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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{for|the mountaineer|Harish Chandra Singh Rawat}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Harish Rawat
| image = HarishRawat.jpg
| order = 7th
| office = Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
| governor = [[Krishan Kant Paul]]
| term_start = 11 May 2016
| term_end = 18 March 2017
| predecessor = [[President's rule]]
| successor = [[Trivendra Singh Rawat]]
| governor1 = Krishan Kant Paul
| term_start1 = 21 April 2016
| term_end1 = 22 April 2016
| predecessor1 = President's rule
| successor1 = President's rule
| governor2 = [[Aziz Qureshi]] Krishan Kant Paul
| term_start2 = 1 February 2014
| term_end2 = 27 March 2016
| predecessor2 = [[Vijay Bahuguna]]
| successor2 = President's rule
| office4 = [[Minister of Water Resources (India)|Union Minister of Water Resources]]
| primeminister4 = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| term_start4 = 30 October 2012
| term_end4 = 31 January 2014
| predecessor4 = [[Pawan Kumar Bansal]]
| successor4 = [[Ghulam Nabi Azad]]
| office5 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency5 = [[Haridwar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Haridwar]]
| term_start5 = 2009
| term_end5 = 2014
| predecessor5 = [[Rajendra Kumar Badi]]
| successor5 = [[Ramesh Pokhriyal]]
| constituency6 = [[Almora (Lok Sabha constituency)|Almora]]
| term_start6 = 1980
| term_end6 = 1991
| predecessor6 = [[Murli Manohar Joshi]]
| successor6 = Jeewan Sharma
| office7 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| constituency7 = [[Rajya Sabha members from Uttarakhand|Uttarakhand]]
| term_start7 = 2002
| term_end7 = 2008
| predecessor7 = [[Manohar Kant Dhyani]]
| successor7 = [[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|04|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Ranikhet district|Almora]], [[United Provinces (1937–50)|United Provinces]], [[Dominion of India|India]] (now in [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]])
| alma_mater = [[University of Lucknow]]
| parents = [[Rajendra Singh Rawat]] (father) [[Devki Devi]] (mother)
| nationality = [[India]]n
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| citizenship = [[India]]
| occupation = [[Politician]]
| education = [[Bachelor of Arts]] [[L.L.B.]]
}}
'''Harish Singh Rawat''' (born 27 April 1948) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[politician]] who was [[Chief Minister of Uttarakhand]] from 2014 to 2017. A five-time [[Parliament of India|Member of Parliament]], Rawat is a leader of the [[Indian National Congress]] party. As a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|member]] of [[15th Lok Sabha]], Rawat served as [[Minister of Water Resources (India)|Union Minister of Water Resources]] in the [[Union Council of Ministers of India|cabinet]] of Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]] from 2012 to 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=88704|title=Harish Rawat Rawat takes Charge as Union Minister of Water Resources|publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]]}}</ref> He also worked as [[Minister (government)|Minister]] of State at the [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs]], [[Ministry of Agriculture (India)|Ministry of Agriculture]], [[Ministry of Food Processing Industries]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thehindu.com/news/national/union-council-of-ministers-july-12-2011/article2220841.ece|title=Union Council of Ministers|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=12 July 2011}}</ref> (2011–2012) and [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)|Ministry of Labour and Employment]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndtv.com/article/india/list-of-ministers-and-their-portfolios-3876|title=Ministers and their portfolios|publisher=[[NDTV]]|access-date=15 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129213748/http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/list-of-ministers-and-their-portfolios-3876|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> (2009–2011).

==Early life and education==
Harish Rawat was born in a [[Kumaoni people| Kumaoni]] [[Rajput]] family<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chaturvedi|first=Rakesh Mohan|title=Battle for Uttarakhand: Harish Rawat main hurdle for BJP|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/battle-for-uttarakhand-harish-rawat-main-hurdle-for-bjp/articleshow/55321005.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2020-07-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Not Just BJP, Congress' Harish Rawat Faces Ire of Party Workers Too as he Contests From Nainital : "I am Rana Sanga-Rajput King of 16 Century."|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/not-just-bjp-congress-harish-rawat-faces-ire-of-party-workers-as-he-contests-from-nainital-2076157.html|access-date=2020-07-27|website=News18|date=24 March 2019}}</ref> in Mohnari village (Adbora Mohnari Graam Sabha), near Chaunalia (263680), [[Ranikhet]] in [[Almora district]] of the [[United Provinces (1937–50)|United Provinces]] (now [[Uttarakhand]]) on 27 April 1948 to Rajendra Singh Rawat and Devki Devi. He studied from GIC Chaunalia in his early days. He received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] and [[Bachelor of Laws|LL.B.]] from [[Lucknow University]].<ref>[http://archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2864 Detailed Profile: Shri Harish Rawat] National Portal of India</ref> He is married to his fellow Congress member and politician Renuka Rawat who also obtained Bachelor of Law from Lucknow University.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Harish Rawat Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history|url=https://www.elections.in/political-leaders/harish-rawat.html/|access-date=2020-07-27|website=Elections in India}}</ref>

