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Jagannath Pahadia
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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 (1932-01-15)15 January 1932
Bhusawar, Bharatpur State, British India
Died 19 May 2021(2021-05-19) (aged 89)
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Political party Indian National Congress
Spouse Shanti Pahadia
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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.

Early life and education

He was born in Bhusawar city of the present-day Bharatpur district of Rajasthan state in a Dalit family 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. He was an Ambedkarite.

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.

Pahadia served Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 1998 till 2008 and 1980 to 1990.

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. His wife Shanti Pahadia was also a member of Lok Sabha. He was governor of Bihar from 3 March 1989 to 2 February 1990. Later, he served and was appointed the governor of Haryana from 27 July 2009 to 26 July 2014.

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