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| birth_date = 1 February 1957
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| birth_place = [[Rudrapur, Uttarakhand|Rudrapur]], [[India]]
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| residence = [[Rudrapur, Uttarakhand|Rudrapur]], [[India]]
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| office1 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]]
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| term_start1 = 1993
| office = Working President of [[Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee]], (Former) Health Minister Govt of Uttarakhand
| term_end1 = 2002
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| constituency1 = [[Haldwani Assembly constituency|Haldwani]]
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| office2 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]]
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| term_start2 = 2002
| party =[[Indian National Congress]]  
| term_end2 = 2012
| constituency2 = Rudrapur-Kichha
| office3 = Minister of Health, Family Welfare, AYUSH and Medical Education, Govt. of Uttarakhand
| term_start3 = 2002
| term_end3 = 2007
| office4 = Minister of Transport, Food and Civil Supplies, Govt. of Uttarakhand
| term_start4 = 2001
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| constituency5 = [[Kichha Assembly constituency|Kichha]]
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| party = [[Indian National Congress]] (since 2002)
| otherparty = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (until 2002)
| spouse = Veena Behar
| spouse = Veena Behar
| children = 2 Sons, 2 Daughters
| children = 2 Sons, 2 Daughters
| residence = [[Rudrapur, Uttarakhand|Rudrapur]], India
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'''Tilak Raj Behar''' ([[Hindi]]: '''तिलक राज बेहड़''', born 1 February 1957) is an [[India]]n politician. He is currently the Working President of [[Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee]].<ref name=eleven>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/ganesh-godiyal-appointed-uttarakhand-cong-chief-pritam-singh-made-clp-leader/2126238 | title=Outlook, India | date= | access-date=2021-07-22}}</ref> He has been Health Minister in [[Government of Uttarakhand]] and Deputy Leader of Opposition of [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]].<ref name=ten>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100330/dplus.htm#1 |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Dehradun Plus |website=Tribuneindia.com |date= |access-date=2017-02-24}}</ref>
'''Tilak Raj Behar''' (Hindi: तिलक राज बेहड़, born 1 February 1957) is an Indian politician. He currently serves as the MLA for the 67-[[Kichha Assembly constituency|Kichha Vidhan Sabha]] constituency in [[Uttarakhand]]. He has held positions such as Health Minister in the [[Government of Uttarakhand]], Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]],<ref name=ten>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100330/dplus.htm#1 |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Dehradun Plus |website=Tribuneindia.com |date= |access-date=2017-02-24}}</ref> and Working President of the [[Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee]].<ref name="eleven">{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/ganesh-godiyal-appointed-uttarakhand-cong-chief-pritam-singh-made-clp-leader/2126238 | title=Outlook, India | date= | access-date=2021-07-22}}</ref>
 
He has been elected to the Legislative Assembly of [[Uttar Pradesh]]/[[Uttarakhand]] four times consecutively - having won from  [[Haldwani]]-[[Nainital]] Assembly Constituency in Uttar Pradesh in 1993 and 1996 and from [[Rudrapur, Uttarakhand|Rudrapur]]-[[Kichha]] Assembly Constituency in Uttarakhand in 2002 and 2007.
 
Behar is a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC). He is the face of Congress in the Terai Region of Uttarakhand. He has served the people of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh by serving in various capacities - some of them being (though not limited to) Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Minister of Transport, Food and Civil Supplies, Govt of Uttarakhand, Deputy Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly, Chairman of Mandi Parishad of Uttarakhand and Chairman of Uttarakhand State Seed and Organic Production Certification Agency.


Behar shot to prominence through his effective handling of the Health Ministry in the state of Uttarakhand from 2002 to 2007 in the [[Narayan Dutt Tiwari]] Cabinet. It was during this term, that the First Health Policy of the newly formed state was formulated,<ref name=four>{{cite web|url=http://www.policyproject.com/pubs/countryreports/UTTAR_WKSP.pdf |title=Workshop Proceedings |website=Policyproject.com |access-date=2017-02-24}}</ref> the National Rural Health Mission was launched in the state, new Medical Colleges were set up<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020326/nation.htm |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Nation |website=Tribuneindia.com |date= |access-date=2017-02-24}}</ref> and a number of jobs were created in the State Health Department.
He has been elected to the Legislative Assembly of [[Uttar Pradesh]]/[[Uttarakhand]] five times - having won from [[Haldwani]] Assembly Constituency in Uttar Pradesh in 1993 and 1996, from [[Rudrapur, Uttarakhand|Rudrapur]]-[[Kichha]] Assembly Constituency in Uttarakhand in 2002 and 2007, and from [[Kichha]] Assembly Constituency in Uttarakhand in 2022.


In 2007 an attempt on his life was made, on the rudrapur-kichha road.
Behar is a member of the [[Indian National Congress]], though he was formerly associated with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He has held positions such as Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Minister of Transport, Food and Civil Supplies in the Uttarakhand government, Chairman of Mandi Parishad of Uttarakhand, and Chairman of Uttarakhand State Seed and Organic Production Certification Agency.


In this term, he was instrumental on setting up of SIIDCUL Industrial Estate in Rudrapur, changing the face of the city by bringing in huge employment opportunities and prosperity in the region. He has also been instrumental in setting up a large number of government schools in the region thereby enabling a lot of children to go to school.
Behar came to prominence through his handling of the Health Ministry in the state of Uttarakhand from 2002 to 2007 in the [[Narayan Dutt Tiwari]] Cabinet.


