC) and State Bank of Hyderabad by the Government of India. He remained Director of National Hydro Power Corporation for 3 years and State Bank of Hyderabad for 6 years.

• In 1991, Sanjay Tandon became a vegetarian. During an interview, he talked about the reason he turned vegetarian and revealed that he took this decision because of his children. He said,
  

  In 1991, I gave up non-veg food, and as we strived to give a strong grounding in moral values to our kids, the endeavour kept strengthening mine in the process.”

• In 1993, he founded the Competent Synergies which provided services in Banking & Finance, Telecommunications, E-Commerce, FMCG, Accounting, Auditing, Consulting, Stock Broking, Commodity Broking, Software products, Coworking spaces, and Public Sector across 10 states in India. He remained the director of the competent Synergies up until September 2021.

• He is a philanthropist and runs multiple NGOs including Competent Foundation and Balramji Dass Tandon Charitable Foundation.

• In 2008, he wrote a biography of his father Sh. Balramjit Dass Tandon named Balramji Dass Tandon: Ek Prerak Charitra’ which former Deputy Prime Minister Sh.L.K. Advani released.

• In 2009, he started a monthly magazine for party activists namely ‘Chandigarh Kamal Samachar’ and he became the founder and Editor of the magazine. The magazine includes all the activities of the party at the local and national levels.

• In 2015, he was appointed as the director of GAIL (India) Limited and held the position for 4 years up until November 2019.

• He is the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Administrators Advisory Council on Sports Management for Chandigarh Administration.

• Sanjay Tandon has co-authored more than seven books with his wife Priya Tandon for the Sunray Series. The Sunrays series contains Inspirational short stories based on the teachings of Sathya Sai Baba. His work has also been published in Hindi and Telugu.
  

  Sanjay Tandon’s book Sunrays for Fridays (2016)

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

  Sanjay Tandon during a function at the Punjab University

• He is a regular speaker at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), where he mainly discusses the topic of the Annual Budget.

• He often gives speeches and addresses CA final students at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,’ Chandigarh, as a part of the General Management and Communication Skills (GMCS) programme, where he mainly discusses the topic of ‘Leadership & Motivation.
  

  Sanjay Tandon addressing the students at the DAV Public School, Sector 8, Chandigarh

• He is an ardent follower of Sathya Sai Baba, he regularly visits Puttaparthi along with his family for the blessings of Sathya Sai Baba.
  

  Sanjay Tandon with his wife and Sathya Sai Baba

• In November 2015, he became the director of GAIL (India) Limited.

• In November 2016, he became a Senate Member at Panjab University, Chandigarh.

• On 15 April 2024, the BJP announced Sanjay Tandon as the BJP candidate from Chandigarh for the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections.

लोकसभा चुनाव में #चंडीगढ़ प्रदेश का प्रतिनिधित्व करने का अवसर प्राप्त होने पर पत्रकार वार्ता को संबोधित करते हुए केंद्रीय नेतृत्व को विश्वास दिलाता हूँ की चंडीगढ़ की सीट सबसे पहले 400 सीटों का हिस्सा बनेगी।
#AbkiBaar400Paar #PhirEkBaarModiSarkar #Chandigarh… pic.twitter.com/0GaRqY5erf

— Sanjay Tandon 🇮🇳 (Modi Ka Parivar) (@SanjayTandonBJP) April 10, 2024

• He was appointed as the Union Territory Cricket Association (UTCA) chief in 2016 and 2022 respectively. ^[4]Indian Express
  

  Sanjay Tandon (Fourth from right) with other members of the UTCA

• Sanjay Tandon holds various positions including Member of the Advisory Committee of the Home Minister on UT Chandigarh, Member of Bharat Vikas Parishad, Chandigarh, Member of DAV Management Committee Pratinidhi Sabha, and Director of Rockman Industries Ltd.