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| name = Bachi Singh Rawat<br />
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| birth_date ={{Birth date|1949|8|1|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place =[[Almora]], [[Uttarakhand]]<br />
| residence = [[Haldwani]], Uttarakhand<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|04|18|1949|08|01|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Rishikesh]], Uttarakhand<br />
| constituency = [[Almora (Lok Sabha constituency)|Almora]]<br />
| office = [[Member of Parliament|MP]]<br />
| term = 1996-2009<br />
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| party =[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] <br />
| spouse = Champa Rawat<br />
| children = 1 son, Shashank Rawat<br />
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| source = http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=29 <br />
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'''Bachi Singh Rawat''' (1 August 1949 – 18 April 2021),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/former-union-minister-bachi-singh-rawat-dies-at-71/2067176|title=Former Union minister Bachi Singh Rawat dies at 71|work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]|date=18 April 2021|access-date=18 April 2021}}</ref> was an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was a member of the [[14th Lok Sabha]] of [[India]] and a 4 time MP. He represented the [[Almora (Lok Sabha constituency)|Almora]] constituency of [[Uttarakhand]].<br />
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He had to shift base to [[Nainital]] for the 15th Lok Sabha, as Almora was designated a reserved constituency. He however lost the Election to [[K. C. Singh Baba]] (INC).<br />
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Rawat died on 18 April 2021, aged 71 due to COVID-19.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/former-ukhand-bjp-president-and-union-min-bachi-singh-rawat-dies-due-to-covid-19/articleshow/82133205.cms|title = Former Uttarakhand BJP president and Union minister Bachi Singh Rawat dies due to Covid-19 &#124; Dehradun News - Times of India}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Bachi Singh Rawat was born in Thapla village, near Ranikhet, Almora district.<br />
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He graduated in Law from Lucknow University and went on to get a master's degree in Economics from Agra University.<br />
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==Positions held==<br />
*1991 – 92 and 1993 – 95: Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (two terms)<br />
*1991 – 92: Member, Library Committee<br />
*Aug – Dec 1992: Deputy Minister, Revenue, Uttar Pradesh<br />
*1994 – 95: Member, Education Committee and Member, Planning Committee<br />
*1996: Elected to 11th Lok Sabha<br />
*1996 – 97: Member, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution and Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications<br />
*1997 – 98: Member, House Committee<br />
*1998: Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)<br />
*1998 – 99: Member, Committee on Defence and its Sub-Committee-II and Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House and Member, Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of Parliament and Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting<br />
*1999: Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)<br />
*Oct – Nov 1999: Union Minister of State, Defence<br />
*22 Nov 1999–2004: Union Minister of State, Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology<br />
*2004–2009: Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term)<br />
*2007–2009: President, BJP Uttarakhand<br />
*2011–2012: Chairman, BJP Committee of Manifesto, 2012 Uttarakhand Assembly Elections<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071007101507/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=29 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]<br />
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[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1991–1993]]<br />
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[[Category:People from Haldwani]]<br />
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