Jagatvir Singh Drona

Jagat Vir Singh Drona जगत वीर सिंह द्रोण
4th Mayor of Kanpur
In office July 2012 – 1 December 2017 (2017-12)
Preceded by	Ravindra Patni
Succeeded by	Pramila Pandey
Personal details
Born	(1939-07-23) 23 July 1939 Mathura district, United Provinces, British India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Renu Drona ​ (m. 1969)​
Children	4
Education	B. Pe.
Military service
Allegiance	India
Branch/service	Indian Army
Rank	Captain

Captain (Retd.) Pandit Jagat Vir Singh Drona (born 23 July 1939) is the former mayor of Kanpur and a former member of the 10th,11th and 12th Lok Sabha. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He served in the Indian army before joining politics in 1990.

Positions held

• 1990–1992 President, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), District. Kanpur
• 1991 Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
• 1991–1996 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Steel
• 1993 Deputy Chief Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha onwards
• 1993–1995 Member, Committee on Public Accounts
• 1993–1996 Member, Rules Committee
• 1994–1996 Member, Committee on Defence, Member, Committee on Steel
• 1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
• 1996–1997 Member, Committee on Estimates; Member, Committee on Home Affairs; Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence
• 1997 Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee, Wakf Board
• 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term), Secretary, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party
• 1998–1999 Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism Member, Joint Committee on the Empowerment of Women and its Sub-Committee on Appraisal of Laws relating to Women - Criminal Laws Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
• 2012–2017 Hon'ble Mayor of Kanpur