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| name         = Trivendra Singh Rawat
| name               = Trivendra Singh Rawat
| office       = [[List of Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand|8th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand]]
| office             = 8th [[List of Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand|Chief Minister of Uttarakhand]]  
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| predecessor   = [[Harish Rawat]]
| predecessor         = [[Harish Rawat]]
| constituency2 = [[Doiwala (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Doiwala]]
| successor          = [[Tirath Singh Rawat]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Kautilya |title=Tirath Singh Rawat: BJP's Tirath Singh Rawat to be new Uttarakhand chief minister |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bjps-tirath-singh-rawat-to-be-new-uttarakhand-chief-minister/articleshow/81425626.cms |access-date=10 March 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=10 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
| governor      = [[Krishan Kant Paul]]<br />[[Baby Rani Maurya]]
| office2            = [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly|Member of the Uttarakhand Assembly]]
| office2       = [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency2      = [[Doiwala (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Doiwala]]
| predecessor2 = [[Hira Singh Bisht]]
| constituency3       = [[Doiwala (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Doiwala]]
| party         = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| predecessor2       = [[Hira Singh Bisht]]
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1960|12|20|df=y}}<ref name="jagran1">{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/elections/uttarakhand-trivendra-singh-rawat-journey-from-rss-pracharak-to-cm-15693597.html?src=uk-state |title=Trivendra Singh Rawat journey from RSS pracharak to CM - त्रिवेंद्र सिंह रावत का आरएसएस प्रचारक से मुख्‍यमंत्री तक का सफर |publisher=Jagran.com |language=hi |date=2017-03-18 |accessdate=2018-11-22}}</ref>
| party               = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| birth_place   = Khairasain, [[Pauri Garhwal district|Pauri Garhwal]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] (now in [[Uttarakhand]]), India
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1960|12|20|df=y}}<ref name="jagran1">{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/elections/uttarakhand-trivendra-singh-rawat-journey-from-rss-pracharak-to-cm-15693597.html?src=uk-state |title=Trivendra Singh Rawat journey from RSS pracharak to CM - त्रिवेंद्र सिंह रावत का आरएसएस प्रचारक से मुख्‍यमंत्री तक का सफर |publisher=Jagran.com |language=hi |date=18 March 2017 |access-date=22 November 2018}}</ref>
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| term_start         = 18 March 2017
| term_start2   = 12 March 2017
| term_end           = 10 March 2021
| term_start2         = 21 March 2017
| term_start3        = 2002
| term_end3          = 2012
| predecessor3        = Constituency created
| successor3          = [[Ramesh Pokhriyal]]
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'''Trivendra Singh Rawat''' (born 20 December 1960)<ref>{{cite web|title=Trivendra Singh Rawat, an RSS 'pracharak' who struck it rich in politics|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/trivendra-singh-rawat-an-rss-pracharak-who-struck-it-rich-in-politics/articleshow/57693215.cms|website=The Economic Times|accessdate=17 March 2017}}</ref> is an Indian politician and is the eighth and current [[Chief Minister of Uttarakhand]].
'''Trivendra Singh Rawat''' (born 20 December 1960)<ref>{{cite news|title=Trivendra Singh Rawat, an RSS 'pracharak' who struck it rich in politics|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/trivendra-singh-rawat-an-rss-pracharak-who-struck-it-rich-in-politics/articleshow/57693215.cms|newspaper=The Economic Times|access-date=17 March 2017|date=17 March 2017}}</ref> is an Indian politician who served as the [[Chief Minister of Uttarakhand]] between 2017 and 2021.
 
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 (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Doiwala]] in the State's [[2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|first legislative assembly elections]] in 2002. He retained his seat in the [[2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2007 elections]] and served as the State's Minister of Agriculture.<ref>{{cite news|title=Trivendra Singh Rawat, ex-RSS pracharak, to be CM of Uttarakhand|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/in-uttarakhand-ex-rss-pracharak-trivendra-singh-rawat-to-be-cm-4572503/|work=The Indian Express|access-date=17 March 2017|date=17 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/who-is-trivendra-singh-rawat-uttarakhand-chief-ministerial-contender-rss-bjp-amit-shah-4572863/|title=Who is Trivendra Singh Rawat?|date=17 March 2017|work=The Indian Express|access-date=17 March 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
 
