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词条 Nityanand Swami (politician)
释义

  1. Early life and education

  2. Political career

  3. Personal life

  4. Death

  5. References

  6. External links

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| name = Nityanand Swami
नित्यानन्द स्वामी
| image = Ex CM Nityanand Swami.jpg
| birth_date = 27 December 1927
| birth_place = Narnaul, Punjab, British India
| residence = Dehradun, Uttarakhand
| death_date = {{death date and age|2012|12|12|1927|12|27|df=yes}}
| death_place = Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
| constituency =
| office = 1st Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
| term = 9 November 2000 – 29 October 2001
| predecessor = Post Created
| successor = Bhagat Singh Koshyari
| office1 = Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
| term1 = 23 May 1996 – 8 November 2000
| predecessor1 = Shiv Prasad Gupta
| successor1 = Om Prakash Sharma (acting)
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| spouse = Chandrakanta Sharma
| children = 4
}}Nityanand Swami (born Nityanand Sharma, 27 December 1927 – 12 December 2012) was the chief minister of the Indian state of Uttarakhand, named Uttaranchal during his administration. He was the first chief minister of the state, serving from 9 November 2000 to 29 October 2001.[1]

Early life and education

Swami was born in Narnaul, Haryana,In a Vaishnav - Brahmin Family, and spent almost all his life in Dehradun where his father served in Forest Research Institute. He entered the Freedom Struggle {{clarify|date=May 2015}} at an early age, under the umbrella of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, and contributed in the local resistances at Dehradun. Swami, as he was known among his friends was not only an intellectual but also a debater and spokesman. He was declared all round student of Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College, Dehradun in year 1949-52. In the 50's and 60's he was a worker of Bharatiya Jan Sangh and president of various trade unions; he preferred the non violent hunger strike Satyagraha in contrast to violent strikes of Bandh.

Political career

Lawyer by profession, Swami entered active politics under the Bharatiya Jan Sangh. He had switched to the Indian National Congress for a brief period of time and to the Bharatiya Janata Party since then. As many as 18 times he was put in prison by the establishment when he supported the cause of struggling labourers. He participated in a number of hunger strikes.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}

In 1969 Swami was first elected as the member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Dehradun constituency. In 1984, he was elected into the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council from the graduate constituency of Garhwal and Kumaon. Swami represented the constituency of Garhwal and Kumaon for three years. He became Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council of Uttar Pradesh in 1991 and was unanimously elected the Chairman of the same in 1992. Swami was elected the chairman of the up legislative council in 1992.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}

Swami worked behind the scenes in the struggle for separate Uttaranchal state. As the chairman of the council he pursued matter and policies to uplift the qualities in these fields through various umbrella NGOs.{{clarify|date=May 2015}} He was honoured with the "Pride of the Doon" Award from Doon Citizen Council, Dehradun, in recognition of distinguished contributions to the region. The soft-spoken Swami was honoured with the Uttar Pradesh Ratna in 2000 for the dedicated public work on "Rashtrabhasha" Hindi. He was awarded the Sahitya Bharati by Hindi Prachar Samiti in 1994.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}

On 9 November 2000, Nityanand Swami took the oath as first chief minister of the new state of Uttaranchal (now Uttarakhand) He was asked by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership to acquire the newly created office of Chief Minister. He served from 9 November 2000 to 29 October 2001 in the office and then resigned voluntarily in favour of Bhagat Singh Koshyari when asked by the BJP leadership.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}

Personal life

He was married to Chandrakanta Swami and has four daughters. He is survived by his daughters.

Death

He died at the age of 84, at the Combined Medical Institute (CMI), Dehradun on 12 December 2012.

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ptinews.com/news/3208419_First-CM-of-Uttarakhand-passes-away- |title=fullstory |publisher=Ptinews.com |date= |accessdate=2012-12-12}}

External links

  • http://www.organiser.org/dynamic/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=61&page=17
  • http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/20001109/ifr09012.html
  • http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/02feb09/national.htm
  • http://hinduvoice.net/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi?flavor=archive;list=NL;id=20050126151537
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