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Jagannath Pahadia
Jagannath Pahadia
Governor of Haryana
	In office; 27 July 2009 – 26 July 2014
Chief Minister	Bhupinder Singh Hooda
Preceded by	A. R. Kidwai
Succeeded by	Kaptan Singh Solanki
Governor of Bihar
	In office; 3 March 1989 – 2 February 1990
Chief Minister	Satyendra Narayan Sinha; Jagannath Mishra
Preceded by	R. D. Pradhan
Succeeded by	Mohammad Yunus Saleem
9th Chief Minister of Rajasthan
	In office; 6 June 1980 – 13 July 1981
Preceded by	President's rule
Succeeded by	Shiv Charan Mathur
Personal details
Born	15 January 1932; Bhusawar, Bharatpur State, British India
Died	19 May 2021 (aged 89); Gurugram, Haryana, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Shanti Pahadia
	Source: [1]

Jagannath Pahadia (15 January 1932 – 19 May 2021) was an Indian politician and a leader of the Indian National Congress party. He was the former Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Governor of Haryana, and Governor of Bihar. He died on 19 May 2021 from COVID-19.^[1]^[2]

Early life and education

He was born in Bhusawar city of the present-day Bharatpur district of Rajasthan state in a Dalit family^[3]^[4] on 15 January 1932 to Nathilal Pahadia and Chanda Devi. He held M.A., LL.B., M.S.J. College, Bharatpur, Maharaja College, Jaipur and Law College Rajasthan University.^[5] He was an Ambedkarite.^[6]

Career

He was Chief Minister of Rajasthan state from 6 June 1980 to 14 July 1981 and was the first Dalit from Rajasthan to hold this position.^[4]^[1]

Pahadia served in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 1990 then 1998 till 2008.^[7]

He represented Sawai Madhopur (Lok Sabha constituency) in the 2nd Lok Sabha and Bayana constituency in Rajasthan in the 4th, 5th and 7th Lok Sabha.^[8] His wife Shanti Pahadia was also a member of Lok Sabha. He was governor of Bihar from 3 March 1989 to 2 February 1990.^[9] Later, he served and was appointed the governor of Haryana from 27 July 2009 to 26 July 2014.^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b "Jagannath Pahadia, first Dalit CM of Rajasthan, dies of Covid". The Times of India. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
^ "Former Rajasthan CM Jagannath Pahadia dies of COVID-19". The Hindu. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
^ "Status quo for Dalits: caste shame for Rajasthan". Hindustan Times. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b "जगन्नाथ पहाड़िया: राजस्थान के पहले दलित मुख्यमंत्री जो बस 13 महीने सीएम रह सके". LallanTop - News with most viral and Social Sharing Indian content on the web in Hindi (in Hindi). Retrieved 16 September 2020.
^ Bohra, Sanjay (24 January 2020). "Rajasthan Congress govt lets Vasundhara Raje keep bungalow but moves to evict its own ex-CM". ThePrint. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
^ "बाबा साहब भीमराव अम्बेडकर के संदेश को आत्मसात करें: पहाड़िया". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
^ Iqbal, Mohammed (19 May 2021). "Former Rajasthan CM Jagannath Pahadia dies of COVID-19 - The Hindu". The Hindu.
^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Haryana". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
^ "राजस्थान का रण: 'लोग इस जहर को पीकर मर रहे थे, इसलिए मैंने राजस्थान में शराब पर रोक लगवाई'". Patrika News (in Hindi). 8 October 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
^ "Pahadia to be sworn in as Haryana governor on Monday". Hindustan Times. 26 July 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

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Lok Sabha
Preceded by Manik Chand Jatav-vir	Member of Parliament for Sawai Madhopur 1957 – 1962	Succeeded by Kesar Lal
Preceded by Tika Ram Paliwal	Member of Parliament for Bayana 1967 – 1977	Succeeded by Shyam Sunder Lal
Preceded by Shyam Sunder Lal	Member of Parliament for Bayana 1980 – 1984	Succeeded by Lala Ram Ken
Political offices
Preceded by President rule	Chief Minister of Rajasthan 6 June 1980 - 13 July 1981	Succeeded by Shiv Charan Mathur
Preceded by R. D. Pradhan	Governor of Bihar 3 March 1989 - 2 February 1990	Succeeded by Mohammad Yunus Saleem
Preceded by A. R. Kidwai	Governor of Haryana 27 July 2009 - 26 July 2014	Succeeded by Kaptan Singh Solanki