Vijay Bahuguna

Vijay Bahuguna (born 28 February 1947) is an Indian politician who served as the 6th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. He is the eldest son of Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, an independence activist and politician, and also a former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Vijay Bahuguna was a member of the 14th and 15th Lok Sabhas of India. He represented the Tehri Garhwal constituency of Uttarakhand and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[1][2]

Vijay Bahuguna
6th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
In office 13 March 2012 – 31 January 2014
Preceded by	B. C. Khanduri
Succeeded by	Harish Rawat
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 27 February 2007 – 23 July 2012
Preceded by	Manabendra Shah
Succeeded by	Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah
Constituency	Tehri Garhwal
Judge at Bombay High Court
In office 27 April 1994 – 15 February 1995
Nominated by	M. N. Venkatachaliah
Judge at Allahabad High Court
In office 27 November 1991 – 27 April 1994
Nominated by	Kamal Narain Singh
Personal details
Born	(1947-02-28) 28 February 1947 (age 78) Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (2016-present)
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress (until May 2016)
Spouse	Sudha Bahuguna
Relations	Rita Bahuguna (sister)
Children	3, including Saurabh Bahuguna (son)
Parents	Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna (father) Kamala Bahuguna (mother)
Alma mater	University of Allahabad
Profession	Judge, Advocate, politician
Committees	Member of several committees

Vijay Bahuguna (left) along with Montek Singh Ahluwalia

Bahuguna was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand on 13 March 2012.^[3][4] Bahuguna resigned from his CM post on 31 January 2014.^[5]

His youngest son Saurabh Bahuguna has taken forward his legacy and has won from Sitarganj ( Udham Singh Nagar), Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly. Saurabh Bahuguna from BJP won with 50597 votes.

Family and background

Vijay Bahuguna was born at Allahabad in a Brahmin family.^[6] His father was Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh & freedom fighter. H. N. Bahuguna, who had also participated in Non-Cooperation Movement. Vijay Bahuguna has a sister Rita Bahuguna who is also a politician. Rita was a former Congress leader and former president of the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee. She joined the BJP on 20 October 2016 and was a cabinet minister in Uttar Pradesh government. His son Saurabh Bahuguna is currently serving as a cabinate minister in Uttarakhand government.

Education and early career

Vijay Bahuguna did his Bachelor of Arts and then LLB from the University of Allahabad in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. He then started working as an advocate in the Allahabad High Court in Allahabad. He later became a judge^[1] of the Allahabad High Court, later transferring to become a judge of the Bombay High Court.

Posts held

#	From	To	Position
01	2002	2007	Vice-chairman, Planning Commission, Uttarakhand
02	2007	2009	Member, 14th Lok Sabha
03	2007	2009	Member, Standing Committee on Defence
04	2008	2009	Member, Committee on Public Accounts
05	2009	2012	Member 15th Lok Sabha
06	2009	2012	Member, Committee on Health and Family Welfare
07	2009	2012	Member, Committee on Ethics
08	2009	2012	Member, Committee on Offices of Profit
09	2009	2012	Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Power
10	2012	2014	Chief Minister of Uttarakhand

Resignation

Vijay Bahuguna had submitted his resignation as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand on 31 January 2014.^[7] His government had received widespread criticism for handling rescue operations in the wake of floods in June, 2013.^[8] Harish Rawat was sworn as Chief Minister on 1 February 2014 in presence of Governor of Uttarakhand, Aziz Qureshi.^[9]

Other associations

• Member, Executive Council, Garhwal University, Uttarakhand
• President, Ranjit Pandit Shiksha Samiti; running educational colleges, Allahabad
• Vice-president, Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress since 1999
• Member, All India Congress Committee since 1997
• Ex Judge Allahabad High Court & Bombay High Court

Elections contested

Lok Sabha

Year	Constituency	Result	Vote percentage	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party	Opposition vote percentage	Ref
1998	Garhwal	Lost	12.64%	B. C. Khanduri	BJP	55.44%	[citation needed]
1999	Tehri Garhwal	Lost	39.75%	Manabendra Shah	BJP	43.01%	[citation needed]
2004	Tehri Garhwal	Lost	44.52%	Manabendra Shah	BJP	47.63%	[citation needed]
2007 (By Elect)	Tehri Garhwal	Won	40.61%	Manujendra Shah	BJP	38.18%	[10]
2009	Tehri Garhwal	Won	45.04%	Jaspal Rana	BJP	35.98%	[citation needed]

Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly

Year	Constituency	Result	Vote percentage	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party	Opposition vote percentage	Ref
2012 (By Elect)	Sitarganj	Won	77.14%	Prakash Pant	BJP	19.82%	[11]