Harak Singh Rawat

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Dr. Harak Singh Rawat
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Office Cabinet Minister to the Government of Uttarakhand[1]
Office Member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly











Born 1960-12-15 (age 66)
Born Srinagar, Uttarakhand, India





Political party Indian National Congress Template:Small






Dr. Harak Singh Rawat (born 15 December 1960) is a prominent political leader of the Uttarakhand state in India. He is a member of Indian National Congress after being expelled from the BJP in 2022.[2][3][4] He became the youngest Minister of Uttar Pradesh State in the year 1991 and also won assembly election from Pauri as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He has also won as an MLA from Rudraprayag, Lansdowne and Kotdwar and is one of the few leaders in the state with a wide appeal in a large area. He unsuccessfully contested as a candidate of Indian National Congress from Garhwal in 2014 Indian general election.[5][6][7] He was expelled from BJP and the Cabinet led by Pushkar Singh Dhami stating that he has indulged in anti-party activities as he was demanding ticket for the Uttarakhand Assembly Elections 2022. He later joined Congress in the presence of former Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat.

Early life and education

Rawat completed postgraduate work in arts in 1984 and earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Military Science from Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand in 1996.[8]

Controversies

Supreme Court of India held Mr Rawat and divisional forest officer(DFO) Kishan Chand responsible for felling of thousands of trees in Corbett Tiger Reserve and causing damage to the environment. It said “In blatant disregard of the law and for commercial purposes the then forest minister and DFO Kishan Chand indulged in illicit felling of trees on a mass scale to construct buildings on pretext of tourism promotion". The Supreme Court further directed the state government to restore the forest back to its original condition and recoup the costs from the minister and the DFO .

Mr. Rawat has also been accused of protecting the DFO by giving him postings against the forest secretary recommendation of suspending him due to irregularities allegations against the DFO in his prior postings.

Politics

  • In 2017 elected from Kotdwara Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha[9][10]
  • In 2012 elected from Rudraprayag Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha
  • In 2007 elected as Leader of opposition Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha[11]
  • In 2007 was re-elected from Lansdowne Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha
  • In 2002 after winning from Lansdowne Constituency was designated Cabinet Minister of four departments – Revenue, Food & Civil Supplies, Disaster Management and Rehabilitation
  • In 2002 was elected as MLA from 32 Lansdowne Vidhan Sabha Constituency
  • In 1997 was appointed member of Uttar Pradesh Congress Working Committee
  • From 1997–present member of Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee
  • In 1997 was appointed vice-chairman (Equivalent to Cabinet Minister Rank) in Uttar Pradesh Khadi Gram Udyog Board
  • In 1993 was re-elected as M.L.A. from Pauri Assembly
  • From 1991 to 1993 was youngest Tourism Minister in U.P.
  • In 1991 won assembly election from Pauri and became youngest Minister of U.P. State

Positions held

Year Description
1991–1993 Elected to 11th Uttar Pradesh Assembly from Pauri Assembly (1st term)
1993–1995 Elected to 12th Uttar Pradesh Assembly from Pauri Assembly (2nd term)
2002–2007 Elected to 1st Uttarakhand Assembly from Lansdowne Assembly (3rd term)
  • Cabinet Minister
2007–2012 Elected to 2nd Uttarakhand Assembly from Lansdowne Assembly (4th term)
  • Leader of Opposition
2012–2017 Elected to 3rd Uttarakhand Assembly from Rudraprayag Assembly (5th term)
  • Cabinet Minister
2017–2022 Elected to 4th Uttarakhand Assembly from Kotdwar Assembly (6th term)
  • Cabinet Minister

Electoral Performances

Year Election Party Constituency Name Result Votes gained Vote share% Margin Ref
1989 10th Uttar Pradesh Assembly rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | BJP  Pauri Template:Lost 3,375 5.00% 18,312
1991 11th Uttar Pradesh Assembly Pauri Template:Won 31,997 48.70% 10,692
1993 12th Uttar Pradesh Assembly Pauri Template:Won 28,585 39.70% 5,326
1996 13th Uttar Pradesh Assembly style="background-color: Template:Party color" | JD  Pauri Template:Lost 18,816 22.60% 27,416
1998 12th Lok Sabha style="background-color: Template:Party color" | BSP Garhwal Template:Lost 41,268 8.16% 2,38,990 [1]
2002 1st Uttarakhand Assembly rowspan="4" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | INC  Lansdowne Template:Won 8,914 34.45% 468
2007 2nd Uttarakhand Assembly Lansdowne Template:Won 12,899 41.97% 3,818
2012 3rd Uttarakhand Assembly Rudraprayag Template:Won 15,469 29.01% 1,326
2014 16th Lok Sabha Garhwal Template:Lost 2,21,164 32.43% 1,84,526 [2]
2017 4th Uttarakhand Assembly style="background-color: Template:Party color" | BJP  Kotdwar Template:Won 39,859 56.06% 11,318

References

  1. ↑ Cabinet Minister Of Uttarakhand Dr Harak Singh Rawat Inaugurates 50 Bedded Make-Shift Hospital In Kumbh mela 2021. Business World. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  2. ↑ Dr. Harak Singh Rawat, M.L.A.
  3. ↑ Congress struggles to find chief minister in Uttarakhand
  4. ↑ Rawat booked in a Case. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 25 February 2014.Template:Dead link
  5. ↑ Dr. Harak Singh Rawat Not To Contest 2022 Uttarakhand Assembly Polls. NDTV. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  6. ↑ Watch: Uttarakhand Minister Fights Forest Fire With Shrub As He's Filmed. NDTV. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  7. ↑ उत्तराखंड में भाजपा की कमान किसे, सीएम तो कोई रावत ही बनेगा. News Track. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  8. ↑ DR. HARAK SINGH RAWAT GARHWAL (UTTARAKHAND) information. myneta.info.
  9. ↑ हरक सिंह रावत ने CM तीरथ को कोटद्वार सीट की ऑफर, पर बदले में…. Hill Mail. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  10. ↑ मैं बहुत जिद्दी हूं, विधायक-मंत्री रहूं या न रहूं, जनता के लिए कोटद्वार में अस्पताल बनेगा - हरक सिंह रावत. Amar Ujala. Retrieved 2021-01-02.Template:Dead link
  11. ↑ Dr. Harak Singh Rawat, M.L.A. from 32- Lansdowne Vidhan Sabha Uttarakhand. legislativebodiesinindia.gov.in. Retrieved 14 May 2014.

11.Ex-minister, DFO must pay for tree-felling in Corbett: SC

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