Jagannath Pahadia

Jagannath Pahadia
Jagannath Pahadia
Governor of Haryana
	In office; 27 July 2009 – 26 July 2014
Chief Minister	Bhupinder Singh Hooda
Preceded by	A. R. Kidwai
Succeeded by	Kaptan Singh Solanki
Governor of Bihar
	In office; 3 March 1989 – 2 February 1990
Chief Minister	Satyendra Narayan Sinha; Jagannath Mishra
Preceded by	R. D. Pradhan
Succeeded by	Mohammad Yunus Saleem
9th Chief Minister of Rajasthan
	In office; 6 June 1980 – 13 July 1981
Governor	Raghukul Tilak
Preceded by	President's rule
Succeeded by	Shiv Charan Mathur
Personal details
Born	15 January 1932; Bhusawar, Rajputana
Died	19 May 2021 (aged 89); Medanta Hospital, Gurugram, Haryana
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Shanti Pahadia

Jagannath Pahadia (15 January 1932 – 19 May 2021) was an Indian politician and a leader of the Indian National Congress party. He was the Governor of Haryana, and Governor of Bihar and former Chief Minister of Rajasthan, his home state. He died on 19 May 2021 from COVID-19.^[1]^[2]

Early life and education[edit]

He was born in Bhusawar city of the present-day Bharatpur district of Rajasthan state in a Dalit family^[3]^[4] on 15 January 1932 to Nathilal Pahadia and Chanda Devi. He held M.A., LL.B., M.S.J. College, Bharatpur, Maharaja College, Jaipur and Law College Rajasthan University.^[5] He was an Ambedkarite.^[6]

Career[edit]

He was Chief Minister of Rajasthan state from 6 June 1980 to 14 July 1981 and was the first Dalit from Rajasthan to hold this position.^[4]^[1]

Pahadia served Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 1998 till 2008 and 1980 to 1990.^[7]

He represented Sawai Madhopur (Lok Sabha constituency) in the 2nd Lok Sabha and Bayana constituency in Rajasthan in the 4th, 5th and 7th Lok Sabha.^[8] His wife Shanti Pahadia was also a member of Lok Sabha. He was governor of Bihar from 3 March 1989 to 2 February 1990.^[9] Later, he served and was appointed the governor of Haryana from 27 July 2009 to 26 July 2014.^[10]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Jagannath Pahadia, first Dalit CM of Rajasthan, dies of Covid". The Times of India. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
↑ "Former Rajasthan CM Jagannath Pahadia dies of COVID-19". The Hindu. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
↑ "Status quo for Dalits: caste shame for Rajasthan". Hindustan Times. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "जगन्नाथ पहाड़िया: राजस्थान के पहले दलित मुख्यमंत्री जो बस 13 महीने सीएम रह सके". LallanTop - News with most viral and Social Sharing Indian content on the web in Hindi (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 16 September 2020.
↑ Bohra, Sanjay (24 January 2020). "Rajasthan Congress govt lets Vasundhara Raje keep bungalow but moves to evict its own ex-CM". ThePrint. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
↑ "बाबा साहब भीमराव अम्बेडकर के संदेश को आत्मसात करें: पहाड़िया". Dainik Jagran (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
↑ "Former Rajasthan CM Jagannath Pahadia dies of COVID-19 - The Hindu".
↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Haryana". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
↑ "राजस्थान का रण: 'लोग इस जहर को पीकर मर रहे थे, इसलिए मैंने राजस्थान में शराब पर रोक लगवाई'". Patrika News (in hindi). Retrieved 16 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
↑ "Pahadia to be sworn in as Haryana governor on Monday". Hindustan Times. 26 July 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

External links[edit]

Lok Sabha
Preceded by Manik Chand Jatav-vir	Member of Parliament for Sawai Madhopur 1957 – 1962	Succeeded by Kesar Lal
Preceded by Tika Ram Paliwal	Member of Parliament for Bayana 1967 – 1977	Succeeded by Shyam Sunder Lal
Preceded by Shyam Sunder Lal	Member of Parliament for Bayana 1980 – 1984	Succeeded by Lala Ram Ken
Political offices
Preceded by President rule	Chief Minister of Rajasthan 6 June 1980 - 13 July 1981	Succeeded by Shiv Charan Mathur
Preceded by R. D. Pradhan	Governor of Bihar 3 March 1989 - 2 February 1990	Succeeded by Mohammad Yunus Saleem
Preceded by A. R. Kidwai	Governor of Haryana 27 July 2009 - 26 July 2014	Succeeded by Kaptan Singh Solanki

Template:Chief Ministers of Rajasthan

[TOI1-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Jagannath Pahadia, first Dalit CM of Rajasthan, dies of Covid". The Times of India. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.

[2] "Former Rajasthan CM Jagannath Pahadia dies of COVID-19". The Hindu. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.

[3] "Status quo for Dalits: caste shame for Rajasthan". Hindustan Times. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

[:0-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "जगन्नाथ पहाड़िया: राजस्थान के पहले दलित मुख्यमंत्री जो बस 13 महीने सीएम रह सके". LallanTop - News with most viral and Social Sharing Indian content on the web in Hindi (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 16 September 2020.

[5] Bohra, Sanjay (24 January 2020). "Rajasthan Congress govt lets Vasundhara Raje keep bungalow but moves to evict its own ex-CM". ThePrint. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

[6] "बाबा साहब भीमराव अम्बेडकर के संदेश को आत्मसात करें: पहाड़िया". Dainik Jagran (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 22 May 2021.

[7] "Former Rajasthan CM Jagannath Pahadia dies of COVID-19 - The Hindu".

[8] "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Haryana". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

[9] "राजस्थान का रण: 'लोग इस जहर को पीकर मर रहे थे, इसलिए मैंने राजस्थान में शराब पर रोक लगवाई'". Patrika News (in hindi). Retrieved 16 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[10] "Pahadia to be sworn in as Haryana governor on Monday". Hindustan Times. 26 July 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

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