Ramesh_Pokhriyal
Ramesh Pokhriyal
5th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, India
Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank" (born 15 July 1959),[2] is an Indian politician from Bhartiya Janta Party. He served as the Human Resource Development Minister in the Union Government of India starting from 31 May 2019. The name of his ministry was changed to Education Ministry in July 2020, following the ministry's name change, his title was changed to Minister of Education.[3]
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He represented the Haridwar Parliamentary constituency of Uttarakhand in the 17th Lok Sabha.[4] BJP did not make him the candidate for 2024 General Elections.
He was the 5th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from 2009 to 2011, due to corruption allegations he was asked to resign from his post by the BJP Central Leadership.[5][6]