Hira Singh Bisht
Hira Singh Bisht | |
|---|---|
| Member of Legislative Assembly for Doiwala | |
| In office 2014–2017 | |
| Member of Legislative Assembly for Rajpur | |
| In office 2002–2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 November 1940 Pauri Garhwal district, United Provinces, British India (now in Uttarakhand, India) |
| Died | 26 July 2026 (aged 85) Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Premlata Bisht (died 2022)[1] |
Hira Singh Bisht (4 November 1940 – 26 July 2026) was an Indian politician from Uttarakhand and a three-term Member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly. Bisht represented the Doiwala (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency), and was a member of the Indian National Congress.[2]
Life and career
Bisht served as a cabinet minister in the cabinet of former Chief Minister Shri N. D. Tiwari with portfolios of transport, Labour, technical education. He also served as the INTUC president of Uttarakhand.
He was the founder member of Cricket association of Uttarakhand.
During his first term as MLA, he allotted land for Raipur Cricket stadium from Shri veer Bahadur who was chief minister of Uttar Pradesh at that time and completed that project in 2017 during Vijay Bahuguna and Harish Rawat Government in Uttarakhand.
His wife, Premlata, died in 2022 following a prolonged illness. Bisht died on 26 July 2026, at the age of 85, after suffering a heart attack while being treated at a hospital in Dehradun.[3][4][5][6]
Positions held
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 1985 | Elected to 9th Uttar Pradesh Assembly |
| 2002 | Elected to 1st Uttarakhand Assembly (2nd term)
|
| 2014 | Elected to 3rd Uttarakhand Assembly in by election (3rd term) |
Elections contested
| Year | Election Type | Constituency | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote percentage | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | MP | Tehri Garhwal | Lost | 29.07% | Trepan Singh Negi | BLD | 58.47% | |
| 1985 | MLA | Dehradun | Won | 66.76% | Harbans Kapoor | BJP | 22.85% | [7] |
| 1989 | MLA | Dehradun | Lost | 33.11% | Harbans Kapoor | BJP | 42.84% | [7] |
| 1996 | MLA | Mussoorie | Lost | 18.20% | Rajendra Singh | BJP | 49.38% | [8] |
| 1998 | MP | Tehri Garhwal | Lost | 15.88% | Manabendra Shah | BJP | 51.82% | [9] |
| 2002 | MLA | Rajpur | Won | 34.98% | Khushal S Ranawat | BJP | 28.07% | [10] |
| 2007 | MLA | Rajpur | Lost | 33.53% | Ganesh Joshi | BJP | 39.27% | |
| 2012 | MLA | Doiwala | Lost | 29.01% | Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal | BJP | 30.68% | |
| 2014 (By Elect) | MLA | Doiwala | Won | 52.07% | Trivendra Singh Rawat | BJP | 42.65% | |
| 2017 | MLA | Doiwala | Lost | 34.75% | Trivendra Singh Rawat | BJP | 60.45% | |
| 2022 | MLA | Raipur | Lost | 32.66% | Umesh Sharma 'Kau' | BJP | 60.15% |
References
- ↑ "पूर्व कैबिनेट मंत्री हीरा सिंह बिष्ट की पत्नी का निधन, लंबे समय से थी बीमार". ETV Bharat News. 3 August 2022. Archived from the original on 21 June 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ↑ "Counting LIVE: Congress candidate Hira Singh Bisht wins Doiwala seat". Archive.news18.com. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ↑ "Former Uttarakhand Minister Hira Singh Bisht Passes Away". ETV Bharat. 26 July 2026.
- ↑ "Hira Singh Bisht Passes Away: उत्तराखंड कांग्रेस के दिग्गज नेता हीरा सिंह बिष्ट का निधन, रात को आया हार्ट अटैक". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). 26 July 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ "Hira Singh Bisht Demise: कांग्रेस के वरिष्ठ नेता हीरा सिंह बिष्ट का दिल का दौरा पड़ने से निधन, सीएम धामी ने जताया दुख". ABP Live (in Hindi). 26 July 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ "पूर्व कैबिनेट मंत्री हीरा सिंह बिष्ट का निधन: देहरादून के लखीबाग श्मशान घाट पर होगा अंतिम संस्कार; देर रात आया हार्ट अटैक". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 26 July 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Election Commission of India". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ↑ "1996 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election". Empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ↑ "Lok Sabha Election 1998 - Uttar Pradesh". Empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ↑ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2002 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF UTTARANCHAL" (PDF). Ceo.uk.gov.in. p. 88. Retrieved 25 March 2019.