Hari Dev Joshi
| Hari Dev Joshi | |
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| 11th,16th & 18th Chief Minister of Rajasthan | |
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In office 11 October 1973 – 29 April 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Barkatullah Khan |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
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In office 10 March 1985 – 20 January 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Hira Lal Devpura |
| Succeeded by | Shiv Charan Mathur |
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In office 4 December 1989 – 4 March 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Shiv Charan Mathur |
| Succeeded by | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
17 December 1921 Khandu Banswara |
| Died | 1995 |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
Hari Deo Joshi (17 December 1921 – 1995) was an Indian politician and a freedom fighter.
He was born in Khandu, a small village near Banswara, and became the leader of the Indian National Congress party in Rajasthan state in India.
He was chief minister of Rajasthan at three times, first from 11 October 1973 to 29 April 1977, second time from 10 March 1985 to 20 January 1988 and finally for a short time from 4 December 1989 to 4 March 1990.
He has served as a governor of Assam, Meghalaya and West Bengal. He died on 28 March 1995 in Mumbai. After Indian independence, he started his political career in 1952. Since then he fought 10 state assembly elections until his death in 1995 and stood undefeated consecutively in all the elections. In 1952 he got elected from dungarpur, in 1957 from ghatol and for the rest 8 times he got elected from banswara until his death.
Commemoration
Institutes named after him include Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication in Jaipur and the Haridev Joshi Government Girl’s College, Banswara.
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| Preceded by Barkatullah Khan |
Chief Minister of Rajasthan 1973—1977 |
Succeeded by Bhairon Singh Shekhawat |
| Preceded by Hira Lal Devpura |
Chief Minister of Rajasthan 1985—1988 |
Succeeded by Shiv Charan Mathur |
| Preceded by Shiv Charan Mathur |
Chief Minister of Rajasthan 1989—1990 |
Succeeded by Bhairon Singh Shekhawat |
| Preceded by Bhishma Narain Singh |
Governor of Assam 1989 |
Succeeded by Anisetti Roghuvir |