Pushkar Singh Dhami

BJP

DOB 16 Sep 1975

Age 50 years

birth palce Pithoragarh, Uttrakhand

profession Politician

Pushkar Singh Dhami biography

Pushkar Singh Dhami is the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. At the age of 45 in 2021, he became the youngest Chief Minister in the history of Uttarakhand. He led the state government for 8 months before the second successive term as the CM.

Born in a middle-class family of Pithorgarh district, Dhami, started his association with the Sangh at a young age. As a college student, he spent 10 years in the ABVP, working with the RSS students’ wing at Lucknow University and other educational institutions in Uttar Pradesh.

A post-graduate in human resource management and industrial relations, Dhami proceeded to the BJP Yuva Morcha, and for two terms between 2002 and 2008, he was its Uttarakhand president. BJP Chief Ministers Ramesh Pohkhriyal Nishank and Maj Gen BC Khanduri (retd) both had Dhami as vice-chairman of the Urban Monitoring Committee with the rank of state minister.

In 2012, the BJP gave him a ticket from Khatima in Udham Singh Nagar district, and he won. Since 2016, he has been state vice-president. When Dhami again won as an MLA in 2017, he was widely tipped to get a ministerial post under Trivendra Singh Rawat, but was left out.

Given that, Dhami was a surprise pick. Among the names that had been doing the rounds to replace Tirath Singh Rawat, who had to step down after just four months as CM, were several more senior MLAs including Cabinet ministers, former CMs and parliamentarians.

As president of the state BJP youth wing, Dhami had staged protests against unemployment.

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Uttarakhand CM Dhami’s response to paper leak protests is communal, tone-deaf

September 30, 2025 7:07 am

The state’s youth deserve a future that isn’t sabotaged by the incompetence — and cynicism — of the powerful

At the training workshop for new office bearers of the party, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami termed the incident “nakal (cheating) jihad”.

Dhami visits Chamoli, hands over Rs 5 lakh ex gratia each to kin of deceased

September 21, 2025 5:27 am

He handed over cheques of `5 lakh each to the families of the deceased. So far, seven bodies have been recovered from the three villages where the debris slide struck, while two remain missing.

Caught on camera, senior Chamoli medical officer ‘hits bike with his Scorpio, drags it 100 metres’, 2 seriously injured

August 05, 2025 5:56 am

The office of Chief Minister Dhami said that he ordered the Uttarakhand Health Department to take disciplinary action against Hasan by suspending him with immediate effect.

In Uttarakhand, a folk singer is booked for song on addiction. Two days later, state launches drug campaign

July 23, 2025 11:08 am

Pawan Semwal, a Garhwali singer, had uploaded his new song online with the caption: “How much more will you devour these mountains? You've turned them into dens of gambling and alcohol, unemployment, and corruption.”

Uttarakhand plans crackdown on ‘fake saints’ who 'tarnish image of Sanatan Dharma'

July 11, 2025 6:39 am

Dhami claimed that in recent times, several cases have emerged in the state where antisocial elements, posing as saints, have been found cheating people, especially women.

Pushkar Singh Dhami during a jungle safari in Corbett National Park

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami goes on Corbett Safari, plants over 1,000 trees

July 06, 2025 8:00 pm

‘One Tree for Mother’ campaign sees massive community participation in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand’s diktat for eateries on Kanwar Yatra route: Display licence, registration or face closure

July 02, 2025 9:05 am

The yatra is scheduled to start on July 11

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After Himanta's letter, Dhami orders probe into death of Assamese woman in Rishikesh

June 15, 2025 2:59 am

The Uttarakhand police had held that the death appeared to be a case of suicide. Hojai (25) from Assam’s Dima Hasao district had been found dead on the banks of the Ganga river in Rishikesh on Tuesday, five days after she was reported missing on June 6.

Uttarakhand Cabinet resolution lauds Army, Govt for Operation Sindoor

May 17, 2025 4:07 am

The resolution stated, “Operation Sindoor reflects the indomitable courage, extraordinary valour, and exceptional strategic skills of the Indian Army"

Security measures activated for Char Dham routes, border areas in Uttarakhand

May 08, 2025 10:17 am

Uttarakhand Chardham Security Measures: In the high-level meeting held at the CM’s residence, the discussion was also on key establishments, dams, and power plants in Uttarakhand, and he asked the administration, government departments, and police to remain on high alert.