As a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], Rawat served as [[Jharkhand]]'s in-charge and Uttarakhand cadre's president. Winning from Doiwala again in [[2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2017]], he was named the Chief Minister after his party won [[Majority government|majority]] and formed the government.<ref>{{cite web|title=Uttarakhand: BJP MLA Trivendra Singh Rawat to take oath as chief minister
|url=http://indianexpress.com/elections/uttarakhand-assembly-elections-2017/uttarakhand-bjp-mla-trivendra-singh-rawat-to-take-oath-as-chief-minister-4573361/|work=The Indian Express|access-date=17 March 2017|date=17 March 2017}}</ref> Rawat resigned from the post on 9 March 2021 citing a "collective decision" made by the party.<ref>{{cite news |title=Trivendra Singh Rawat quits as Uttarakhand CM, says collective decision taken in Delhi |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/trivendra-singh-rawat-resignation-uttarakhand-cm-bjp-7220953 |access-date=10 March 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=10 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
 
==Early life and career==
Rawat was born on 20 December 1960<ref name="jagran1"/> 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, Uttarakhand|Srinagar]] affiliated to the [[Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University]].<ref name="th1">{{cite news|last1=Upadhyay|first1=Kavita|title=Grassroots worker now set to lead|url=http://www.thehindu.com/elections/uttarakhand-2017/grassroots-worker-now-set-to-lead/article17523903.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=18 March 2017|date=18 March 2017}}</ref>
 
Rawat joined the right-wing organisation [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] in 1979 before becoming its ''pracharak'' (campaigner) 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 [[States and union territories of India|statehood]] in 2000, Rawat was made the state cadre's BJP president.<ref name="th1"/>
 
Rawat lost a by-election from [[Doiwala (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|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|Garhwali]] language over the [[Kumaoni language|Kumaoni]] language.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/dehradun/cm-tweets-in-regional-languages-bring-out-garhwal-kumaon-divide/story-xYgTo7m0z434R4NvrKgiXI.html|title=CM tweets in regional languages bring out Garhwal-Kumaon divide |first=Neha |last=Pant |date=30 July 2017|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=12 March 2020}}</ref>
 
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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/cow-only-animal-that-exhales-oxygen-says-uttarakhand-cm/article28718605.ece|title=Cow is the only animal that exhales oxygen, says Uttarakhand CM|date=26 July 2019|work=The Hindu|access-date=28 July 2019|others=PTI|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Cow is the only animal that exhales oxygen, says Uttarakhand CM |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/cow-is-the-only-animal-that-exhales-oxygen-says-uttarakhand-cm/videoshow/70408673.cms?from=mdr |access-date=6 March 2020 |date=27 July 2019}}</ref> This unscientific statement sparked off a controversy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/cows-exhale-oxygen-can-cure-tuberculosis-uttarakhand-cm-trivendra-rawats-bizarre-claims-spark-row-7063391.html|title='Cows exhale oxygen, can cure tuberculosis': Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Rawat's bizarre claims spark row|date=26 Jul 2019|website=Firstpost|access-date=28 July 2019}}</ref>
 
On 9 March 2021, Rawat resigned from the post of the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. This was following meetings with the BJP leaders in Delhi, whom the observers from centre gave their report about the growing dissent against Rawat among MLAs and ministers, including mismanagement during the [[2021 Uttarakhand flood|Chamoli flash floods]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ghosh |first1=Deepshikha |title=Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat Resigns |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/uttarakhand-chief-minister-trivendra-singh-rawat-resigns-2386998 |access-date=9 March 2021 |work=NDTV.com |date=9 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Trivendra Singh Rawat steps down as Uttarakhand CM, submits resignation to Governor |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/trivendra-singh-rawat-resignation-uttarakhand-cm-bjp-7220953/ |access-date=9 March 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=9 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=P |first1=Neelam |title=Trivendra Rawat quits as CM, thanks BJP for 'golden opportunity' to serve Uttarakhand |url=https://theprint.in/politics/trivendra-rawat-resigns-as-uttarakhand-cm-amid-demand-within-bjp-for-leadership-change/618356/ |access-date=9 March 2021 |work=ThePrint |date=9 March 2021}}</ref>
 
