Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri Maj Gen.( Retd.), (born 1 October 1934) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Garhwal constituency of Uttarakhand and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party. He is a former minister in Indian federal government. October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... List of Members of the 14th Lok Sabha, elected April-May 2004 // States Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chhattisgarh Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Orissa Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttaranchal West Bengal Union... Uttarakhand presently called Uttaranchal is the ancient name for the stretch of Indian Himalayas that borders the Himachal ranges in the west, and Nepal in the east. ... The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) (Hindi: , English: ), created in 1980, is one of the two major national political parties in India. ...

Born in 1934 in Dehradun in Uttarakhand he studied at Allahabad University, College of Military Engineering, Pune , Institute of Engineers, New Delhi and Institute of Defence Management, Secunderabad. Dehradun  , previously called Dehra Doon, (Hindi: देहरादून) is the capital city of the state Uttaranchal (now renamed Uttarakhand)in India, and the headquarters of Dehradun District. ... Uttarakhand presently called Uttaranchal is the ancient name for the stretch of Indian Himalayas that borders the Himachal ranges in the west, and Nepal in the east. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Pune (Poona) (Marathi:पुणे) (Hindi:पूना), is a city located in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. ...

He served in Corps of Engineers, Indian Army from 1954 to 1990. In 1982 he was conferred Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) by the President of India for distinguished services in the Indian Army. The Indian Army is the largest branch of the Armed Forces of India and has the primary responsibility of conducting land-based military operations. ...

After retirement he joined politics and was elected to Lok Sabha from Garhwal in Uttarakhand in 1991 and in subsequent elections. Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. ... Garhwal, or Gurwal, is a region and administrative division of Uttaranchal state, India, lying in the Himalayas. ... Uttarakhand presently called Uttaranchal is the ancient name for the stretch of Indian Himalayas that borders the Himachal ranges in the west, and Nepal in the east. ...

He was the minister of state (with independent charge) of the Road, Transport and Highways Ministry from 2000 to 2003 in the government headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee .He was elevated to cabinet rank in 2003, and held the post until the NDA government lost power in May 2004. He is a senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party. As a minister, he implemented BJP's prestigious National Highways Development project with efficiency and speed. Atal Bihari Vajpayee (Hindi: , pronunciation: ) (born December 25, 1924) was the Prime Minister of India in 1996 and again from October 13, 1998 until May 19, 2004. ... The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) (Hindi: , English: ), created in 1980, is one of the two major national political parties in India. ...

Chief Minister

In February 2007, he led the BJP to victory in assembly elections in Uttarakhand and was subsequently chosen to be the new Chief Minister of the state. He will need to resign from his Lok Sabha seat and successfully contest to the Vidhan Sabha in the next six months. It is expected that he will take advantage of the delayed election to the final constituency in the state, Bajpur, which will be held on March 25th and is considered a safe BJP seat.

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