Pushkar Singh Dhami (born 16 September 1975) is an Indian politician and a member of the

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

, serving as the 10th and the current

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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 ...

. He was elected as MLA in Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha from

Khatima Khatima is a city and a municipal board in Udham Singh Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Khatima is located at . It has an average elevation of 299 metres (980 feet). Demographics As of 2011 Indian Census, Khatima had a ...

in 2012 and 2017. He was appointed Chief Minister for the first time in 2021. He lost his seat in 2022 elections, but was re-elected as Chief Minister by BJP MLAs. He is the only Chief Minister of the state to assume a second consecutive term as CM ,since its creation. On 3 June 2022 he successfully won the Champawat Assembly bypoll.

Personal life and career

Pushkar Singh Dhami was born in a Kumaoni

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family at Tundi village of

Pithoragarh district Pithoragarh district is the easternmost district in the state of Uttarakhand. It is located in the Himalayas and has an area of and a population of 483,439 (as of 2011). The city of Pithoragarh, located in Saur Valley, is its headquarters. T ...

. His ancestral village is Harkhola,

Pithoragarh Pithoragarh ( Kumaoni: ''Pithor'garh'') is a Himalayan city with a Municipal Board in Pithoragarh district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the fourth largest city of Kumaon and the largest in Kumaon hills. It is an education hub of t ...

. His family moved to Tundi village where he studied until 5th standard after that they moved to Nagla Tarai Bhabar, Khatima. His father was in the army and retired as a

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. He graduated from

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in Human Resource Management & Industrial Relations and pursued

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from

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. He has also served as an adviser to Bhagat Singh Koshiyari while Koshiyari was serving as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand in 2001.

Political career

Dhami started his political career in the year 1990 with

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, the student wing of the

. He also served as the state president of the

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until 2008. During this time, he was credited with asserting the state government to reserve 70% of opportunities for the local youth in industries of the state.

Chief Minister in 2021

On 3 July 2021, he was sworn in as the 10th

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, after the resignation of

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due to political crisis regarding his legitimacy to hold the post and assumed office on 4 July 2021. Pushkar Singh Dhami worked as a political adviser to former CM

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. He became the youngest Chief Minister of

at the age of 45.

Vidhan Sabha election, 2022

Pushkar Singh Dhami, the Current chief minister and a CM face, lost the 2022 legislative election against congress candidate,

Bhuwan Chandra Kapri Bhuwan Chandra Kapri is an Indian politician and a member of Indian National Congress, who represents Khatima constituency. On 10 April 2022, Bhuwan Chandra Kapri was elected as the Deputy Leader of Congress Legislative Party (CLP) in the Uttarak ...

from

constituency of

Uttarakhand legislative assembly The Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, also known as the Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral governing and law making body of Uttarakhand, one of the 28 states of India. It is seated at Dehradun, the winter capital, and Bhararisain, the summ ...

. He was re-elected for the position of Chief Minister of Uttarakhand on 21 March 2022. On 3 June 2022 he successfully won the Champawat Assembly bypoll, which was allowed by the resignation of incumbent Kailash Chandra Gahtori.

References

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