Jagannath Pahadia

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{{Short description|9th Chief Minister of Rajasthan}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Jagannath Pahadia

| image = Jagannath Pahadia.jpg

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1932|1|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bhusawar, Bharatpur State, British India

| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|05|19|1932|01|15|df=y}}

| death_place = Gurugram, Haryana, India

| office = Governor of Haryana

| term_start = 27 July 2009

| term_end = 26 July 2014

| 1blankname = Chief Minister

| 1namedata = Bhupinder Singh Hooda

| predecessor = A. R. Kidwai

| successor = Kaptan Singh Solanki

| office2 = Governor of Bihar

| term2 = 3 March 1989 – 2 February 1990

| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata2 = Satyendra Narayan Sinha
Jagannath Mishra

| predecessor2 = R. D. Pradhan

| successor2 = Mohammad Yunus Saleem

| office3 = 9th Chief Minister of Rajasthan

| term3 = 6 June 1980 – 13 July 1981

| predecessor3 = President's rule

| successor3 = Shiv Charan Mathur

| party = Indian National Congress

| spouse = Shanti Pahadia

| website =

| footnotes =

| date =

| year =

| source = http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/1291.htm

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Jagannath Pahadia (15 January 1932 – 19 May 2021) was an Indian politician and a leader of the Indian National Congress party. He was the former Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Governor of Haryana, and Governor of Bihar. He died on 19 May 2021 from COVID-19.{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/pahadia-first-dalit-cm-of-raj-dies-of-covid/articleshow/82782617.cms | title=Jagannath Pahadia, first Dalit CM of Rajasthan, dies of Covid | work=The Times of India | date=20 May 2021 | accessdate=20 May 2021}}{{cite web|date=19 May 2021|title=Former Rajasthan CM Jagannath Pahadia dies of COVID-19|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/former-rajasthan-cm-jagannath-pahadia-dies-of-covid-19/article34601213.ece|access-date=19 May 2021|work=The Hindu}}

Early life and education

He was born in Bhusawar city of the present-day Bharatpur district of Rajasthan state in a Dalit family{{Cite web|date=2013-11-20|title=Status quo for Dalits: caste shame for Rajasthan|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/status-quo-for-dalits-caste-shame-for-rajasthan/story-cnWICwxgzAUqC8omktnknK.html|access-date=2020-09-16|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=जगन्नाथ पहाड़िया: राजस्थान के पहले दलित मुख्यमंत्री जो बस 13 महीने सीएम रह सके|url=https://www.thelallantop.com/videos/jagannath-pahadiya-aka-jagannath-pahadiya-was-first-dalit-chief-minister-of-rajasthan/|access-date=2020-09-16|website=LallanTop - News with most viral and Social Sharing Indian content on the web in Hindi|language=hi}} on 15 January 1932 to Nathilal Pahadia and Chanda Devi. He held M.A., LL.B., M.S.J. College, Bharatpur, Maharaja College, Jaipur and Law College Rajasthan University.{{Cite web|last=Bohra|first=Sanjay|date=2020-01-24|title=Rajasthan Congress govt lets Vasundhara Raje keep bungalow but moves to evict its own ex-CM|url=https://theprint.in/politics/rajasthan-congress-govt-lets-vasundhara-raje-keep-bungalow-but-moves-to-evict-its-own-ex-cm/353543/|access-date=2020-09-16|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}} He was an Ambedkarite.{{Cite web|title=बाबा साहब भीमराव अम्बेडकर के संदेश को आत्मसात करें: पहाड़िया|url=https://www.jagran.com/rajasthan/jaipur-8594108.html|access-date=2021-05-22|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi}}

Career

He was Chief Minister of Rajasthan state from 6 June 1980 to 14 July 1981 and was the first Dalit from Rajasthan to hold this position.

Pahadia served in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 1990 then 1998 till 2008.{{cite news| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/former-rajasthan-cm-jagannath-pahadia-dies-of-covid-19/article34601213.ece| title = Former Rajasthan CM Jagannath Pahadia dies of COVID-19 - The Hindu| newspaper = The Hindu| date = 19 May 2021| last1 = Iqbal| first1 = Mohammed}}

He represented Sawai Madhopur (Lok Sabha constituency) in the 2nd Lok Sabha and Bayana constituency in Rajasthan in the 4th, 5th and 7th Lok Sabha.{{Cite web|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Haryana|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20130223/haryana.htm|access-date=2020-09-16|website=www.tribuneindia.com}} His wife Shanti Pahadia was also a member of Lok Sabha. He was governor of Bihar from 3 March 1989 to 2 February 1990.{{Cite web|title=राजस्थान का रण: 'लोग इस जहर को पीकर मर रहे थे, इसलिए मैंने राजस्थान में शराब पर रोक लगवाई'|url=https://www.patrika.com/jaipur-news/rajasthan-ex-cm-jagannath-pahadia-exclusive-interview-and-biography-3531257/|access-date=2020-09-16|website=Patrika News|date=8 October 2018 |language=hindi}} Later, he served and was appointed the governor of Haryana from 27 July 2009 to 26 July 2014.{{Cite web|date=2009-07-26|title=Pahadia to be sworn in as Haryana governor on Monday|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/pahadia-to-be-sworn-in-as-haryana-governor-on-monday/story-EnQe8SJZnwJxupVpx2MzkI.html|access-date=2020-09-16|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}

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