Harish Rawat

Harish Chandra Singh Rawat (born 27 April 1948) is an Indian politician who was Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from 2014-2017.[1] In July 2014, he won a by-election from Dharchula assembly seat by over 19,000 votes.[2]

Harish Rawat
हरीश रावत
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7th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
In office
11 May 2016 – 18 March 2017
Preceded byPresident's Rule
Succeeded byTrivendra Singh Rawat
In office
1 February 2014 – 27 March 2016
Preceded byVijay Bahuguna
Succeeded byPresident's Rule
Union Minister of Water Resources
In office
30 October 2012 – 31 January 2014
Preceded byPawan Kumar Bansal
Succeeded byUma Bharti
Member of Parliament
for Haridwar
In office
May 2009 – May 2014
Preceded byRajendra Kumar Badi
Succeeded byRamesh Pokhriyal
Member of Rajya Sabha
In office
2002–2008
ConstituencyUttarakhand
Member of Parliament
for Almora
In office
1980-91
Preceded byMurli Manohar Joshi
Succeeded byJeewan Sharma
Personal details
Born (1948-04-27) 27 April 1948 (age 76)
Almora, United Provinces, India
(now in Uttarakhand, India)
Political partyIndian National Congress
Alma materUniversity of Lucknow

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2019-07-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat wins Dharchula's Assembly seat". The Economic Times. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.