==Early political career==
Starting at village level politics, and after staying as a trade unionist and an [[Indian Youth Congress]] member for many years, he joined the [[Indian Parliament]] in 1980 as a member of the [[7th Lok Sabha]] by defeating the BJP veteran [[Murli Manohar Joshi]] from [[Almora]] parliamentary constituency, followed by the [[8th Lok Sabha]] and the [[9th Lok Sabha]]. He has been head of Congress Volunteer Wing, ''Congress Seva Dal'', since 1980.

==Later years==
In 2000, he was unanimously elected as President of [[Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080218154407/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2000/12/04/stories/1404229c.htm Harish Rawat elected Uttaranchal PCC chief ] ''[[The Hindu]]'', 4 December 2000.</ref> and remained so until he was replaced by [[Yashpal Arya]]. In 2002, he was elected as a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of Indian parliament.

In the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 general election]], he left his traditional stronghold of [[Almora]] after it became a reserved seat post [[delimitation]] to contest from [[Haridwar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Haridwar]], and won the election with over 3.3 Lakh of votes.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090519200056/http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionresults/constituency/28/28/hardwar.html Haridwar] [[CNN IBN]].</ref>

==Chief Minister of Uttarakhand==
In February 2014, Rawat took the oath of office as Chief Minister of [[Uttarakhand]] when [[Vijay Bahuguna]] resigned due to criticism of his handling of rehabilitation after [[2013 North India floods|June 2013 floods]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/uttarakhand-chief-minister-vijay-bahuguna-resigns/article5638527.ece|title = Bahuguna gives himself a parting gift|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 31 January 2014|last1 = Chandramohan|first1 = C. k.}}</ref> In July 2014, he won a by-election from [[Dharchula]] assembly seat by over 19,000 votes.<ref name="jiley-tu">{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-07-25/news/52026380_1_assembly-seat-dharchula-assembly-doiwala|title= Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat wins Dharchula's Assembly seat|access-date=27 July 2014|date = 9 August 2014|publisher=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref>

On 18 March 2016, nine Congress MLAs rebelled against Rawat, reducing the Congress-led Government to a minority. The Union Government decided to impose [[President's Rule]] in the state, and the order was signed by President [[Pranab Mukherjee]] on 27 March 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sting operation on Harish Rawat sea fate in Uttarakhand|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/sting-operation-on-harish-rawat-seals-congress-fate-in-uttarakhand/story-nM1NY7SpyBFki0TMoSnGfI.html|website=hindustantimes.com|date=28 March 2016|publisher=Hindustan Times|access-date=28 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=उत्तराखंड के पूर्व CM हरीश रावत के खिलाफ कथित MLA खरीद फरोख्त का मामला दर्ज |url=https://khabar.ndtv.com/news/uttarakhand/cbi-registered-case-against-former-uttarakhand-cm-harish-rawat-in-horse-trading-case-2121588 |website=ndtvkhabar.com}}</ref> He was later reinstated as Chief Minister on 11 May 2016 after winning the trust vote. On 11 March, Congress under the leadership of Harish Rawat lost the [[2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2017 Assembly Elections]] to [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]. He was also defeated from the two seats (Haridwar Rural and Kichcha) from which he contested.

==Positions held==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Description
|-
| 1980 - 1984
| Elected to [[7th Lok Sabha]]
* Member, House Committee
* Member, Public Accounts Committee
|-
| 1984 - 1989
| Elected to [[8th Lok Sabha]] (2nd term)
|-
| 1989 - 1991
| Elected to [[9th Lok Sabha]] (3rd term)
* Member, House Committee (1989–91)
* Member, Committee on Official Language (1990–91)
* Member, Consultative Committee of Ministry of Communications (1990–91)
|-
| 2002 - 2008
| Elected to [[Rajya Sabha]]
* Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development (2003–04)
* Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Power (2004–08)
* Member, Indian Council of Agricultural Research Society (2004–08)
* Member, Committee on [[Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme|MPLADS]] (Rajya Sabha) (2004–08)
|-
| 2009 - 2014
| Elected to [[15th Lok Sabha]] (4th term)
* Union Minister of State, Labour and Employment (2009–11)
* Union Minister of State, Agriculture and Food Processing Industries (2011 - 2012)
* Union Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs (2011 - 2012)
* Union Cabinet Minister, Water Resources (2012–14)
|-
| 2014 - 2017
| Elected to [[Third Uttarakhand Assembly|3rd Uttarakhand Assembly]] in bye Election
* [[Chief Minister of Uttarakhand|8th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand]] (2014–17)
|}

