Tejpal Singh Rawat Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Lieutenant General
Office:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Constituency:Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency
Term Start:2008
Term End:2014
Predecessor:B. C. Khanduri
Successor:Satpal Maharaj
Office2:Minister of Tourism, Uttarakhand
Term Start2:2002
Term End2:2007
Predecessor2: State created
Successor2:Prakash Pant
Office3:Minister of Exercise, Uttarakhand
Term Start3:2002
Term End3:2007
Predecessor3: State created
Successor3:Madan Kaushik
Office4:Minister of Soldier Welfare, Uttarakhand
Term Start4:2002
Term End4:2007
Predecessor4: State created
Successor4:B. C. Khanduri
Office5:Member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency5:Dhumakot
Term Start5:2002
Term End5:2007
Predecessor5: State created
Successor5:B. C. Khanduri
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party (from 2008)
Otherparty:Indian National Congress (2002-2007)

Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Tejpal Singh Rawat is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party in the state of Uttarakhand. He was a member of 14th Lok Sabha. He was elected from Garhwal Parliamentary constituency of Uttarakhand in 2008 by-poll election. He is a retired Lt. Gen. from the Indian Army. He was decorated with PVSM and VSM. After his retirement in 2000, he joined politics and was elected to Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly in 2002 from Dhumakot Assembly constituency from Indian National Congress.[1]

Positions held

YearDescription
2002 - 2007Elected to 1st Uttarakhand Assembly
  • Cabinet Minister - Tourism, Excise, Soldier Welfare
2007 - 2007Elected to 2nd Uttarakhand Assembly
2008 - 2009Elected to 14th Lok Sabha

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lok Sabha . 164.100.47.132 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140606212702/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=4245 . 2014-06-06.