Who among the following became the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand in March 2021?

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  1. Madan Kaushik 
  2. Dhan Singh Rawat
  3. BC Khanduri
  4. Tirath Singh Rawat

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Option 4 : Tirath Singh Rawat
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The correct answer is Tirath Singh Rawat.

Key Points

  • Tirath Singh Rawat became the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand in March 2021. 
  • He is a former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and a serving Member of Parliament in India.
  • In the 2019 Indian general election, he was elected to the 17th Lok Sabha from the Garhwal constituency as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
  • From 9 February 2013 until 31 December 2015, he was the party head of the Bharatiya Janata Party Uttarakhand and a former member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from the Chaubattakhal constituency from 2012 to 2017.
  • He was also Uttarakhand's first Education Minister.

Important Points

  • Madan Kaushik is the state president of the BJP in Uttarakhand and a four-time MLA from Haridwar.
  • Dhan Singh Rawat is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Cabinet Minister of Uttarakhand.
  • From 2007 to 2009, and again from 2011 to 2012, Indian politician Major General Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri served as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.

Additional Information

  • The chief minister of Uttarakhand is the state's chief executive.
  • The governor is a state's de jure head, while the chief minister has de facto executive authority, according to the Indian Constitution.
  • First Chief Minister: Nityanand Swami  
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