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Raghubar Das

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  • Born 03 May 1955
  • Age 69
  • Birth Place Jamshedpur, Bihar, India, (present-day, Jharkhand, )
  • Profession Politician
  • Political Party Bharatiya Janata Party
  • In Office 26th Governor Of Odisha 31 October 2023 - 2 January 2025, 6th Chief Minister Of Jharkhand 28 December 2014 - 29 December 2019, Deputy Chief Minister Of Jharkhand 30 December 2009 - 29 May 2010Serving With Sudesh Mahto, Member Of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly 1995 - 23 December 2019
  • Residence Raj Bhavan, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, L-6, Main Road Agrico, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India

Raghubar Das BIOGRAPHY

Last Updated : 31 Jan 2025
Raghubar Das is the 6th and current chief minister of Jharkhand. He was sworn in to the role on December 28, 2014. Das was involved in politics since his college days and joined the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in 1980 as a founding member. Previously he also worked with Tata Steel for a while. Durin...

Raghubar Das PERSONAL LIFE

Spouse Rukmini Devi
Education Jamshedpur Co-operative College, Jamshedpur, Ranchi University

POSITIONS HELD BY Raghubar Das

Position Tenure
Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly 1995 - 23 December 2019
Deputy Chief Minister of Jharkhand 30 December 2009 - 29 May 2010
Chief Minister of Jharkhand 28 December 2014 - 29 December 2019
Governor of Odisha 31 October 2023 - no value

RAGHUBAR DAS NEWS

BJP expels rebel MLA Saryu Roy for contesting against Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das

December 09, 2019 10:06 pm

Roy, a former state minister, contested against Chief Minister and incumbent Jamshedpur East MLA Raghubar Das as an Independent candidate after he was denied a ticket by the saffron. He alleges the act was done on the behest of CM Raghubar Das.

Jharkhand elections: Lynchings just a footnote in Congress' state-centric strategy

December 09, 2019 8:07 am

While Jharkhand has seen many incidents of mob violence in the past few years, party leaders say it is prudent to avoid such topics.

Jharkhand election 2019 voting Highlights: 64% voter turnout in second phase

December 07, 2019 10:11 pm

Jharkhand Assembly Election 2019 Voting Highlights: One person was killed and another injured in police firing in Baghni village during the ongoing voting process on Saturday.

Jharkhand elections 2019: How BJP is wooing tribal voters

December 05, 2019 8:52 am

Jharkhand elections: Raghubar Das, a non-tribal, has been at the helm of the affairs for the last five years, and many policies of the current regime have not gone down well with the tribals.

Jharkhand: BJP rebel’s decision to contest elections changes political equations in Jamshedpur

December 04, 2019 8:00 am

Saryu Roy decided to contest against Raghubar Das an Independent candidate after the BJP did not give him a ticket to contest elections.

Jharkhand starts voting today, test for BJP after Maharashtra

November 30, 2019 7:32 am

In Garhwa, farmer Vikas Ganjhu said: “There is no water for irrigation, we have so much land, but the produce is minimal. Roads have been constructed, but that will not feed us. Where are the jobs?”.

Jharkhand elections: Tribal resentment, tainted turncoats among BJP’s key hurdles

November 07, 2019 1:53 am

The five-phase polling in Jharkhand begins on November 30 and ends on December 20.

Explained: As Jharkhand elections are announced, here is the state of play

November 02, 2019 8:42 am

Jharkhand elections: While the political climate is yet to heat up in the state, this is where the BJP and the Opposition stand as of now.

Raghubar Das: ‘Mob lynchings not just in Jharkhand... should not be made political agenda’

November 01, 2019 9:00 am

Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das speaks to The Indian Express on incidents of lynching and the upcoming state polls.

Jharkhand govt invites journalists to write on schemes, promises to pay

September 19, 2019 4:57 am

The controversy comes months before the state goes to the Assembly polls.

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