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{{short description|Indian politician}}{{other people|Dhan Singh|Dhan Singh (name)}}
{{distinguish|Dhan Singh Rawat (Rajasthan politician)|}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat
| image =File:The Higher Education Minister of Uttarakhand, Shri Dhan Singh Rawat calls on the Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Sushri Uma Bharti, in New Delhi on July 14, 2017 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Rawat in 2017
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1972|10|07|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Pauri Garhwal district|Paithani]], [[Uttarakhand]], India
| residence = [[Dehradun]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = Minister of Higher Education, Govt of Uttarakhand
| 1blankname = [[List of Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata = [[Trivendra Singh Rawat]]<br>[[Tirath Singh Rawat]]<br>[[Pushkar Singh Dhami]]
| term_start = 18 March 2017
| term_end =
| predecessor =
|office2=[[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly|Member of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]]
|term_start2=11 March 2017
|predecessor2=[[Ganesh Godiyal]]
|constituency2=[[Srinagar Assembly constituency|Srinagar]]
| successor =
| party ={{flagicon image|}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| religion =
| spouse =Deepa Rawat
| children =
| website =
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'''Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat''' (born 7 October 1972) is a Cabinet Minister<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.com/news/india/who-is-dhan-singh-rawat-the-man-who-will-likely-be-chosen-by-bjp-as-new-uttarakhand-cm-4480525/|title= Who Is Dhan Singh Rawat: The Man Who Will Likely Be Chosen By BJP as New Uttarakhand CM|website= india.com|language=en |access-date=2021-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abplive.com/states/up-uk/first-time-mla-dhan-singh-rawat-can-be-next-chief-minister-of-uttarakhand-1809460|title= Dhan Singh Rawat Profile: पहली बार विधायक बने धन सिंह रावत को मिल सकती है उत्तराखंड की कमान, जानिए इनके बारे में|website= abp news|language=hi |access-date=2021-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/uttarakhand-cm-candidate-who-is-dhan-singh-rawat-1777477-2021-03-09|title= Uttarakhand CM candidate: Who is Dhan Singh Rawat?|website= India Today|language=en |access-date=2021-03-09}}</ref> of Uttarakhand and a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP). He has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of [[Uttarakhand]], representing the constituency of Srinagar Garhwal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/ukhand-cm-expands-cabinet-11-ministers-take-oath/articleshow/81472778.cms|title= Uttarakhand CM expands cabinet; 11 ministers take oath|website= Times of India|language=en |access-date=2021-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/who-is-dhan-singh-rawat-uttarakhand-chief-minister-689803|title= Dhan Singh Rawat frontrunner to replace Trivendra Singh Rawat as Uttarakhand Chief Minister|website= India Tv|language=en |access-date=2021-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aajtak.in/india/uttarakhand/story/dhan-singh-rawat-who-can-become-new-cm-of-uttarakhand-after-trivendra-singh-rawat-1219628-2021-03-10|title= कौन हैं धन सिंह रावत? जो बन सकते हैं उत्तराखंड के नए मुख्यमंत्री!|website= Aajtak|language=hi |access-date=2021-03-10}}</ref>

==Personal life and career==
Dhan Singh Rawat was born in a hamlet in [[Pauri Garhwal district|Pauri Garhwal]] and educated at the village school. He earned master's and doctoral degrees from [[Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University]] in History.<ref name=bio>[http://drdhansinghrawat.blogspot.com/p/about-us.html "About Us"], Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat, Blogspot, retrieved 10 March 2020.</ref>
A party secretary for the BJP in Uttarakhand,<ref>PTI, [https://www.ndtv.com/assembly/bjp-declares-candidates-for-uttarakhand-polls-567795 "BJP declares candidates for Uttarakhand polls"], NDTV, 9 January 2012.</ref> he failed to gain election to the state legislature in 2012 in the constituency of [[Srinagar, Uttarakhand|Srinagar Garhwal]];<ref name=bio/> he entered the legislature in 2017<ref>Sanjay Singh, [https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/trivendra-singh-rawat-sworn-in-as-uttarakhand-cm/articleshow/57704754.cms?from=mdr "Trivendra Singh Rawat sworn in as Uttarakhand CM"], ''The Economic Times'', 18 March 2017.</ref> and has since served as a Cabinet Minister with responsibility for health, higher education,<ref>PNS, [https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/state-editions/higher-education-min-dhan-singh-rawat-draws-flak.html "Higher Education Min Dhan Singh Rawat draws flak"], ''Daily Pioneer'', 14 January 2020.</ref> cooperatives, disaster management, dairy development and protocols.<ref>[https://cm.uk.gov.in/pages/display/1200-state-minister-(independent-charge) "State Minister (Independent Charge)"], Chief Minister, Government of Uttarakhand, retrieved 10 March 2020.</ref>

== Controversy ==
Dhan Singh Rawat has landed into controversy after he purportedly said in a viral video that the government was thinking of "using an app to control the intensity of rainfall". As an aftermath, a lot of statements came to light accusing Dhan Singh Rawat of forging his doctorate. The statement is believed to have been made at a recent media interaction which detailed steps taken by the government to tackle rain-related damage.
<ref>{{Cite news|date=1 September 2021|title=Uttarakhand: BJP Minister suggests 'app to divert rain'; gets mocked|work=Yahoo News|url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/uttarakhand-bjp-minister-suggests-app-121842539.html|access-date=18 October 2021}}</ref>

To which former chief minister and Congress veteran [[Harish Rawat]] took a jibe saying, “Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Dhami should propose his cabinet minister's name for Bharat Ratna.”<ref>{{Cite news|date=1 September 2021|title=Working on app to control rain: Uttarakhand minister Dhan Singh Rawat|work=Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/working-on-app-to-control-rain-ukhand-min/articleshow/85812331.cms|access-date=18 October 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1972 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Pauri Garhwal district]]
[[Category:Uttarakhand MLAs 2022–2027]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University alumni]]
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