Raghubar Das

Indian politician (born 1955)

Raghubar Das

Das in 2021

26th Governor of Odisha
In office
31 October 2023 – 2 January 2025
Chief Minister| Naveen Patnaik
Mohan Charan Majhi
Deputy Chief Minister| Pravati Parida
Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo
Preceded by| Ganeshi Lal
Succeeded by| Kambhampati Hari Babu
6th Chief Minister of Jharkhand
In office
28 December 2014 – 29 December 2019
Governor| Syed Ahmed
Droupadi Murmu
Preceded by| Hemant Soren
Succeeded by| Hemant Soren
Deputy Chief Minister of Jharkhand
In office
30 December 2009 – 29 May 2010

Serving with Sudesh Mahto

Chief Minister| Shibu Soren
Preceded by| President's rule
Succeeded by| President's rule
Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
In office
1995 – 23 December 2019
Preceded by| Dinanath Pandey
Succeeded by| Saryu Rai
Constituency| Jamshedpur East
Personal details
Born|  (1955-05-03) 3 May 1955 (age 70)
Jamshedpur, Bihar, India
(present-day Jharkhand)
Political party| Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse| Rukmini Devi[1]
Children| 2
Residence(s)| Raj Bhavan, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
L-6, Main Road Agrico, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India (formerly)
Alma mater| Jamshedpur Co-operative College, Jamshedpur
Ranchi University[2]

Raghubar Das (born 3 May 1955) is an Indian politician who has served as the 26th governor of Odisha since 2023 until 2024. Das has previously served as the sixth chief minister of Jharkhand from 2014 to 2019. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and has twice served as the President of BJP Jharkhand.

A former employee of Tata Steel, he served as the member of legislative assembly five times, he represented Jamshedpur East from 1995 to 2019.[3] He also served as the deputy chief minister and the urban development minister during the BJP-led government in the state.[3] At one point during his tenure, he was imprisoned. He is the first chief minister of the state to have completed a full term.[4][2]

## Early life

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He was born on 3 May 1955 to Chavan Ram at Tata Medical Hospital, Jamshedpur. He graduated from Bhalubasa Harijan High School and completed B.Sc. from Jamshedpur Cooperative College. He also studied law from the same college and acquired LLB degree. After studies, he joined Tata Steel as a legal professional.[5] He is a former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh functionary.[6]

## Political career

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Das was involved in politics since his college days. He participated in Jayprakash Narayan-led Total Revolution movement in the state. He was arrested and imprisoned in Gaya and was again imprisoned during the Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi. Subsequently, Das joined the Janata Party in 1977.

Later he joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as a founding member in 1980. He participated in the first National Committee meeting of BJP in Mumbai in 1980. He was appointed the chief of unit of Sitaramdera in Jamshedpur. Later he served as the city chief secretary and the vice president of Jamshedpur, BJP secretary and then became the vice president.

He was elected as the member of Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1995 from Jamshedpur East. He again won from the same constituency five times. He was appointed a chief of BJP in Jharkhand in 2004. The BJP won 30 seats in Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election, 2005. He also served as the Urban Development Minister during the NDA government in 2005 under Arjun Munda as the chief minister. He also led the 2009 Indian general election in the state. He held the office of deputy chief minister of Jharkhand state from 30 December 2009 to 29 May 2010, when Shibu Soren was the chief minister.

He was also appointed the vice president in the National Committee of BJP on 16 August 2014. He has shown assets to the tune of around Rs. 21 lakh. When BJP secured majority in 2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election, he became the sixth and the first non-tribal chief minister of the state on 28 December 2014.

In the 2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election elections held in December, BJP under his leadership managed to win only 25 seats out of 81 assembly seats against the JMM alliance and had to resign. He lost to Saryu Rai, an ex-leader of BJP, who was an independent candidate from the Jamshedpur east constituency with more than 15,000 votes.

In October 2023, Das was appointed Governor of Odisha.[7][8] In December 2024, Das resigned as the Governor of Odisha, indicating a political comeback after the defeat of the BJP in the 2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election.[9]

## Electoral history

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### Legislative Assembly elections

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Year  | Constituency  | Party  | Votes  | %  | Result

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1995 | Jamshedpur East |  | BJP | 26,880  | 22.10  | Won
2000 | 70,358  | 63.90  | Won
2005 | 65,116  | 52.96  | Won
2009 | 56,165  | 50.29  | Won
2014 | 103,427  | 61.46  | Won
2019 | 58,112  | 33.47  | Lost

## References

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1. ^ Majumdar, Pinaki (3 December 2014). "Das hopes to be lucky again". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
2. ^ a b "Raghubar Das(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- JAMSHEDPUR EAST(EAST SINGHBHUM ) – Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
3. ^ a b Kumar, Abhay (3 December 2019). "Raghubar Das: Rising from the ashes". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
4. ^ "Raghubar Das Becomes the First Jharkhand CM to Complete Term in Office Since Formation of State". News18. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
5. ^ "Raghubar Das: Here's all you need to know about the first non-tribal CM of Jharkhand". Firstpost. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
6. ^ Sarkar, Debashish (23 December 2019). "First non-tribal Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das loses first election in 24 years; Saryu Roy wins from Jamshedpur East". Hindustan Times. Jamshedpur. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
7. ^ "Ex-Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das appointed Odisha governor". The Times of India. 18 October 2023.
8. ^ The Hindu (18 October 2023). "Raghubar Das appointed Governor of Odisha, Indrasena Reddy Nallu of Tripura". Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
9. ^ "Raghubar Das resigns as Odisha Governor; set to rejoin active politics". The New Indian Express. 25 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.

## External links

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* Raghubar Das affidavit

Preceded by

Hemant Soren

|  Chief Minister of Jharkhand
28 December 2014 – 23 December 2019  | Succeeded by

Hemant Soren

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Preceded by

Ganeshi Lal

|  Governor of Odisha
31 October 2023 – December 2024  | Succeeded by

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