At present, the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand is Major General (Retired) B.C. Khanduri, AVSM. He is the sixth chief minister of the state since he took over from Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Sunday, September 11, 2011. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and this is his second term as Chief Minister of the state.

Early Life of B.C. Khanduri

Bhuwan Chand Khanduri was born on October 1, 1934. He hails from Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

He was a student of the following academic institutions:

College of Military Engineering, Pune
Allahabad University
Institute of Defence Management, Secunderabad
Institute of Engineers, New Delhi

During his student life, he campaigned for the independence of India.

Parliamentary constituency of B.C. Khanduri

The parliamentary constituency of B.C. Khanduri is the Garhwal Constituency.

When did Shri Khanduri marry?

Shri Khanduri married on February17, 1964.

Spouse of Mr. Khandhuri

Mr. Khandhuri is married to Mrs. Aruna Khanduri.

Parents of Mr. Khanduri

The parents of Mr. Khanduri are late Jai Ballabh Khanduri and Durga Devi Khanduri.

Educational qualification of B.C. Khanduri

The educational qualifications of Shri Khanduri are B.Sc, B.E., and M.I.E (India). He has also studied a Defense Management Course.

How many children does B.C. Khanduri have?

Mr. B.C. Khanduri has one son and one daughter.

Army career of B.C. Khanduri

From 1954 to 1990, Mr. Khanduri worked in Corps of Engineers, Indian Army. Mr. Khanduri received the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) in 1982. He achieved this award from the President of India for notable contributions to the Indian Army. The different positions that he occupied during his tenure with the Indian Army are as follows:

During the war which took place between India and Pakistan in 1971, he was the Commander of Regiment.
He served as Chief Engineer in the army
He was also commander of an engineer brigade
He served as Additional Military Secretary, Army Headquarters
He functioned in the capacity of Additional Director General, engineer-in-chief's division, Army Headquarters.

Political career of B.C. Khanduri

Following his retirement from the army career, Mr. Khanduri made his entry into mainstream politics. He was elected to the Parliament from the Garhwal Parliamentary Constituency in the then Uttar Pradesh in 1991. He also emerged victorious from the same constituency in the elections that took place later.

Mr. Khanduri was given the portfolio of the Minister of State (independent charge) for Road Transport and Highways in the NDA Government led by Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Shri Khanduri remained in the position of the minister of state from 2000 to 2003. He was promoted to Cabinet Minister in 2003 and retained the position till 2004 when the BJP had to give way to the Indian National Congress in the General Elections.

As the Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Khanduri executed the high-status National Highways Development Plan of the NDA with competence and swiftness.

He is a prominent leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and has been a member of the different committees of the Lok Sabha.

Positions held by B.C. Khanduri

Given below are the various positions that were held by Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri:

Tenure	Positions held
1991	He was elected to the Parliament from the Garhwal Lok Sabha Constituency
1992-97	He was member of the National Executive, Bharatiya Janata Party
1992-97	He served as Vice President of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh
1998	He was again elected to the 12th Lok Sabha and this was his second term as a Member of Parliament. He was nominated as the chief whip of Bharatiya Janata Party in the Parliament.
1998 - 99	He was member of the following committees: Committee on Public Accounts Rules Committee Business Advisory Committee He was also a member of the Committee on Home Affairs. He represented Departments of (i) Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and (ii) Law and Company Affairs, He was convener of the Subcommittee on Personnel Policy of Central Paramilitary Forces (CPMFs)
1999-2000	He was again elected to the 13th Lok Sabha and this was his third term as a parliamentarian. He was nominated as the chief whip of the BJP Parliamentary Party in Lok Sabha.
1999	He was elected as a Member of the Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defense
-	He was member of the Wild Life Society of India
1999-2000	He was member of the Committee on Public Undertakings
2000-01	He was a member of the Committee on Ethics
2000 onwards	He was a member of the Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
November 7, 2000	He was given the portfolio of the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Road Transport and Highways
2000 - 2003	He was a member of the National Executive, Bharatiya Janata Party
2004	He was once more elected to the Parliament from Garhwal Lok Sabha Constituency
2007-2009	Served as the fourth Chief Minister of Uttaranchal

Social and public welfare activities of Mr. Khanduri

From 1990-1993, Shri Khanduri was the sponsor of Parvatiya Sanskriti Parishad in Dehradun. He also had overseen "Chandra Ballabh Trust", which is an Academic Trust in Garhwal and was initiated by his grandfather in 1917. He is also the chairperson and member of the following organizations:

From 1994-96, Uttaranchal Pradesh Sangarsh Samiti
1992 onwards - Poorva Sainik Seva Parishad, Uttar Pradesh
He is a member of the Govind Ballabh Pant Himalaya Environment and Development Committee.
He is also a member of the Wild Life Society of India

Chief Ministerial career of Mr. Khanduri

Mr. Khanduri had a key role in the Bharatiya Janata Party's victory in the assembly polls, which took place in 2007. He was sworn in as the Chief Minister of the state. T.P.S. Rawat, the man who finished second to him in the General Elections held in 2004, quit from the Dhumakot assembly constituency seat with hopes for Khanduri to fight this assembly constituency. As a result, Rawat was fielded as a candidate of the BJP to go for the Garhwal Parliamentary Constituency, which is Khanduri's stronghold and he won it in 2008. Previously, Rajendra Singh Bhandari, who won the assembly elections as an independent, vacated his seat for Khanduri.

Achievements of Mr. Khanduri as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand

One of the primary achievements of Khanduri as Chief Minister of the state is the reduction of outlay by cutting down safety measures to bureaucrats and political leaders, lowering their stipend for international tours and regulating the utilization of the special fund of Chief Minister to just district magistrate-sanctioned schemes. After his success in the polls, he visited all except one districts of the state to analyze various problems of the inhabitants.

Contact address of Chief Minister of Uttarakhand

The contact details of the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand are as follows:

Chief Minister Niwas
Circuit House, Old Annexe
Cantonment Road, Dehradun - 248001

Tel: 0135 2712636, 2665090
Fax: 0135 2665722

Residence Tel: 0135 2531 533, 2755101
Email: cmua@ua.nic.in

Last Updated on 22 September 2011

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