Hari Dev Joshi

Hari Dev Joshi (17 December 1920 – 21 March 1995) was a freedom fighter and an Indian politician from Indian National Congress. 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 (Now in Rajasthan, India)
Died	28 March 1995(1995-03-28) (aged 74)
Political party	Indian National Congress

Political career

In 1952, he got elected from Dungarpur then shifted to Ghatol in 1957 and then was elected 8 times from Banswara 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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