Jagannath Pahadia

9th Chief Minister of Rajasthan

Jagannath Pahadia

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| (1932-01-15)15 January 1932
Bhusawar, Bharatpur State, British India
Died| 19 May 2021(2021-05-19) (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

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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

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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

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1. ^ a b "Jagannath Pahadia, first Dalit CM of Rajasthan, dies of Covid". The Times of India. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
2. ^ "Former Rajasthan CM Jagannath Pahadia dies of COVID-19". The Hindu. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
3. ^ "Status quo for Dalits: caste shame for Rajasthan". Hindustan Times. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ "बाबा साहब भीमराव अम्बेडकर के संदेश को आत्मसात करें: पहाड़िया". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
7. ^ Iqbal, Mohammed (19 May 2021). "Former Rajasthan CM Jagannath Pahadia dies of COVID-19 - The Hindu". The Hindu.
8. ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Haryana". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
9. ^ "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.
10. ^ "Pahadia to be sworn in as Haryana governor on Monday". Hindustan Times. 26 July 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

## External links

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* Jagannath Pahadia appointed governor of Haryana
* Former Chief Ministers of Rajasthan (photo gallery)
* By ashok Bharty Raj.Patrika
* Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website

Lok Sabha

Preceded by

Manik Chand Jatav-vir

|  Member of Parliament
for Sawai Madhopur
1957 – 1962  | Succeeded by

Kesar Lal

Preceded by

Tika Ram Paliwal

|  Member of Parliament
for Bayana
1967 – 1977  | Succeeded by

Shyam Sunder Lal

Preceded by

Shyam Sunder Lal

|  Member of Parliament
for Bayana
1980 – 1984  | Succeeded by

Lala Ram Ken

Political offices
Preceded by

President rule

|  Chief Minister of Rajasthan
6 June 1980 - 13 July 1981  | Succeeded by

Shiv Charan Mathur

Preceded by

R. D. Pradhan

|  Governor of Bihar
3 March 1989 - 2 February 1990  | Succeeded by

Mohammad Yunus Saleem

Preceded by

A. R. Kidwai

|  Governor of Haryana
27 July 2009 - 26 July 2014  | Succeeded by

Kaptan Singh Solanki

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