Trivendra Singh Rawat

Trivendra Singh Rawat (born 20 December 1960)[2] is an Indian politician and is the eighth and current Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.

"T. S. Rawat" redirects here. For other uses, see T. S. Rawat (disambiguation).

Trivendra Singh Rawat
8th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
Assumed office
18 March 2017
GovernorBaby Rani Maurya
Preceded byHarish Rawat
Member of Uttarakhand Assembly
Assumed office
21 March 2017
Preceded byHira Singh Bisht
ConstituencyDoiwala
In office
2002–2012
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byRamesh Pokhriyal
ConstituencyDoiwala
Personal details
Born (1960-12-20) 20 December 1960[1]
Khairasain, Pauri Garhwal, Uttar Pradesh (now in Uttarakhand), India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party

Rawat was a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh from 1979 to 2002 and held the post of organising secretary of the Uttarakhand region, and later the Uttarakhand state, after the state's formation in 2000. He was elected from Doiwala in the State's first legislative assembly elections in 2002. He retained his seat in the 2007 elections and served as the State's Minister of Agriculture.[3][4]

As a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he served as Jharkhand's in-charge and Uttarakhand cadre's president. Winning from Doiwala again in 2017, he was named the Chief Minister after his party won majority and formed the government.[5]

Early life and career

Rawat was born on 20 December 1960[1] in the village of Khairasain in the Kotdwar tehsil, in Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand. He was the ninth and youngest child in the family. He obtained his master's degree in journalism from Birla Campus in Srinagar affiliated to the Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University.[6]

Rawat joined the right-wing organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in 1979 before becoming its pracharak (apostle) for the Dehradun region in 1985. Subsequently, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the political party associated with it. He was made BJP's organising secretary for the Uttarakhand region and worked with senior leader Lalji Tandon at the time. He was also actively involved in the Uttarakhand movement, during which he was arrested several times. After the region received statehood in 2000, Rawat was made the state cadre's BJP president.[6]

Rawat lost a by-election from Doiwala in 2014, when the seat was vacated by former chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal. In 2017 he won the same Assembly constituency of Doiwala.

His 27 July 2017 tweet about linguistic preferences sparked off a controversy and he was accused of preferring Garhwali language over the Kumaoni language.[7]

In July 2019, Rawat said that cow is the only animal that exhales oxygen and that living in close proximity to cows could cure tuberculosis.[8][9] This unscientific statement sparked off a controversy.[10]

References
  1. "Trivendra Singh Rawat journey from RSS pracharak to CM - त्रिवेंद्र सिंह रावत का आरएसएस प्रचारक से मुख्‍यमंत्री तक का सफर" (in Hindi). Jagran.com. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  2. "Trivendra Singh Rawat, an RSS 'pracharak' who struck it rich in politics". The Economic Times. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. "Trivendra Singh Rawat, ex-RSS pracharak, to be CM of Uttarakhand". The Indian Express. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  4. "Who is Trivendra Singh Rawat?". The Indian Express. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  5. "Uttarakhand: BJP MLA Trivendra Singh Rawat to take oath as chief minister". The Indian Express. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  6. Upadhyay, Kavita (18 March 2017). "Grassroots worker now set to lead". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  7. Pant, Neha (30 July 2017). "CM tweets in regional languages bring out Garhwal-Kumaon divide". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  8. "Cow is the only animal that exhales oxygen, says Uttarakhand CM". The Hindu. PTI. 26 July 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 July 2019.CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. "Cow is the only animal that exhales oxygen, says Uttarakhand CM". 27 July 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  10. "'Cows exhale oxygen, can cure tuberculosis': Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Rawat's bizarre claims spark row". Firstpost. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
Preceded by
Harish Rawat		 Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
18 March 2017 – Till Date		 Succeeded by
Incumbent


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