Harish Rawat | |
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 Rawat in 2012 | |
| 7th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand | |
| In office 11 May 2016 – 18 March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | Trivendra Singh Rawat |
| In office 21 April 2016 – 22 April 2016 | |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| In office 1 February 2014 – 27 March 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Vijay Bahuguna |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| Union Minister of Water Resources | |
| In office 30 October 2012 – 31 January 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Pawan Kumar Bansal |
| Succeeded by | Ghulam Nabi Azad |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Rajendra Kumar Badi |
| Succeeded by | Ramesh Pokhriyal |
| Constituency | Haridwar |
| In office 1980–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Murli Manohar Joshi |
| Succeeded by | Jeewan Sharma |
| Constituency | Almora |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 2002–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Manohar Kant Dhyani |
| Succeeded by | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
| Constituency | Uttarakhand |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1948-04-27)27 April 1948 (age 76) Almora,United Provinces,India (now inUttarakhand,India) |
| Citizenship | India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Renuka Rawat |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Rajendra Singh Rawat (father) Devki Devi (mother) |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts L.L.B. |
| Alma mater | University of Lucknow |
| Occupation | Politician |
Harish Singh Rawat (born 27 April 1948) is anIndianpolitician who served as theChief Minister of Uttarakhand from 2014 to 2017. A five-timeMember of Parliament, Rawat is a senior leader of theIndian National Congress party. As amember of15th Lok Sabha, Rawat served asUnion Minister of Water Resources in thecabinet of Prime MinisterManmohan Singh from 2012 to 2014.[1] He also worked asMinister of State at theMinistry of Parliamentary Affairs,Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Food Processing Industries[2] (2011–2012) andMinistry of Labour and Employment[3] (2009–2011).
Harish Rawat was born in aKumaoniRajput family[4][5] in Mohnari village (Adbora Mohnari Graam Sabha), near Chaunalia (263680),Ranikhet inAlmora district of theUnited Provinces (nowUttarakhand) on 27 April 1948 to Rajendra Singh Rawat and Devki Devi. He studied from GIC Chaunalia in his early days. He received aBachelor of Arts andLL.B. fromLucknow University.[6] He is married to his fellow Congress member and politician Renuka Rawat who also obtained Bachelor of Law from Lucknow University.[7]
Starting at village level politics, and after staying as a trade unionist and anIndian Youth Congress member for many years, he joined theIndian Parliament in 1980 as a member of the7th Lok Sabha by defeating the BJP veteranMurli Manohar Joshi fromAlmora parliamentary constituency, followed by the8th Lok Sabha and the9th Lok Sabha. He has been head of Congress Volunteer Wing,Congress Seva Dal, since 1980. In 1981, he along withSubramanian Swamy and 13 others led first pilgrimage toKailash–Manasarovar after1962 Sino-Indian War.[8]
In 2000, he was unanimously elected as President ofUttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee,[9] and remained so until he was replaced byYashpal Arya. In 2002, he was elected as a member of theRajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian parliament.
In the2009 general election, he left his traditional stronghold ofAlmora after it became a reserved seat postdelimitation to contest fromHaridwar, and won the election with over 3.3 Lakh of votes.[10]
In February 2014, Rawat took the oath of office as Chief Minister ofUttarakhand whenVijay Bahuguna resigned due to criticism of his handling of rehabilitation afterJune 2013 floods.[11] In July 2014, he won a by-election fromDharchula assembly seat by over 19,000 votes.[12]
On 18 March 2016, nine Congress MLAs rebelled against Rawat, reducing the Congress-led Government to a minority. The Union Government decided to imposePresident's Rule in the state, and the order was signed by PresidentPranab Mukherjee on 27 March 2016.[13][14] He was later reinstated as Chief Minister on 11 May 2016 after winning the trust vote. On 11 March, Congress under the leadership of Harish Rawat lost the2017 Assembly Elections toBJP. He was also defeated from the two seats (Haridwar Rural and Kichha) from which he contested.
Harish Rawat is married to Renuka Rawat. They have three children together. Harish Rawat is also a member of theCongress Working Committee.
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 1980 - 1984 | Elected to7th Lok Sabha
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| 1984 - 1989 | Elected to8th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
| 1989 - 1991 | Elected to9th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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| 2002 - 2008 | Elected toRajya Sabha
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| 2009 - 2014 | Elected to15th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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| 2014 - 2017 | Elected to3rd Uttarakhand Assembly in by election
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| Year | Constituency | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote percentage | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Almora | Won | 46.31% | Murli Manohar Joshi | JNP | 21.27% | [15] |
| 1984 | Almora | Won | 61.26% | Murli Manohar Joshi | BJP | 14.79% | [16] |
| 1989 | Almora | Won | 42.45% | Kashi Singh Airy | UKD | 39.39% | [17] |
| 1991 | Almora | Lost | 37% | Jeewan Sharma | BJP | 45.94% | [18] |
| 1996 | Almora | Lost | 26.59% | Bachi Singh Rawat | BJP | 41.05% | [19] |
| 1998 | Almora | Lost | 33.60% | Bachi Singh Rawat | BJP | 52.39% | [20] |
| 1999 | Almora | Lost | 45.50% | Bachi Singh Rawat | BJP | 48.39% | [21] |
| 2009 | Haridwar | Won | 42.16% | Swami Yatindranand Giri | BJP | 25.99% | [22] |
| 2019 | Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar | Lost | 34.41% | Ajay Bhatt | BJP | 61.65% | [23] |
| Year | Constituency | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote percentage | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 (Bye Elect) | Dharchula | Won | 72.83% | Vishnu Dutt | BJP | 24.75% | [24] |
| 2017 | Haridwar Rural | Lost | 33.28% | Yatishwaranand | BJP | 45.78% | |
| 2017 | Kichha | Lost | 43.66% | Rajesh Shukla | BJP | 45.77% | |
| 2022 | Lalkuan | Lost | 33.08% | M. S. Bisht | BJP | 53.23% |
12. उत्तराखंड के मुख्यमंत्री ने प्रवासियों से कहा - घर लौट आओ प्लीजhttp://www.uttarakhandnews.org/2015/02/uttarakhandchiefministerharishrawat_4.html
| Lok Sabha | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forAlmora 1980 – 1991 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forHaridwar 2009 – 2014 | Succeeded by |
| Rajya Sabha | ||
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forRajya SabhaUttarakhand 2002 – 2008 | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Union Minister of Water Resources 2012 – 2014 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chief Minister of Uttarakhand 1 February 2014 – 27 March 2016 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chief Minister of Uttarakhand 21 April 2016 – 22 April 2016 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chief Minister of Uttarakhand 11 May 2016 – 18 Mar 2017 | Succeeded by |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Office Established | President Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee 2000 – 2007 | Succeeded by |
