Pushkar Singh Dhami Biography: Age, Birth, Early Life, Family, Political Career, and more about CM of Uttarakhand
Pushkar Singh Dhami Biography: The oath-taking ceremony of Pushkar Singh Dhami as the 11th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand will take place today. As per sources, it will start at 2:30 pm at the Parade Ground, Dehradun. The ceremony is scheduled to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and BJP President JP Nadda
The ceremony will also be attended by the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his counterparts from Madhya Pradesh and Haryana.
Pushkar Singh Dhami's cabinet will also take oath during the ceremony. Uttarakhand BJP media in-charge Manveer Chauhan said, "Small poojas have also been organized at worker shakti kendras by workers before arriving at the (oath ceremony) venue." Apart from ministers, renowned social workers, literature, writers, and seers of temples and mutts have also been invited.
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मुझे उत्तराखण्ड राज्य के ‘मुख्य सेवक’ का पुनः दायित्व दिए जाने पर मैं प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी, भाजपा के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष श्री @JPNadda जी, केंद्रीय गृह मंत्री श्री @AmitShah जी व केंद्रीय रक्षा मंत्री श्री @rajnathsingh जी सहित शीर्ष नेतृत्व का आभार प्रकट करता हूं pic.twitter.com/B4Tq7c4Np7
— Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) March 21, 2022
माननीय केंद्रीय रक्षा मंत्री श्री @rajnathsingh जी आपका स्नेह व आशीर्वाद मुझे सदैव प्राप्त हुआ है, देवभूमि आगमन पर आपका हार्दिक स्वागत एवं अभिनन्दन। https://t.co/lK8aJ7gDqs
— Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) March 23, 2022
देश के माननीय केन्द्रीय रक्षा मंत्री श्री @rajnathsingh जी के देवभूमि उत्तराखण्ड आगमन पर हार्दिक स्वागत एवं अभिनंदन। pic.twitter.com/AsFrS4PL3Y
— Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) March 23, 2022देश के माननीय केन्द्रीय गृहमंत्री श्री @AmitShah जी के देवभूमि उत्तराखण्ड आगमन पर हार्दिक स्वागत एवं अभिनंदन। pic.twitter.com/NtnQ1ivTUI
— Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) March 23, 2022भारतीय जनता पार्टी के माननीय राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष श्री @JPNadda जी के देवभूमि उत्तराखण्ड आगमन पर हार्दिक स्वागत एवं अभिनंदन। pic.twitter.com/dOwREmY0py
— Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) March 23, 2022विश्व के सर्वाधिक लोकप्रिय नेता माननीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी का देवभूमि उत्तराखण्ड आगमन पर हार्दिक स्वागत एवं अभिनंदन pic.twitter.com/XpiNKC75uf
— Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) March 23, 2022Pushkar Singh Dhami is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is set to continue as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. The oath ceremony as the 11th CM of Uttarakhand will take place on March 23, 2022 (Wednesday). On March 21, 2022, the decision was announced after the meeting of the BJP's legislature party in Dehradun. The meeting was also attended by Union Minister Rajnath Singh and senior leader Meenakshi Lekhi at the state party headquarters in Dehradun. Take a look at his early life, family, education, political career, and more.
Pushkar Singh Dhami: Key Facts
| Born | 16 September 1975 |
| Place of Birth | Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India |
| Age | 46 (2021) |
| Parents | Father: Sher Singh Dhami Mother: Vishna Dhami |
| Spouse(s) | Geeta Dhami |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Post Graduation in (MHRM&IR) LLB, Diploma in Public Administration |
| Alma mater | University of Lucknow |
| Political Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Pushkar Singh Dhami Biography: Birth, Family, Early Life, Education, Wife, Children
He was born on September 16, 1975, in the Tundi village of Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand. Harkhola is the ancestral village. His family moved to Tundi village, and he studied there till his 5th standard. Then, he and his family moved to Nagla, Tarai Bhabar, Khatima. His father was a retired Subehdar in the Army.
He completed his graduation in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations from Lucknow University. Then, he pursued his LLB from the University of Lucknow. In 2001, when Koshiyari was serving as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, he served as an adviser and officer on special duty to Bhagat Singh Koshiyari.
He was the only son after three sisters, and so the responsibilities surrounding the family always remained high. He was married to Geeta Dhami.
Since childhood, he did social work. In Lucknow University, Pushkar Singh Dhami played a crucial role in the operation of the education system.
Pushkar Singh Dhami: Political Career
In the year 1990, he started his political career with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, which is the student wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He had various responsibilities and played a major role in organising and conducting the National Conference of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad as State Minister in Lucknow.
From 2002 to 2008, he was the president of the BJP's Uttarakhand Yuva Morcha twice. At this point in time, he was also credited with asserting that the state government should restore 70% of the opportunities for the local youth in the industries of the state.
Pushkar Dhami has so far successfully contested twice from the Khatima seat in Udham Singh Nagar. The margin of victory was just 2,709 votes in 2017. As per the election commission data, Pushkar Dhami, in the last assembly election, secured 36.92 percent of the votes, and runner-up Congress candidate Kapri received 33.53 percent of the votes.
But in 2012, the margin was comparatively larger. He had then defeated Congress candidate Devendra Chand by a margin of 5,394 votes.
He was sworn in as the 10th CM of Uttarakhand in July 2021. At the age of 45, he became the youngest Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. On March 21, 2022, he was re-elected to the position of Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.
In the legislative election of 2022, he lost to the Congress candidate, Bhuwan Chandra Kapri, from the Khatima constituency of the Uttarakhand legislative assembly.
Despite losing his seat from the Khatima constituency, Pushkar Singh Dhami will take the oath as 11th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. The oath ceremony will take place on March 23, 2022 (Wednesday). For a second consecutive term, the Bharatiya Janata Party retained power in Uttarakhand.
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