Gopal Singh Rawat was an Indian politician from

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. Rawat was elected as a member of the

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from Gangotri (constituency) in 2007 and 2017. Rawat defeated Vijaypal Singh Sajwan of

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by 9,610 votes in 2017 Uttarakhand Assembly election. Rawat died from

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aged 60.

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Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Indian politicians People from Uttarkashi district Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttarakhand Uttarakhand MLAs 2017–2022 Uttarakhand MLAs 2007–2012 {{Uttarakhand-BJP-politician-stub Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University alumni