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Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (Retd.),

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, (born 1 October 1934) is an Indian politician. He was

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from 2007 to 2009 and 2011 to 2012. He was a

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in the

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representing the Garhwal parliamentary constituency of

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and is a senior member of the

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. Earlier, he was a cabinet minister, Ministry of Surface Transport of the

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headed by the former Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Family and personal life

Khanduri was born at Dehradun in 1934. His parents were Jai Ballabh Khanduri (father), a journalist, and Durga Devi Khanduri (mother), a social activist. Khanduri is married to Aruna Khanduri (''née'' Nailwal). He has a son Manish Khanduri and daughter Ritu Khanduri.

Educational profile

Khanduri is B.Sc., B.E. and M.I.E. (India). He is also a post-graduate in defence management. He studied at College of Military Engineering, Pune,

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, Institute of Engineers, New Delhi, and Institute of Defence Management, Secunderabad.

Army career

Khanduri served in Corps of Engineers,

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, from 1954 to 1991. Positions held in the army include: * Commander of Regiment (during the Indo-Pakistan War in 1971) * Chief Engineer in the Army * Commander of an Engineering Brigade * Additional Military Secretary at Army Headquarters * Additional Director General in the Engineer-in-Chief's division at the Army Headquarters In 1983, he received the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal from the President of India for his extraordinary contribution to the Indian Army. He retired as a major general.

Political career

He had shown patriotism during the freedom struggle as a student and, thus, displayed a remarkable political consciousness even at an early age. Khanduri was first elected to Lok Sabha from Garhwal in

in 1991 and in subsequent elections. He was the Minister of State (with independent charge) of the

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from 2000 to 2003 in the Union government headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He was elevated to cabinet rank in 2003, and held the post until the end of the tenure of the NDA government in May 2004. He is a senior leader of

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, having served on various parliamentary committees. As a minister, he implemented BJP's National Highways Development project. At the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, he executed the National Highways Development Plan of the NDA and gave shape to the

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Project connecting the major Indian cities and the

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Project. In February 2007, he led the BJP to victory in the assembly elections in Uttarakhand and was subsequently chosen to be the new

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of the state. Among Khanduri's first accomplishments as Chief Minister was to cut expenses by reducing his own security and that of politicians and administrative officials, cutting back on their allowance for foreign trips and restricting the use of the Chief Minister's discretionary fund to the projects approved by the district magistrates. Following his election, he toured the entire state to gain first hand information about the conditions of the people. On 11 September 2011, Khanduri announced the setting up of a stronger

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to check rampant corruption. The Uttarakhand Government approved the draft of the ''Lokayukta Bill'', bringing within its ambit all the ministers, including the Chief Minister, the MLAs and the government servants including

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and

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officers, with a provision of life imprisonment or more severe punishment. The eco-friendly and sustainable industrial development of the state is, ''inter-alia'', among the top priorities of Khanduri.

Political positions held

* Member of Parliament from the Garhwal Lok Sabha Constituency in

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, 14th and

Lok Sabha * During 1992-1997: Member of the National Executive, Bhartiya Janata Party * From 1992 to 1997: Vice President of the BJP State Unit of

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* During 12th and 13th Lok Sabha: Chief whip of Bhartiya Janata Party in the Parliament * 1998 – 99: Member of various parliamentary committees (Committee on Public Accounts, Rules Committee, Business Advisory Committee, and Committee on Home Affairs) * During 1999: Member of the Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence, Member of the Committee on Public Undertakings * During 2000-2001: Member of the Committee on Ethics; Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas * 7 November 2000: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Road Transport and Highways * During 2000–2003: Member of National Executive, Bhartiya Janata Party * During 2007-2009: He served as the 4th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand * 2011 -2012: Chief Minister of Uttarakhand * 6 March 2012 B C Khanduri lost the election from constituency

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, Uttrakhand * 16 May 2014: Won the Garhwal constituency by a margin of 1,84,526 votes He also represented Departments of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, and Law and Company Affairs, and was a convener of the Subcommittee on Personnel Policy of Central Paramilitary Forces (CPMFs) under different capacities.

Public image

Khanduri has always been perceived as a man of integrity and honesty. While he presided over the state government of Uttarakhand he pushed for the implementation of a strong

bill (public ombudsman), citizen charter and a transparent transfer policy for state employers. The passage of the Lokayukta earned Khanduri praise from Anna Hazare, who urged the

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and other state governments to follow suit. The bill, however, has not been accepted by the Union of India. Presidential approval was given on 17 October 2013.

Social activities

Khanduri has overseen the activities of the Chandra Ballabh Trust, an educational trust in Garhwal initiated by his grandfather in 1917. He is also associated with other organisations in various capacities including Purva Sainik Seva Parishad (Uttar Pradesh), Parvatiya Sanskriti Parishad in Dehradun,

Govind Ballabh Pant Govind Ballabh Pant (10 September 1887 – 7 March 1961) was an Indian freedom fighter and the first chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. Alongside Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabhbhai Patel, Vallabh Bhai Patel, Pant was a key figure i ...

Himalaya Environment and Development Committee and the Wild Life Society of India He was also the chairperson of the Uttaranchal Pradesh Sangarsh Samiti.

2012 Uttarakhand Assembly elections

On 6 March 2012, BJP lost the majority in Uttarakhand winning 31 seats out of 70. Khanduri too lost his election from

Kotdwara Kotdwar is a city, municipal corporation in Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand, India. It's just 101 km from Pauri town , the district headquarter. It is the eighth-largest city in Uttarakhand. Its old name was "Khohdwar", which means the ga ...

constituency and tendered his resignation to the governor of Uttarakhand on 7 March 2012.

References

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External links

*http://www.indianexpress.com/news/development-work-will-not-be-stopped-khanduri/845322/ *http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/jan/25buzz.htm *https://web.archive.org/web/20060520221718/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodatap13.asp?mpsno=196
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