B. C. Khanduri

Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri
B.C. Khanduri (right) with Murli Deora
4th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
In office
11 September 2011 – 13 March 2012
Preceded byRamesh Pokhriyal
Succeeded byVijay Bahuguna
In office
8 March 2007 – 23 June 2009
Preceded byN. D. Tiwari
Succeeded byRamesh Pokhriyal
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded bySatpal Maharaj
Succeeded byTirath Singh Rawat
ConstituencyGarhwal
Personal details
Born (1934-10-01) 1 October 1934 (age 90)
Dehradun, United Provinces, British India
(now in Uttarakhand, India)
Citizenship India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseAruna Khanduri
ChildrenManish Khanduri (son)
Ritu Khanduri Bhushan (daughter)
Residence(s)Pauri, Uttarakhand
EducationB.Sc.
B.E. (Civil)
M.I.E. (India)
PG Diploma in Management, Administrative Behavior and Leadership Course
Long Defence Management Course
Alma materDefence 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 service1954–1991
Rank Major General
As of 16 September, 2006
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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.