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Harish Rawat was born in village Mohanari, near Chaunalia, [[Almora district]], on April 27, 1947 to Rajendra Singh Rawat and Devaki Devi. |
Harish Rawat was born in village Mohanari, near Chaunalia, [[Almora district]], on April 27, 1947 to Rajendra Singh Rawat and Devaki Devi. |
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He did his [[B.A.]] and [[LL.B.]] from [[Lucknow University]], [[Lucknow]] before joining politics |
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Harish Rawat | |
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| Member of the 15th Lok Sabha for Haridwar, Uttarakhand | |
| Assumed office 2009 | |
| Member of the Rajya Sabha for Uttarakhand | |
| In office 2002–2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 April 1947 Mohanari, near Chaunalia, Almora district |
| Political party | Indian National Congress File:INC-flag.svg |
| Spouse | Renuka Rawat |
| Residence(s) | New Delhi, India |
Shri Harish Rawat a politician from Indian National Congress party and a member of the 15th Lok Sabha. Previously he was a Member of the Parliament of India representing Uttarakhand in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament (2002-2008). He is currently a Minister of State in the Union Cabinet in the Ministry of Labor and Employment.
Early life and education
Harish Rawat was born in village Mohanari, near Chaunalia, Almora district, on April 27, 1947 to Rajendra Singh Rawat and Devaki Devi.
He did his B.A. and LL.B. from Lucknow University, Lucknow before joining politics [1], http://message2.myvideowebstream.com/view/?id=DKIZM1MDRL3UBCV7SF9Y
Career
Starting at village level politics, and after staying as a Trade Unionist and a Indian Youth Congress member for many years, he joined the Indian Parliament in 1980 as a member of the 7th Lok Sabha, followed by the 8th Lok Sabha and the 9th Lok Sabha in 1990.
In 2000, he was unanimously elected the President of Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) [2], and remained so until he was replaced by Yashpal Arya . In 2002, he was elected a member of the Rajya Sabha.
In Indian general election, 2009, he left his traditional stronghold of Almora after it became a reserved seat post-delimitation to contest from Haridwar (Lok Sabha constituency), and won the elections with 332055 votes [3]
