Hari Dev Joshi

Hari Dev Joshi (17 December 1920 – 21 March 1995) was an Indian independence activist and Indian National Congress politician. He was chief minister of Rajasthan three times.^[1][2]

Hari Dev Joshi
7th Chief Minister of Rajasthan
In office 4 December 1989 – 4 March 1990
Preceded by	Shiv Charan Mathur
Succeeded by	Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
In office 10 March 1985 – 20 January 1988
Preceded by	Hira Lal Devpura
Succeeded by	Shiv Charan Mathur
In office 11 October 1973 – 29 April 1977
Preceded by	Barkatullah Khan
Succeeded by	President's rule
15th Governor of Assam
In office 10 May 1989 – 21 July 1989
Chief Minister	Prafulla Kumar Mahanta
Preceded by	Bhishma Narain Singh
Succeeded by	Anisetti Raghuvir
6th Governor of Meghalaya
In office 11 May 1989 – 26 July 1989
Chief Minister	P. A. Sangma
Preceded by	Bhishma Narain Singh
Succeeded by	A. A. Rahim
Personal details
Born	(1920-12-17)17 December 1920 Khandu, Banswara State, British India
Died	28 March 1995(1995-03-28) (aged 74)
Political party	Indian National Congress

Political career

In 1952, he was elected from Dungarpur. He then shifted to Ghatol in 1957 before being elected from Banswara eight times until his death. He stood undefeated consecutively in all the elections.^[3] He was chief minister of Rajasthan three times, first from 11 October 1973 to 29 April 1977, second time from 10 March 1985 to 20 January 1988 and finally for a short time from 4 December 1989 to 4 March 1990.^[4][5][6]

He also has served as a Governor of Assam, Meghalaya and West Bengal.^{[citation needed]}

Commemoration

Institutes named after him include Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication in Jaipur and the Haridev Joshi Government Girl's College, Banswara.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Politics of Rajasthan
• Government of Rajasthan
• History of Rajasthan
• List of chief ministers of Rajasthan

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