Narayan Dutt Tiwari

Politician

Indian Baluti, United Provinces, British India (now in Nainital District, Uttarakhand)

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ProfessionPolitician
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth18/10/1925
Age93 years (died on 18, Oct, 2018)
BirthplaceBaluti, United Provinces, British India (now in Nainital District, Uttarakhand)
Date of Death18/10/2018

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Bio/Wiki

Full NameNarayan Dutt Tiwari

Physical Stats & More

Height165 cm (5’ 5”)
Weight70 kg (154 lbs)
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorWhite

Educational Qualification(s)

Qualifications
  • M. A. (Political Science) from Allahabad University
  • LLB from Allahabad University

Personal Life

ReligionHinduism
CasteBrahmin
HometownNainital, Uttarakhand, India
Address
  • C1/9, Tilak Lane , New Delhi
  • 1 A, Mall Avanue , Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/GirlfriendsUjjwala Tiwari
Marriage Date14/05/2014
Family
Wife/Spouse
First WifeSushila Tiwari (m. 1953; died 1991)
Second WifeUjjwala Tiwari (m. 2013)
Children
SonRohit Shekhar Tiwari (Politician)
DaughterNone
Parents
FatherPoornanand Tiwari (an officer in the forest department)
MotherName Not Known

Career

Politics
Political PartyIndian National Congress (1963-1996 and 1998-2018)
Political Journey
  • 1952: Elected an MLA from the Nainital constituency on Praja Samajwadi Party ticket.
  • 1957: Elected an MLA from the Nainital constituency and became the leader of Opposition in the Assembly.
  • 1963: Joined the Indian National Congress Party.
  • 1965: Elected an MLA from the Kashipur constituency and appointed a minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh.
  • 1969-1971: First President of Indian Youth Congress.
  • January 1976: Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
  • 1979-1980: Minister for Finance and Parliamentary Affairs in the Chaudhary Charan Singh Government.
  • August 1984: Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (second time)
  • June 1988: Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (third time)
  • 1994: Resigned from the Indian National Congress and formed All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) Party.
  • 1996: Elected to the 11th Lok Sabha.
  • 1997: Rejoined Congress.
  • 1999: Elected to the 13th Lok Sabha.
  • 2002: Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.
  • August 2007: Appointed as Governor of Andhra Pradesh.
  • 21/01/1976 – 30/04/1977: Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
  • 03/08/1984 – 24/09/1985: Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (second time)
  • 22/10/1986 – 25/07/1987: Minister of External Affairs
  • 25/07/1987 – 25/06/1988: Minister of Finance
  • 25/06/1988 – 05/12/1989: Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (third time)
  • 02/03/2002 – 07/03/2007: Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.
  • 22/08/2007 – 27/12/2009: Governor of Andhra Pradesh.
Other Political Affiliations
  • Praja Socialist Party (till 1963)
  • All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) (1996–1998)

Favourites

Favourite LeaderMahatma Gandhi
Favourite PoliticianJawaharlal Nehru

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. He was born in the village of Baluti, Nainital district, to a family of landlords.
2. His father, Poornanand Tiwari, worked as an officer in the forest department during the British Period.
3. He spent 15 months in jail as part of the Indian Independence Movement.
4. From 1945 to 1949, he served as the Secretary of All India Student Congress.
5. In the early 1990s, he was considered a leading candidate for the post of Prime Minister of India.
6. He was the first Indian Chief Minister to serve two different states (Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand).
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