Dhan Singh Rawat
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Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat | |
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| Minister of Higher Education, Govt of Uttarakhand, Member of legislative assembly | |
| Constituency | Srinagar Garhwal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 October 1972 Paithani (Naugoan), Pauri Garhwal |
| Political party | BJP |
| Spouse | Deepa Rawat |
| Residence | Dehradun |
Dhan Singh Rawat (born 7 October 1972) is an Indian politician, 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, and as a State Minister.
Dhan Singh Rawat was born in a hamlet in Pauri Garhwal and educated at the village school. He earned master's and doctoral degrees from Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University.[1]
A party secretary for the BJP in Uttarakhand,[2] he failed to gain election to the state legislature in 2012 in the constituency of Srinagar Garhwal;[1] he entered the legislature in 2017[3] and has since served as a State Minister (Independent Charge) with responsibility for higher education,[4] cooperatives, dairy development and protocols.[5]
References
- ^ a b "About Us", Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat, Blogspot, retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ PTI, "BJP declares candidates for Uttarakhand polls", NDTV, 9 January 2012.
- ^ Sanjay Singh, "Trivendra Singh Rawat sworn in as Uttarakhand CM", The Economic Times, 18 March 2017.
- ^ PNS, "Higher Education Min Dhan Singh Rawat draws flak", Daily Pioneer, 14 January 2020.
- ^ "State Minister (Independent Charge)", Chief Minister, Government of Uttarakhand, retrieved 10 March 2020.
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