==Public offices held==
==Public offices held==
* Working President [[Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee]] (2021 - Present)
* MLA, Kichha Vidhan Sabha, Uttarakhand (2022–Present)
* Chairman of Uttarakhand State Seed and Organic Production Certification Agency (Cabinet Minister Rank) (2014–2016)
* Working President, [[Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee]] (2021–Present)
* Deputy Leader of Opposition of Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand<ref name=ten/> (2009–2012)
* Chairman, Uttarakhand State Seed and Organic Production Certification Agency with Cabinet Minister Rank (2014–2016)
* Minister of Health, Family Welfare, AYUSH and Medical Education of Uttarakhand<ref name=four/> (2002–2007)
* Deputy Leader of Opposition, Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha<ref name=ten/> (2009–2012)
* Minister of Transport, Food and Civil Supplies of Uttarakhand (2001–2002)
* MLA, Rudrapur-Kichha Vidhan Sabha, Uttarakhand (2007-2012)
* Chairman of Mandi Parishad of Uttarakhand (Cabinet Minister Rank)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20011031/nation.htm#2 |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Nation |website=Tribuneindia.com |date= |access-date=2017-02-24}}</ref> (2000–2001)
* Minister of Health, Family Welfare, AYUSH and Medical Education, Govt. of Uttarakhand<ref name="four">{{cite web|title=Workshop Proceedings|url=http://www.policyproject.com/pubs/countryreports/UTTAR_WKSP.pdf|access-date=2017-02-24|website=Policyproject.com}}</ref> (2002–2007)
* MLA, Rudrapur-Kichha Vidhan Sabha, Uttarakhand (2002-2007)
* Minister of Transport, Food and Civil Supplies, Govt. of Uttarakhand (2001–2002)
* Chairman of Mandi Parishad of Uttarakhand with Cabinet Minister Rank<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20011031/nation.htm#2 |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Nation |website=Tribuneindia.com |date= |access-date=2017-02-24}}</ref> (2000–2001)
* MLA, Haldwani Vidhan Sabha, UP (1996-2002) on BJP ticket
* MLA, Haldwani Vidhan Sabha, UP (1993-1996) on BJP ticket


==References==
==References==
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Tilak Raj Behar
तिलक राज बेहड़
Member of the Legislative Assembly
In office
1993–2002
ConstituencyHaldwani
Member of the Legislative Assembly
In office
2002–2012
ConstituencyRudrapur-Kichha
Minister of Health, Family Welfare, AYUSH and Medical Education, Govt. of Uttarakhand
In office
2002–2007
Minister of Transport, Food and Civil Supplies, Govt. of Uttarakhand
In office
2001–2002
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2022
ConstituencyKichha
Personal details
Born (1957-02-01) 1 February 1957 (age 69)
Rudrapur, Uttarakhand, India
Political partyIndian National Congress (since 2002)
Other political
affiliations		Bharatiya Janata Party (until 2002)
Spouse(s)Veena Behar
Children2 Sons, 2 Daughters
ResidenceRudrapur, India
WebsiteOfficial website

Tilak Raj Behar (Hindi: तिलक राज बेहड़, born 1 February 1957) is an Indian politician. He currently serves as the MLA for the 67-Kichha Vidhan Sabha constituency in Uttarakhand. He has held positions such as Health Minister in the Government of Uttarakhand, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly,[1] and Working President of the Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee.[2]

He has been elected to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh/Uttarakhand five times - having won from Haldwani Assembly Constituency in Uttar Pradesh in 1993 and 1996, from Rudrapur-Kichha Assembly Constituency in Uttarakhand in 2002 and 2007, and from Kichha Assembly Constituency in Uttarakhand in 2022.

Behar is a member of the Indian National Congress, though he was formerly associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party. He has held positions such as Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Minister of Transport, Food and Civil Supplies in the Uttarakhand government, Chairman of Mandi Parishad of Uttarakhand, and Chairman of Uttarakhand State Seed and Organic Production Certification Agency.

Behar came to prominence through his handling of the Health Ministry in the state of Uttarakhand from 2002 to 2007 in the Narayan Dutt Tiwari Cabinet.

Public offices held[edit | edit source]

  • MLA, Kichha Vidhan Sabha, Uttarakhand (2022–Present)
  • Working President, Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee (2021–Present)
  • Chairman, Uttarakhand State Seed and Organic Production Certification Agency with Cabinet Minister Rank (2014–2016)
  • Deputy Leader of Opposition, Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha[1] (2009–2012)
  • MLA, Rudrapur-Kichha Vidhan Sabha, Uttarakhand (2007-2012)
  • Minister of Health, Family Welfare, AYUSH and Medical Education, Govt. of Uttarakhand[3] (2002–2007)
  • MLA, Rudrapur-Kichha Vidhan Sabha, Uttarakhand (2002-2007)
  • Minister of Transport, Food and Civil Supplies, Govt. of Uttarakhand (2001–2002)
  • Chairman of Mandi Parishad of Uttarakhand with Cabinet Minister Rank[4] (2000–2001)
  • MLA, Haldwani Vidhan Sabha, UP (1996-2002) on BJP ticket
  • MLA, Haldwani Vidhan Sabha, UP (1993-1996) on BJP ticket

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Dehradun Plus". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Outlook, India". Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Workshop Proceedings" (PDF). Policyproject.com. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Nation". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
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