10 Notable alumni of Vikram University
Updated: June 06, 2026 EliteDegrees
Vikram University is ranked #4,998 in the world and #248 in India by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from Vikram University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Vikram University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Paras Chandra Jain
1950-. (aged 76)
politician
Paras Chandra Jain is a former Cabinet Minister of Energy and New & Renewable Energy in Government. He represents Ujjain North constituency in Madhya Pradesh Assembly, He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly from same constituency since 1990 to 1998 & 2003 to present.
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2. Ashif Shaikh
1982-. (aged 44)
Ashif Shaikh is a social activist from India who has worked for ending sexual violence against women and children, eradication of manual scavenging, forced labour practices and human trafficking in India. He is the founder of Rashtriya Garima Abhiyan (National Campaign for Dignity) and the non profit organisation, Jan Sahas.
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3. Sachida Nagdev
1939-2017 (aged 78)
painter
Sachida Nagdev was an Indian painter based in central Indian town of Bhopal.
4. Shiv Pande
1938-. (aged 88)
general practitioner
television presenter
Shiv Pande MBE DL FRCGP is an Indian-born general practitioner (GP) doctor in the United Kingdom. In the 1980s, Pande presented the UK's Asian television programme Aap Kaa Hak, which ran for fourteen years. He was chair of the British International Doctors' Association (BIDA), formerly known as the Overseas Doctors Association (ODA). In addition, he was the first Asian doctor...
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5. Thawar Chand Gehlot
1948-. (aged 78)
politician
Thawar Chand Gehlot is an Indian politician who is the current Governor of Karnataka since 2021, being the first person serving as the Governor of Karnataka from Madhya Pradesh. He assumed office of the Governor of Karnataka on 11 July 2021. He also served as the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment in the Government of India from 2014 to...
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6. Najma Heptulla
1940-. (aged 86)
politician
Najma Akbar Ali Heptulla is an Indian politician. She was the Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia from 2017 to 2023, until Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin was elected as new Chancellor on 14 March 2023. She was a six time member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian parliament, between 1980 and 2016, and Deputy Chairman of the Rajya...
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7. Babulal Gaur
1930-2019 (aged 89)
politician
Babulal Gaur was an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who served as the 16th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. He was elected ten times to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, twice from Bhopal South and eight times from Govindpura. He retired from electoral politics in 2018 due to old age.
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8. Kaptan Singh Solanki
1939-. (aged 87)
academic
politician
Kaptan Singh Solanki is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the 17th governor of Tripura. From August 2009, he was the member of the parliament of India representing Madhya Pradesh State in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house until May 2014.
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9. Asghar Ali Engineer
1939-2013 (aged 74)
academic
writer
Asghar Ali Engineer was an academic, Indian reformist writer and social activist. Internationally known for his work on liberation theology in Islam, he led the Progressive Dawoodi Bohra movement. The focus of his work was on communalism and communal and ethnic violence in India and South Asia. He was a votary of peace and non-violence and lectured all over world...
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10. Satyanarayan Jatiya
1946-. (aged 80)
author
politician
Satyanarayan Jatiya is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha seven times from Ujjain as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party, and served one term (2014–2020) in Rajya Sabha. He was cabinet minister in Vajpayee's government from 1999 to 2004 and held portfolios of labour and social justice and empowerment. Currently, he is member of BJP Parliamentary...
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