==Elections contested==
===[[Lok Sabha]]===
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!width=50|Year
!width=120|Constituency
!width=70|Result
!width=70|Vote percentage
!width=150|Opposition Candidate
!width=70|Opposition Party
!width=70|Opposition vote percentage
!width=25|Ref
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]|| [[Almora (Lok Sabha constituency)|Almora]] ||{{Won}}|| 46.31% || [[Murli Manohar Joshi]] ||[[Janata Party|JNP]]||21.27% || <ref>[http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/Pconstituency.aspx?eid=530&cid=3]</ref>
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]|| [[Almora (Lok Sabha constituency)|Almora]] ||{{Won}}|| 61.26% || [[Murli Manohar Joshi]] ||[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]||14.79% || <ref>[http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/Pconstituency.aspx?eid=461&cid=3]</ref>
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]|| [[Almora (Lok Sabha constituency)|Almora]] ||{{Won}}|| 42.45% || [[Kashi Singh Airy]] ||[[Uttarakhand Kranti Dal|UKD]]||39.39% || <ref>[http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/Pconstituency.aspx?eid=488&cid=3]</ref>
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]|| [[Almora (Lok Sabha constituency)|Almora]] ||{{Lost}}|| 37% || Jeewan Sharma ||[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]||45.94% || <ref>[http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/Pconstituency.aspx?eid=677&cid=3]</ref>
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]|| [[Almora (Lok Sabha constituency)|Almora]] ||{{Lost}}|| 26.59% || [[Bachi Singh Rawat]] ||[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]||41.05% || <ref>[http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/Pconstituency.aspx?eid=414&cid=3]</ref>
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]|| [[Almora (Lok Sabha constituency)|Almora]] ||{{Lost}}|| 33.60% || [[Bachi Singh Rawat]] ||[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]||52.39% || <ref>[http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/Pconstituency.aspx?eid=377&cid=3]</ref>
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]|| [[Almora (Lok Sabha constituency)|Almora]] ||{{Lost}}|| 45.50% || [[Bachi Singh Rawat]] ||[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]||48.39% || <ref>[http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/Pconstituency.aspx?eid=346&cid=3]</ref>
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]|| [[Haridwar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Haridwar]] ||{{Won}}|| 42.16% || Swami Yatindranand Giri ||[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]||25.99% || <ref>[http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/Pconstituency.aspx?eid=303&cid=5]</ref>
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]|| [[Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar]] ||{{Lost}}|| 34.41% || [[Ajay Bhatt (politician)|Ajay Bhatt]] ||[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]||61.65% || <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS284.htm?ac=4|title = Election Commission of India}}</ref>
|}

===[[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]]===
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!width=100|Year
!width=80|Constituency
!width=70|Result
!width=70|Vote percentage
!width=150|Opposition Candidate
!width=70|Opposition Party
!width=70|Opposition vote percentage
!width=25|Ref
|-
|[[2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2014 (Bye Elect)]]|| [[Dharchula (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Dharchula]] ||{{Won}}|| 72.83% || Vishnu Dutt || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] || 24.75% || <ref>[http://election.uk.gov.in/Bye_Election_2014/Result-Bye_Election_2014/Form-21D&21E-42-Dharchula.pdf]</ref>
|-
|[[2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2017]]|| [[Haridwar Rural (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Haridwar Rural]] ||{{Lost}}|| 33.28% || [[Yatishwaranand]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]|| 45.78% ||
|-
|[[2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2017]]|| [[Kichha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kichha]] ||{{Lost}}|| 43.66% || [[Rajesh Shukla]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]||45.77% ||
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
12. उत्तराखंड के मुख्यमंत्री ने प्रवासियों से कहा - घर लौट आओ प्लीज
http://www.uttarakhandnews.org/2015/02/uttarakhandchiefministerharishrawat_4.html

==External links==
*[http://cm.uk.gov.in Official website of CM of Uttarakhand]
* {{Twitter|harishrawatcmuk}}
* {{Facebook|harishrawatcmuk}}
* {{Instagram|harishrawatcmuk}}
* {{Telegram|harishrawatcmuk}}

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