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Jagannath Pahadia
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Jagannath Pahadia | |
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| Governor of Haryana | |
| In office 27 July 2009 – 26 July 2014 | |
| Chief Minister | Bhupinder Singh Hooda |
| Preceded by | A. R. Kidwai |
| Succeeded by | Kaptan Singh Solanki |
| Governor of Bihar | |
| In office 3 March 1989 – 2 February 1990 | |
| Chief Minister | Satyendra Narayan Sinha Jagannath Mishra |
| Preceded by | R. D. Pradhan |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Yunus Saleem |
| 9th Chief Minister of Rajasthan | |
| In office 6 June 1980 – 13 July 1981 | |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | Shiv Charan Mathur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1932 Bhusawar, Bharatpur State, British India |
| Died | 19 May 2021 (aged 89) Gurugram, Haryana, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Shanti Pahadia |
| Source: [1] | |
Jagannath Pahadia (15 January 1932 – 19 May 2021) was an Indian politician and a leader of the Indian National Congress party. He was the former Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Governor of Haryana, and Governor of Bihar. He died on 19 May 2021 from COVID-19.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]He was born in Bhusawar city of the present-day Bharatpur district of Rajasthan state in a Dalit family[3][4] on 15 January 1932 to Nathilal Pahadia and Chanda Devi. He held M.A., LL.B., M.S.J. College, Bharatpur, Maharaja College, Jaipur and Law College Rajasthan University.[5] He was an Ambedkarite.[6]
Career
[edit]He was Chief Minister of Rajasthan state from 6 June 1980 to 14 July 1981 and was the first Dalit from Rajasthan to hold this position.[4][1]
Pahadia served in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 1990 then 1998 till 2008.[7]
He represented Sawai Madhopur (Lok Sabha constituency) in the 2nd Lok Sabha and Bayana constituency in Rajasthan in the 4th, 5th and 7th Lok Sabha.[8] His wife Shanti Pahadia was also a member of Lok Sabha. He was governor of Bihar from 3 March 1989 to 2 February 1990.[9] Later, he served and was appointed the governor of Haryana from 27 July 2009 to 26 July 2014.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Jagannath Pahadia, first Dalit CM of Rajasthan, dies of Covid". The Times of India. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Former Rajasthan CM Jagannath Pahadia dies of COVID-19". The Hindu. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Status quo for Dalits: caste shame for Rajasthan". Hindustan Times. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ a b "जगन्नाथ पहाड़िया: राजस्थान के पहले दलित मुख्यमंत्री जो बस 13 महीने सीएम रह सके". LallanTop - News with most viral and Social Sharing Indian content on the web in Hindi (in Hindi). Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ Bohra, Sanjay (24 January 2020). "Rajasthan Congress govt lets Vasundhara Raje keep bungalow but moves to evict its own ex-CM". ThePrint. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "बाबा साहब भीमराव अम्बेडकर के संदेश को आत्मसात करें: पहाड़िया". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ Iqbal, Mohammed (19 May 2021). "Former Rajasthan CM Jagannath Pahadia dies of COVID-19 - The Hindu". The Hindu.
- ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Haryana". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "राजस्थान का रण: 'लोग इस जहर को पीकर मर रहे थे, इसलिए मैंने राजस्थान में शराब पर रोक लगवाई'". Patrika News (in Hindi). 8 October 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Pahadia to be sworn in as Haryana governor on Monday". Hindustan Times. 26 July 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
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