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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Dinesh Dhanai
|native_name = दिनेश धनै
|image =
|office =
|constituency = [[Tehri (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Tehri]]
|term_start = 2012
|term_end = 2017
|predecessor = [[Kishore Upadhyaya]]
|successor = [[Dhan Singh Negi]]
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|11|04|df=y}}
|parents = Gabbar Singh Dhanai and Phool Devi
|birth_place = Village-Khand Patti, [[Tehri Garhwal district]], India
|party = [[Uttrakhand JanEkta Party]]
|otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]] (1986-2003)
}}

'''Dinesh Dhanai''' (born 4 November 1970) is an Indian politician.<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120310/main3.htm The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News]</ref><ref>[http://www.euttaranchal.com/uttaranchal/vidhan-sabha-seats-uttarakhand.php Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha Seats | Uttaranchal MLAs | Uttarakhand Govt]<br/>[http://election.uk.gov.in/affidavit2012/AC13CANDIDATE.htm Election 2012...List of Candidates]</ref><ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2013/nov/03/travel/la-tr-india-20131103 At India's lauded Ananda spa, a restless vata dosha learns to relaxAt Ananda spa, in the Himalayan foothills of India, guests can clear a gentle path to inner stillness. - Los...]</ref><ref>[http://www.firstpost.com/politics/bahuguna-talks-with-senior-congress-leaders-in-new-delhi-251563.html Bahuguna talks with senior Congress leaders in New Delhi | Firstpost]</ref><ref>[http://m.indianexpress.com/news/uttarakhand-congress-claims-simple-majority-to-meet-guv/921703/ Uttarakhand: Congress stakes claim to form govt - Indian Express Mobile]</ref> He has run as an independent [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] in [[New Tehri|Tehri]] (2012-2017) and served as a minister in the last Congress government in [[Uttarakhand]].

==Early life and education==
Dinesh Dhanai was born in 1970 in the village of Khand Gaon (Patti Athoor) near Old Tehri, [[Tehri Garhwal district]], into a [[Rajput]] family, to Gabbar Singh Dhanai and Phool Devi. He is an alumnus of SRTC Campus Old Tehri (Tehri Garhwal). He started his political career as a party worker in 1986.

==Political career==
Dhanai joined the [[Indian National Congress]] in 1986 at [[Garhwal University]] (SRTC). He also served as a president of his university in 1992 - SRTC [[Garhwal University]] (Old Tehri). Over the years, he has held several positions such as Joint Secretary, UP Youth Congress (2nd term) in 1994; Chairman- Urban Co-Operative Bank Ltd., Tehri Garhwal in 1995; Vice President, UP Youth Congress, 1999.

In 2003, he stood as an Independent candidate from Tehri Nagar Palika, defeating both Congress and BJP candidates. He served there until 2008. During his chairmanship, he contested legislative assembly elections in 2007 as an independent candidate and came in third place.

Dhanai again ran as an independent for the same seat in [[2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2012]]. His attempt to enter the legislative assembly was successful, with a close margin from the INC and BJP.

He served as chairman of Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam as MoS for two years.

In 2014, he was inducted into [[Harish Rawat]]'s cabinet.

===Uttarakhand Jan Ekta Party===
In 2019, Dhanai announced the formation of a new political party, the Uttarakhand Jan Ekta Party, with the intent of representing issues relating to the state of Uttarakhand on the national level.<ref>{{Cite web|title=उत्तराखंड जन एकता पार्टी के गठन की घोषणा|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttarakhand/tehri/story-declaration-of-formation-of-uttarakhand-jan-ekta-party-2854001.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=उत्तराखंड जन एकता पार्टी में शामिल हुये कई लोग|work=Live hindustan|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttarakhand/tehri/story-many-people-joined-uttarakhand-jan-ekta-party-4230429.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=पूर्व पर्यटन मंत्री दिनेश धनै ने बनाई उत्तराखंड जन एकता पार्टी|work=navosdyatimes|url=https://www.navodayatimes.in/news/khabre/former-tourism-minister-dinesh-dhanai-formed-uttarakhand-jan-ekta-party/129887/}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://myneta.info/utk07/candidate.php?candidate_id=249 Dinesh Dhanai (Independent(IND): Constituency - Tehri (Tehri Garhwal) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:]
* [http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/wire-news/dinesh-dhanaiindependent-mlatehri-who-had_716728.html Dinesh Dhanai, an independent MLA from Tehri - Moneycontrol.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140520071939/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/dehradun/uttarakhand-cm-drops-amrita-inducts-dinesh/article1-1220975.aspx Uttarakhand CM drops Amrita, inducts Dinesh - Hindustan Times]
* [http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20140519/2394977.html Uttarakhand Governor Aziz Qureshi today administered the oath of office as Cabinet minister to MLA (Tehri Vidhan Sabha constituency) Dinesh Dhanai.]

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