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'''Trivendra Singh Rawat''' (born 20 December 1960)<ref>{{cite web|title=Trivendra Singh Rawat, an RSS 'pracharak' who struck it rich in politics|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/trivendra-singh-rawat-an-rss-pracharak-who-struck-it-rich-in-politics/articleshow/57693215.cms|website=The Economic Times|accessdate=17 March 2017}}</ref> is an Indian politician and is the eighth and current [[Chief Minister of Uttarakhand]].
'''Trivendra Singh Rawat''' (born 20 December 1961)<ref>{{cite web|title=Trivendra Singh Rawat, an RSS 'pracharak' who struck it rich in politics|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/trivendra-singh-rawat-an-rss-pracharak-who-struck-it-rich-in-politics/articleshow/57693215.cms|website=The Economic Times|accessdate=17 March 2017}}</ref> is an Indian politician and is the eighth and current [[Chief Minister of Uttarakhand]].


Rawat was a member of the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] from 1979 to 2002 and held the post of organizing secretary of the Uttarakhand region, and later the Uttarakhand state, after the state's formation in 2000. He was elected from [[Doiwala (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Doiwala]] in the State's [[2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|first legislative assembly elections]] in 2002. He retained his seat in the [[2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2007 elections]] and served as the State's Minister of Agriculture.<ref>{{cite web|title=Trivendra Singh Rawat, ex-RSS pracharak, to be CM of Uttarakhand|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/in-uttarakhand-ex-rss-pracharak-trivendra-singh-rawat-to-be-cm-4572503/|website=The Indian Express|accessdate=17 March 2017|date=17 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/who-is-trivendra-singh-rawat-uttarakhand-chief-ministerial-contender-rss-bjp-amit-shah-4572863/|title=Who is Trivendra Singh Rawat?|date=2017-03-17|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2017-03-17|language=en-US}}</ref>
Rawat was a member of the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] from 1979 to 2002 and held the post of organizing secretary of the Uttarakhand region, and later the Uttarakhand state, after the state's formation in 2000. He was elected from [[Doiwala (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Doiwala]] in the State's [[2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|first legislative assembly elections]] in 2002. He retained his seat in the [[2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2007 elections]] and served as the State's Minister of Agriculture.<ref>{{cite web|title=Trivendra Singh Rawat, ex-RSS pracharak, to be CM of Uttarakhand|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/in-uttarakhand-ex-rss-pracharak-trivendra-singh-rawat-to-be-cm-4572503/|website=The Indian Express|accessdate=17 March 2017|date=17 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/who-is-trivendra-singh-rawat-uttarakhand-chief-ministerial-contender-rss-bjp-amit-shah-4572863/|title=Who is Trivendra Singh Rawat?|date=2017-03-17|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2017-03-17|language=en-US}}</ref>
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Revision as of 04:50, 7 January 2020

Trivendra Singh Rawat
8th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
Incumbent
Assumed office
18 March 2017
GovernorKrishan Kant Paul
Baby Rani Maurya
Preceded byHarish Rawat
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 March 2017
Preceded byHira Singh Bisht
ConstituencyDoiwala
Personal details
Born (1961-12-20) 20 December 1961 (age 63)[1]
Khairasain, Pauri Garhwal, Uttar Pradesh (now in Uttarakhand), India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party

Trivendra Singh Rawat (born 20 December 1961)[2] is an Indian politician and is the eighth and current Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.

Rawat was a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh from 1979 to 2002 and held the post of organizing secretary of the Uttarakhand region, and later the Uttarakhand state, after the state's formation in 2000. He was elected from Doiwala in the State's first legislative assembly elections in 2002. He retained his seat in the 2007 elections and served as the State's Minister of Agriculture.[3][4] As a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he served as Jharkhand's in-charge and Uttarakhand cadre's president. Winning from Doiwala again in 2017, he was named the Chief Minister after his party won majority and formed the government.[5]

Early life and career

Rawat was born on 20 December 1960[1] in the village of Khairasain in the Kotdwar tehsil, in Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand. He was the ninth and youngest child in the family. He obtained his master's degree in journalism from Birla Campus in Srinagar affiliated to the Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University.[6]

Rawat joined the right-wing organization Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in 1979 before becoming its pracharak (apostle) for the Dehradun region in 1985. Subsequently, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the political party associated with it. He was made BJP's organizing secretary for the Uttarakhand region and worked with senior leader Lalji Tandon at the time. He was also actively involved in the Uttarakhand movement, during which he was arrested several times. After the region received statehood in 2000, Rawat was made the state cadre's BJP president.[6]

Rawat lost a by-election from Doiwala in 2014, when the seat was vacated by former chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal. In 2017 he won the same Assembly constituency of Doiwala.

In July 2019, Trivendra Singh Rawat said that cow is the only animal that exhales oxygen and that living in close proximity to cows could cure tuberculosis.[7] This unscientific statement sparked off a controversy.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Trivendra Singh Rawat journey from RSS pracharak to CM - त्रिवेंद्र सिंह रावत का आरएसएस प्रचारक से मुख्‍यमंत्री तक का सफर" (in Hindi). Jagran.com. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Trivendra Singh Rawat, an RSS 'pracharak' who struck it rich in politics". The Economic Times. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Trivendra Singh Rawat, ex-RSS pracharak, to be CM of Uttarakhand". The Indian Express. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Who is Trivendra Singh Rawat?". The Indian Express. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Uttarakhand: BJP MLA Trivendra Singh Rawat to take oath as chief minister". The Indian Express. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  6. ^ a b Upadhyay, Kavita (18 March 2017). "Grassroots worker now set to lead". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Cow is the only animal that exhales oxygen, says Uttarakhand CM". The Hindu. PTI. 26 July 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 July 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  8. ^ "'Cows exhale oxygen, can cure tuberculosis': Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Rawat's bizarre claims spark row". Firstpost. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
Preceded by Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
18 Mar 2017 – Till Date 		Succeeded by


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