Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri | |
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4th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand | |
In office 11 September 2011 – 13 March 2012 | |
Preceded by | Ramesh Pokhriyal |
Succeeded by | Vijay Bahuguna |
In office 8 March 2007 – 23 June 2009 | |
Preceded by | N. D. Tiwari |
Succeeded by | Ramesh Pokhriyal |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Satpal Maharaj |
Succeeded by | Tirath Singh Rawat |
Constituency | Garhwal |
Personal details | |
Born | Dehradun, United Provinces, British India (now in Uttarakhand, India) | 1 October 1934
Citizenship | India |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse | Aruna Khanduri |
Children | Manish Khanduri (son) Ritu Khanduri Bhushan (daughter) |
Residence(s) | Pauri, Uttarakhand |
Education | B.Sc. B.E. (Civil) M.I.E. (India) PG Diploma in Management, Administrative Behavior and Leadership Course Long Defence Management Course |
Alma mater | Defence Services Staff College, Willington, Tamil Nadu Defence Services Staff College, Camberley, England Allahabad University 1951–1953 College of Military Engineering, Pune 1957–59 Institute of Engineers, New Delhi Institute of Defence Management, Secunderabad 1973–74 Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi 1976 |
Awards | Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (1982)
Mother Teresa International Award (2013) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | India |
Branch/service | Indian Army |
Years of service | 1954–1991 |
Rank | Major General |
As of 16 September, 2006 Source: [1] |
Major General Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (Retd.), AVSM, (born 1 October 1934) is an Indian politician. He was Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from 2007 to 2009 and 2011 to 2012. He was a Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha representing the Garhwal parliamentary constituency of Uttarakhand and is a senior member of the Bharatiya Janta Party. Earlier, he was a cabinet minister, Ministry of Surface Transport of the government headed by the former Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee.