Pushkar Singh Dhami
Chief Minister of Uttarakhand (born 1975)
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Pushkar Singh Dhami was born in a Kumaoni Rajput family at Tundi village of Pithoragarh. His ancestral village is Harkhola, Pithoragarh district in the state of Uttarakhand. His family moved to Tundi village where he studied until 5th standard. After that, they moved to Nagla Tarai Bhabar, Khatima. His father was in the army and retired as a Subedar.
He graduated from Lucknow University in Human Resource Management and pursued LL.B. from University of Lucknow. He has also served as an adviser to Bhagat Singh Koshiyari while Koshiyari was serving as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand in 2001.
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Political career
Dhami started his political career in 1990 with Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the student wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Pushkar Singh Dhami worked as a political adviser to former CM Bhagat Singh Koshyari. He also served as the state president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha until 2008. During this time, he was credited with asserting the state government to reserve 70% of opportunities for the local youth in industries of the state. On 2021, in political crisis Dhami to be considered as the deputy chief minister.
Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
On 3 July 2021, he was sworn in as the 10th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, after the resignation of Tirath Singh Rawat due to political crisis regarding his legitimacy to hold the post and assumed office on 4 July 2021. He became the youngest Chief Minister of Uttarakhand at the age of 45.
Vidhan Sabha election, 2022
Pushkar Singh Dhami, the current chief minister and a CM face, lost the 2021 legislative election against congress candidate, Bhuwan Chandra Kapri from Khatima constituency of Uttarakhand legislative assembly. He was re-elected for the position of Chief Minister of Uttarakhand on 21 March 2022. On 3 June 2022 he won the Champawat Assembly bypoll, which was allowed by the resignation of incumbent Kailash Chandra Gahtori by a landslide, securing over 93.5% of the total votes polled.