Raj Krishan Gaur (20 October 1931 - 2011) (ex- Agricultural minister from

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at the cabinet rank), son of B. R. Pandit, was born on 20 October 1931 at Ranghri,

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. He has done B.Sc. He was educated at

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. He married Uma Gour on 5 June 1969. He was the General Secretary of District Kullu Congress Committee, 1963. He was the

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of the following committees: *Youth Congress,

, 1972 to 1977 *Congress Committee, Kullu since 1977 :He was the Chairman of Bharat Sewak Samaj,

from 1965 to 1972. He got elected to the State Legislative Assembly first in 1985 and then got re-elected in 1993 and 2003. He is an eminent person in state politics. He remained Minister of State for Tourism plus Excise and Taxation, from 1985 to 1990 and had served the state as the Agriculture Minister (at Cabinet Rank). He died in

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in 2011.

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1931 births 2011 deaths People from Kullu district Himachal Pradesh MLAs 1985–1990 Himachal Pradesh MLAs 1993–1998 Himachal Pradesh MLAs 2003–2007 {{HimachalPradesh-politician-stub