Dehradun: Tirath Singh Rawat was sworn in as the 9th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand today. He replaced Tikendra Singh Rawat, who had tendered his resignation yesterday.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, “Congratulations to Shri @TIRATHSRAWAT on taking oath as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. He brings with him vast administrative and organisational experience. I am confident under his leadership the state will continue to scale new heights of progress.”
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Tirath was party chief of Bharatiya Janata Party Uttarakhand from February 9, 2013 to December 31, 2015 . He was also a former member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from Chaubttakhal constituency from 2012 to 2017. In 2019, he had successfully contested the Lok Sabha elections and got elected from the Garhwal Lok Sabha seat after defeating his nearest rival Manish Khanduri by over 3.50 lakh votes from the Garhwal Lok Sabha seat.
– global bihari bureau
