Dhan Singh Negi

Dhan Singh Negi is an Indian politician who was a member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from 2017 to 2022 representing the Tehri constituency in Tehri Garhwal district. Previously affiliated to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he switched to the Indian National Congress party (INC) in early 2022.[3][4] In the 2017 state assembly elections, he defeated Dinesh Dhanai,[5] then Cabinet Minister by a large margin.

Dhan Singh Negi
धन सिंह नेगी
Member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
In office
12 March 2017 – 10 March 2022
Preceded byDinesh Dhanai
Succeeded byKishore Upadhyaya
ConstituencyTehri
Chairman for Aanchal[1]
In office
2009–2012
Personal details
Born (1970-05-04) 4 May 1970[2]
Palkot, Patti Lamridhar, Tehri Garhwal, Uttar Pradesh (now in Uttarakhand), India
Political partyIndian National Congress (since 2022)
Other political
affiliations		Bharatiya Janata Party (until 2022)
Spouse
Anita Negi
​
(m. 2000)​
Children2
Residence(s)New Tehri, Uttarakhand Dehradun, Uttarakhand
EducationM.Sc.(Physics), B.Ed.
Alma materHemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University
ProfessionPolitician
Websitedhansinghnegi.com

Early life and education

Dhan Singh Negi was born in 1970 as the youngest child of a poor family in Palkot, a remote village in Patti Lamridhar, Tehri Garhwal, Uttar Pradesh (now Uttarakhand), India. His education includes a Master of Physics at Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University and a Bachelor of Education teaching qualification. He was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Philosophy in 2019.

Career

Negi worked as a lecturer in Physics before becoming a full-time politician. He was a member of Badri-Kedar Temple Committee and was chairman of the Aanchal Milk Cooperative Society in Tehri Garhwal from 2009 to 2012. He was elected to the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly in 2017, receiving 20,896 votes, defeating Dinesh Dhanai, then cabinet minister by a margin of 6,840 votes.[6] In April 2017 he declared that he would donate half of his salary to support the marriages of daughters of widows, disabled and poor people.[7]

He also presided over the Public Sector Units & Municipal Oversight and the Information Technology Policy committees of the Uttarakhand Assembly. Negi is a member of the board of Doon University and the Uttarakhand State Wildlife Board.

Positions held
Year Description
2009-2012 Elected as Chairman for Aanchal Milk Corporative Society (1st term)
2017-2022 Elected to 4th Uttarakhand Assembly (1st term)
  • Member - Committee of Public Sector Units & Municipal Oversight
  • Member - Committee of Information Technology Policy
  • Member - Doon University & Uttarakhand State Wildlife Board

Legislative Assembly Elections contested
Year Constituency Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage
2022TehriLostTBDKishore UpadhyayaBJPTBD
2017TehriWon47.6%Dinesh DhanaiIndependent32.03%
2012TehriLost24.3%Dinesh DhanaiIndependent28.8%

References
  1. "Tehri Dugdh Utpadak Sahakari Sangh Ltd". ucdfaanchal.org.
  2. "Present members Date of Birth". Vidhan Sabha, Uttarakhand (in Hindi). Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. "Uttarakhand BJP MLA Dhan Singh Negi Switches Over To Congress". NDTV.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  4. ADR. "Dhan Singh Negi(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- TEHRI(TEHRI GARHWAL) – Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info.
  5. "2017 Tehri - Uttarakhand Assembly Election Winner". India.com.
  6. "Uttarakhand Assembly Election Results in 2017". elections.in.
  7. "Tehri MLA Dhan Singh Negi Launches New - टिहरी विधायक धन सिंह नेगी ने की नई शुरूआत". amarujala.com (in Hindi).
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