Hari Dev Joshi

Hari Deo Joshi (17 December 1920 – 21 March 1995) was a freedom fighter and an Indian politician from Indian National Congress. He was chief minister of Rajasthan at three times.[1][2]

Hari Dev Joshi
11th Chief Minister of Rajasthan
In office
4 December 1989  4 March 1990
GovernorSukhdev Prasad
Milap Chand Jain (Acting)
D. P. Chattopadhyaya
Preceded byShiv Charan Mathur
Succeeded byBhairon Singh Shekhawat
In office
10 March 1985  20 January 1988
GovernorVasantdada Patil
Preceded byHira Lal Devpura
Succeeded byShiv Charan Mathur
In office
11 October 1973  29 April 1977
GovernorJogendra Singh
Vedpal Tyagi (Acting)
Preceded byBarkatullah Khan
Succeeded byPresident's rule
15th Governor of Assam
In office
10 May 1989  21 July 1989
Chief MinisterPrafulla Kumar Mahanta
Preceded byBhishma Narain Singh
Succeeded byAnisetti Raghuvir
6th Governor of Meghalaya
In office
11 May 1989  26 July 1989
Chief MinisterP. A. Sangma
Preceded byBhishma Narain Singh
Succeeded byA. A. Rahim
Personal details
Born(1920-12-17)17 December 1920
Khandu, Banswara, British India (Now in Rajasthan, India)
Died28 March 1995(1995-03-28) (aged 74)
Political partyIndian National Congress

Political career

In 1952, he got elected from Dungarpur then shifted to Ghatol in 1957 and then was elected 8 times from Banswara until his death. He was stood undefeated consecutively in all the elections.[3] He was chief minister of Rajasthan at three times, first from 11 October 1973 to 29 April 1977, second time from 10 March 1985 to 20 January 1988 and finally for a short time from 4 December 1989 to 4 March 1990.[4][5][6]

He also has served as a Governor of Assam, Meghalaya and West Bengal.

Commemoration

Institutes named after him include Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication in Jaipur and the Haridev Joshi Government Girl's College, Banswara.

References

Preceded by
Barkatullah Khan
Chief Minister of Rajasthan
19731977
Succeeded by
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
Preceded by
Hira Lal Devpura
Chief Minister of Rajasthan
19851988
Succeeded by
Shiv Charan Mathur
Preceded by
Shiv Charan Mathur
Chief Minister of Rajasthan
19891990
Succeeded by
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
Preceded by
Bhishma Narain Singh
Governor of Assam
1989
Succeeded by
Anisetti Roghuvir


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