In May 2021, Rawat said that coronavirus is also a living organism which has a right to live, just like humans.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/covid-virus-has-a-right-to-live-says-ex-cm-trivendra-singh-rawat-barbs-follow-101620928252274.html|title=Covid virus has a right to live, says ex-CM Trivendra Singh Rawat. Barbs follow}}</ref> The virus is changing its form constantly. The opposition criticized him and said that his statement is foolish and nonsense, and he has lost his mind and has no vision.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ex-uttarakhand-chief-minister-trivendra-singh-rawat-says-coronavirus-has-right-to-live-like-rest-of-us-2441399|title=Coronavirus Has "Right To Live" Like Rest Of Us: Ex-Uttarakhand Chief Minister}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
*[http://cm.uk.gov.in Official website of CM of Uttarakhand]
 
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For other people with similar names, see T. S. Rawat.

Trivendra Singh Rawat
The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat.jpg
8th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
In office
18 March 2017 – 10 March 2021
Preceded byHarish Rawat
Succeeded byTirath Singh Rawat[1]
Member of the 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 (age 64)[2]
Khairasain, Pauri Garhwal, Uttar Pradesh (now in Uttarakhand), India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party

Trivendra Singh Rawat (born 20 December 1960)[3] is an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand between 2017 and 2021.

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.[4][5]

As a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Rawat 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.[6] Rawat resigned from the post on 9 March 2021 citing a "collective decision" made by the party.[7]

Early life and career

Rawat was born on 20 December 1960[2] 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.[8]

Rawat joined the right-wing organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in 1979 before becoming its pracharak (campaigner) 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.[8]

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.[9]

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.[10][11] This unscientific statement sparked off a controversy.[12]

On 9 March 2021, Rawat resigned from the post of the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. This was following meetings with the BJP leaders in Delhi, whom the observers from centre gave their report about the growing dissent against Rawat among MLAs and ministers, including mismanagement during the Chamoli flash floods.[13][14][15]

In May 2021, Rawat said that coronavirus is also a living organism which has a right to live, just like humans.[16] The virus is changing its form constantly. The opposition criticized him and said that his statement is foolish and nonsense, and he has lost his mind and has no vision.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Singh, Kautilya (10 March 2021). "Tirath Singh Rawat: BJP's Tirath Singh Rawat to be new Uttarakhand chief minister". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Trivendra Singh Rawat journey from RSS pracharak to CM - त्रिवेंद्र सिंह रावत का आरएसएस प्रचारक से मुख्‍यमंत्री तक का सफर" (in हिन्दी). Jagran.com. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "Trivendra Singh Rawat, an RSS 'pracharak' who struck it rich in politics". The Economic Times. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Trivendra Singh Rawat, ex-RSS pracharak, to be CM of Uttarakhand". The Indian Express. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Who is Trivendra Singh Rawat?". The Indian Express. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Uttarakhand: BJP MLA Trivendra Singh Rawat to take oath as chief minister". The Indian Express. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Trivendra Singh Rawat quits as Uttarakhand CM, says collective decision taken in Delhi". The Indian Express. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Upadhyay, Kavita (18 March 2017). "Grassroots worker now set to lead". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  9. ↑ Pant, Neha (30 July 2017). "CM tweets in regional languages bring out Garhwal-Kumaon divide". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  10. ↑ "Cow is the only animal that exhales oxygen, says Uttarakhand CM". The Hindu. PTI. 26 July 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 July 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  11. ↑ "Cow is the only animal that exhales oxygen, says Uttarakhand CM". 27 July 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  12. ↑ "'Cows exhale oxygen, can cure tuberculosis': Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Rawat's bizarre claims spark row". Firstpost. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  13. ↑ Ghosh, Deepshikha (9 March 2021). "Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat Resigns". NDTV.com. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  14. ↑ "Trivendra Singh Rawat steps down as Uttarakhand CM, submits resignation to Governor". The Indian Express. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  15. ↑ P, Neelam (9 March 2021). "Trivendra Rawat quits as CM, thanks BJP for 'golden opportunity' to serve Uttarakhand". ThePrint. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  16. ↑ "Covid virus has a right to live, says ex-CM Trivendra Singh Rawat. Barbs follow".
  17. ↑ "Coronavirus Has "Right To Live" Like Rest Of Us: Ex-Uttarakhand Chief Minister".

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Preceded by
Harish Rawat 		Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
18 March 2017 – 10 March 2021 		Succeeded by
Tirath Singh Rawat

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