Dhan Singh Rawat

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.

Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat
Minister of Higher Education, Govt of Uttarakhand, Member of legislative assembly
ConstituencySrinagar Garhwal
Personal details
Born (1972-10-07) 7 October 1972
Paithani (Naugoan), Pauri Garhwal
Political partyBJP
Spouse(s)Deepa Rawat
ResidenceDehradun

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
  1. "About Us", Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat, Blogspot, retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. PTI, "BJP declares candidates for Uttarakhand polls", NDTV, 9 January 2012.
  3. Sanjay Singh, "Trivendra Singh Rawat sworn in as Uttarakhand CM", The Economic Times, 18 March 2017.
  4. PNS, "Higher Education Min Dhan Singh Rawat draws flak", Daily Pioneer, 14 January 2020.
  5. "State Minister (Independent Charge)", Chief Minister, Government of Uttarakhand, retrieved 10 March 2020.


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