Dr. Harak Singh Rawat
Cabinet Minister to the Government of Uttarakhand[1]
In office March 2017 – January 2022
Chief Minister	Trivendra Singh Rawat Tirath Singh Rawat Pushkar Singh Dhami
Member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
In office 2017 – January 2022
Constituency	Kotdwar
Personal details
Born	(1960-12-15) 15 December 1960 Srinagar, Uttarakhand, India
Political party	Indian National Congress (until 2017 and 2022-present)
Other political affiliations	Bharatiya Janata Party (2017- 16 Jan 2022)
Residence(s)	Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Dr. Harak Singh Rawat (born 15 December 1960) is a prominent political leader of the Uttarakhand state in India. He is a member of Indian National Congress after being expelled from the BJP in 2022. After joining Congress he negotiated an MLA ticket for his daughter in law, Anukriti Gusain, from Congress party and worked as a star campaigner in 2022 Uttarakhand General Elections.^[2][3][4] He became the youngest Minister of Uttar Pradesh State in the year 1991 and also won assembly election from Pauri. He has also won as an MLA from Rudraprayag, Lansdowne and Kotdwar and is one of the few leaders in the state with a wide appeal in a large area. He was the candidate of Indian National Congress from Garhwal in 2014 Indian general election.^[5][6][7] He was expelled from BJP and the Cabinet led by Pushkar Singh Dhami stating that he has indulged in anti-party activities and he is demanding ticket for his daughter in law (Anukriti) as well for the Uttarakhand Assembly Elections 2022. He later joined Congress in the presence of former Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat.

Early life and education

Rawat completed postgraduate work in arts in 1984 and earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Military Science from Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand in 1996.^[8]

He has been also linked with many women, apart from his legal wife. This includes one Sonia Anand, who has publicly claimed that he is father of her children. He was also an accused in the Jenny rape case in early 2000s.

Politics

• In 2017 elected from Kotdwara Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha.^[9][10]
• In 2012 elected from Rudraprayag Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha.
• In 2007 elected as Leader of opposition Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha.^[11]
• In 2007 was re-elected from Lansdowne Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha.
• In 2002 after winning from Lansdowne Constituency was designated Cabinet Minister of four departments – Revenue, Food & Civil Supplies, Disaster Management and Rehabilitation.
• In 2002 was elected as MLA from 32 Lansdowne Vidhan Sabha Constituency
• In 1997 was appointed member of Uttar Pradesh Congress Working Committee.
• From 1997–present member of Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee.
• In 1997 was appointed vice-chairman (Equivalent to Cabinet Minister Rank) in Uttar Pradesh Khadi Gram Udyog Board.
• In 1993 was re-elected as M.L.A. from Pauri Assembly
• From 1991 to 1993 was youngest Tourism Minister in U.P.
• In 1991 won assembly election from Pauri and became youngest Minister of U.P. State.

Positions held

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