Dr. Harak Singh Rawat (born 15 December 1960) is a prominent political leader of the

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

state in India. He is a member of

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after being expelled from the BJP in 2022. After joining Congress he negotiated an MLA ticket for his daughter in law, Anukriti Gusain, from Congress party and worked as a star campaigner in 2022 Uttarakhand General Elections. He became the youngest Minister of

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

State in the year 1991 and also won assembly election from Pauri. He has also won as an MLA from Rudraprayag, Lansdowne and Kotdwar and is one of the few leaders in the state with a wide appeal in a large area. He was the candidate of

from Garhwal in 2014 Indian general election. He was expelled from BJP and the Cabinet led by Pushkar Singh Dhami stating that he has indulged in anti-party activities and he is demanding ticket for his daughter in law (Anukriti) as well for the

Assembly Elections 2022. He later joined Congress in the presence of former Uttarakhand CM

Harish Rawat Harish Singh Rawat (born 27 April 1948) is an Indian politician who was Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from 2014 to 2017. A five-time Member of Parliament, Rawat is a leader of the Indian National Congress party. As a member of 15th Lok Sabha, ...

Early life and education

Rawat completed postgraduate work in arts in 1984 and earned his

Doctor of Philosophy A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is ...

in Military Science from

Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University(HNBGU) (formerly known as Garhwal University) is a Central University, established in 1973, located in Srinagar, Uttarakhand in Northern India. The university is named after Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna, ...

, Srinagar,

in 1996. He has been also linked with many women, apart from his legal wife. This includes one Sonia Anand, who has publicly claimed that he is father of her children. He was also an accused in the Jenny rape case in early 2000s.

Politics

* In 2017 elected from Kotdwara

Vidhan Sabha. * In 2012 elected from Rudraprayag Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha. * In 2007 elected as Leader of opposition Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha. * In 2007 was re-elected from Lansdowne Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha. * In 2002 after winning from Lansdowne Constituency was designated Cabinet Minister of four departments – Revenue, Food & Civil Supplies, Disaster Management and Rehabilitation. * In 2002 was elected as MLA from 32 Lansdowne Vidhan Sabha Constituency * In 1997 was appointed member of Uttar Pradesh Congress Working Committee. * From 1997–present member of Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee. * In 1997 was appointed vice-chairman (Equivalent to Cabinet Minister Rank) in Uttar Pradesh Khadi Gram Udyog Board. * In 1993 was re-elected as M.L.A. from Pauri Assembly * From 1991 to 1993 was youngest Tourism Minister in U.P. * In 1991 won assembly election from Pauri and became youngest Minister of U.P. State.

Positions held

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rawat, Dr. Harak Singh Rawat Living people Members of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Indian National Congress politicians United Progressive Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election State cabinet ministers of Uttarakhand Leaders of the Opposition in Uttarakhand 1960 births Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttarakhand Uttarakhand MLAs 2017–2022