Bishan Singh Chupal | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Minister of Drinking Water Minister of Rural Construction , Uttarakhand government | |
| In office 16 March 2021 –23 March 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Tirath Singh Rawat Pushkar Singh Dhami |
| Minister of Parliamentary affairs,Uttarakhand government | |
| In office 11 September 2011 –12 March 2012 | |
| Chief Minister | B.C. Khanduri |
| Minister of Rural Development &Panchayati Raj Minister of Cooperatives,Uttarakhand government | |
| In office 27 March 2007 –26 June 2009 | |
| Chief Minister | B.C. Khanduri |
| Minister of Forests and wild animals,Environment,Watershed management,Transport,Cooperatives,Protocol,Rural Engineering,Uttarakhand government | |
| In office 5 July 2009 –24 December 2009 | |
| Chief Minister | Ramesh Pokhriyal |
| Member of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from the Didihat constituency in Pithoragarh district | |
| Assumed office 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Kashi Singh Airy |
| 5th President of Bharatiya Janata Party,Uttarakhand | |
| In office 13 July 2009 –8 February 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Bachi Singh Rawat |
| Succeeded by | Tirath Singh Rawat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 May 1955 |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Education | M.A. and B.Ed. from Kumaun University |
| Occupation | politician |
Bishan Singh Chuphal (born 13 May 1955),also knowns as Vishan Singh,is an Indian politician from Uttarakhand. He is a six time incumbent member of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly [1] [2] from the Didihat constituency in Pithoragarh district and is a former cabinet minister of Uttarakhand [3] He is from Bharatiya Janata Party and has served as the President of the Uttarakhand unit of the party. He is one of the few politicians who has not lost an election and is the only person to serve as member of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly since its formation.
He is from Didihat,Pithoragarh District,Uttarakhand. He is the son of Narayan Singh,a farmer. He completed his M.A. in 1976 and B.Ed. in 1977 at Kumaun University,Nainital. [4]
He was given the responsibility of BJP Mandal President in 1980. In 1982,he was elected unopposed as the head of his village. In 1983,he was elected as the Block Pramukh of Didihat Block. He served as the district president of BJP from 1984 to 1990 and then from 1994 to 1996. He came to be known as the people's struggler,due to his simplicity and dedication towards his people.
Chuphal first became an MLA winning the 1996 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Didihat Assembly constituency which was part of UP before the formation of Uttarakhand state. In 1996,he defeated Kashi Singh Airy of UKD.
Later,he won the 2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election representing the Bharatiya Janata Party defeating Ghanshyam Joshi of th UKD. He retained the seat for the third time in the 2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election defeating Hem Pant of the Indian National Congress. He became cabinet minister in the Khanduri ministry and Pokhriyal ministry. He also served as the state president of BJP Uttarakhand from 2009 to 2013. He won the seat for the fourth consecutive time in the 2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election defeating Rewati Joshi,of the Indian National Congress. He again won the Didihat seat in the 2017 election beating Kishan Bhandari,an independent candidate. Later he became a cabinet minister in Tirath ministry and Dhami ministry. He won for the sixth consecutive time when he defeated Kishan Bhandari,an independent candidate again in the 2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election. [5] [6] [7]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Result | Votes % | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Didihat | BJP | Won | 37.69% | Kishan Bhandari | Independent | 31.79% | ||
| 2017 | Didihat | BJP | Won | 33.61% | Kishan Bhandari | Independent | 29.04% | ||
| 2012 | Didihat | BJP | Won | 46.44% | Rewati Joshi | INC | 23.06% | ||
| 2007 | Didihat | BJP | Won | 31.17% | Hem Pant | INC | 25.46% | ||
| 2002 | Didihat | BJP | Won | 39.32% | Ghanshyam Joshi | UKD | 25.83% | ||
| 1996 | Didihat | BJP | Won | 38.12% | Kashi Singh Airy | UKD | 30.33% | ||