03-02-2007, 12:40 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Bhuwan Chand Khanduri </b>
Born in Dehradun on October 1, 1934, <b>Khanduri completed his education from Allahabad University and the College of Military Engineering, Pune before joining the Indian Army in 1954.</b>
<b>A civil engineer by profession, he served Army's Corps of Engineers for 36 years in various capacities and also winning the Ati Vishisht Sewa Medal before retiring in 1990 as Major General</b>.
He soon joined the BJP and entered Lok Sabha for the first time in 1991 from Pauri by defeating Congress leader Satpal Maharaj. Except a loss in 1996, he has been winning from the same seat in 1998, 1999 and 2004.Â
A member of BJP national executive, he is also the party's chief whip in the Lok Sabha and served as minister for Road Transport and Highways in the NDA regime besides holding additional charge of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation.
Having travelled all over the world during his service years and later as union minister, Khanduri likes to indulge in sports and reading in his pastime and is associated with several social organisations and sports bodies.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Bhagat Singh Koshiyari </b>
Born in Almora on June 17, 1942, Koshiyari completed his basic education there and went on to receive a <b>masters degree on English literature from Agra University before joining the RSS as an active member.</b>
Following Uttarakhand's creation he was appointed as minister for irrigation, energy, law and parliamentary affairs before he took charge as the state's second chief minister for a period of three months from his predecessor Nityanand Swami.Â
<b>A bachelor who leads a simple life, Koshiyari enjoys immense support among voters in the state especially in Kumaon and regularly keeps in touch with them through his long treks to remote villages</b>.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Born in Dehradun on October 1, 1934, <b>Khanduri completed his education from Allahabad University and the College of Military Engineering, Pune before joining the Indian Army in 1954.</b>
<b>A civil engineer by profession, he served Army's Corps of Engineers for 36 years in various capacities and also winning the Ati Vishisht Sewa Medal before retiring in 1990 as Major General</b>.
He soon joined the BJP and entered Lok Sabha for the first time in 1991 from Pauri by defeating Congress leader Satpal Maharaj. Except a loss in 1996, he has been winning from the same seat in 1998, 1999 and 2004.Â
A member of BJP national executive, he is also the party's chief whip in the Lok Sabha and served as minister for Road Transport and Highways in the NDA regime besides holding additional charge of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation.
Having travelled all over the world during his service years and later as union minister, Khanduri likes to indulge in sports and reading in his pastime and is associated with several social organisations and sports bodies.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Bhagat Singh Koshiyari </b>
Born in Almora on June 17, 1942, Koshiyari completed his basic education there and went on to receive a <b>masters degree on English literature from Agra University before joining the RSS as an active member.</b>
Following Uttarakhand's creation he was appointed as minister for irrigation, energy, law and parliamentary affairs before he took charge as the state's second chief minister for a period of three months from his predecessor Nityanand Swami.Â
<b>A bachelor who leads a simple life, Koshiyari enjoys immense support among voters in the state especially in Kumaon and regularly keeps in touch with them through his long treks to remote villages</b>.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->