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Pushkar Singh Dhami
BJP
DOB
16 Sep 1975
Age
50 years
birth palce
Pithoragarh, Uttrakhand
profession
Politician
Pushkar Singh Dhami biography
Pushkar Singh Dhami is the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. At the age of 45 in 2021, he became the youngest Chief Minister in the history of Uttarakhand. He led the state government for 8 months before the second successive term as the CM.
Born in a middle-class family of Pithorgarh district, Dhami, started his association with the Sangh at a young age. As a college student, he spent 10 years in the ABVP, working with the RSS students’ wing at Lucknow University and other educational institutions in Uttar Pradesh.
A post-graduate in human resource management and industrial relations, Dhami proceeded to the BJP Yuva Morcha, and for two terms between 2002 and 2008, he was its Uttarakhand president. BJP Chief Ministers Ramesh Pohkhriyal Nishank and Maj Gen BC Khanduri (retd) both had Dhami as vice-chairman of the Urban Monitoring Committee with the rank of state minister.
In 2012, the BJP gave him a ticket from Khatima in Udham Singh Nagar district, and he won. Since 2016, he has been state vice-president. When Dhami again won as an MLA in 2017, he was widely tipped to get a ministerial post under Trivendra Singh Rawat, but was left out.
Given that, Dhami was a surprise pick. Among the names that had been doing the rounds to replace Tirath Singh Rawat, who had to step down after just four months as CM, were several more senior MLAs including Cabinet ministers, former CMs and parliamentarians.
As president of the state BJP youth wing, Dhami had staged protests against unemployment.
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Pushkar Singh Dhami personal life
Education
Post Graduate
PUSHKAR SINGH DHAMI NEWS
Ankita Bhandari case reeks of BJP leaders' involvement … Dhami govt evading CBI probe for 3 yrs: Uttarakhand Congress chief
January 11, 2026 10:40 am
“Uttarakhand BJP president recently dismissed protests demanding justice for Ankita, saying that had it been an issue, people would not have voted for the party in every election since 2022... Isn’t this arrogance” asks Ganesh Godiyal
Ankita Bhandari’s father says CBI probe should focus on ‘VIP angle’, go beyond what has already been revealed
January 10, 2026 10:24 am
Following protests across Uttarakhand, CM Dhami on Friday recommended a CBI probe into the 2022 murder of the 19-year-old receptionist
‘Doesn’t it look like conspiracy to you?’: Uttarakhand CM Dhami suggests Ankita Bhandari protests meant to hinder his work, promises no one will be shielded
January 06, 2026 4:49 pm
‘I will meet her parents in person and discuss what needs to be done. I will go with their demands to help them obtain justice for their daughter’
Demand for ban on non-Hindus in Kumbh areas gets Uttarakhand CM’s attention: ‘Will hold discussions’
January 06, 2026 1:40 pm
A source in the CMO said it would be impractical to implement such a proposal because of the footfall of tourists from across the world in the region.
Pushkar Singh Dhami interview: ‘In Devbhoomi Uttarakhand, no room for anything that dilutes its culture, religiosity’
November 20, 2025 3:49 am
“When I introduced the UCC Bill in the Assembly, I made it clear that suggestions and recommendations would be accommodated. We are not dogmatic about this and are open to differing views,” says Uttarakhand CM.
Over its 100 years, RSS created ‘divine stream’ of harmony, self-pride in India: CM Dhami in Uttarakhand Assembly
November 05, 2025 1:30 am
The Chief Minister’s Office later said that with this, the Uttarakhand Assembly became the first constitutional body in the country to officially acknowledge in the House the RSS’s role in “nation-building, social awakening, and cultural renaissance”.
Uttarakhand’s massive Rs 3,300-crore Sharda Corridor project underway as CM Dhami launches 1st phase
October 29, 2025 1:17 am
The objective of the project is the holistic development of about 200 square kilometres of area, transforming it into a region that is strong and attractive from religious, cultural, tourism, and environmental perspectives, the CMO said
Uttarakhand CM Dhami’s response to paper leak protests is communal, tone-deaf
September 30, 2025 7:07 am
The state’s youth deserve a future that isn’t sabotaged by the incompetence — and cynicism — of the powerful
Dhami visits Chamoli, hands over Rs 5 lakh ex gratia each to kin of deceased
September 21, 2025 5:27 am
He handed over cheques of `5 lakh each to the families of the deceased. So far, seven bodies have been recovered from the three villages where the debris slide struck, while two remain missing.
Caught on camera, senior Chamoli medical officer ‘hits bike with his Scorpio, drags it 100 metres’, 2 seriously injured
August 05, 2025 5:56 am
The office of Chief Minister Dhami said that he ordered the Uttarakhand Health Department to take disciplinary action against Hasan by suspending him with immediate effect.
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UP, Tamil Nadu, to Tripura: How state chief ministers marked Independence Day
August 15, 2022 6:25 pm
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Death toll reaches 52, Uttarakhand reels under rain aftermath
October 20, 2021 9:30 pm
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has rescued over 300 people from flood-affected areas of Uttarakhand.
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