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Raghubar Das

Raghubar Das
Das in 2021
26th Governor of Odisha
In office
31 October 2023 – 2 January 2025
Chief MinisterNaveen Patnaik
Mohan Charan Majhi
Deputy Chief MinisterPravati Parida
Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo
Preceded byGaneshi Lal
Succeeded byKambhampati Hari Babu
6th Chief Minister of Jharkhand
In office
28 December 2014 – 29 December 2019
GovernorSyed Ahmed
Droupadi Murmu
Preceded byHemant Soren
Succeeded byHemant Soren
Deputy Chief Minister of Jharkhand
In office
30 December 2009 – 29 May 2010
Serving with Sudesh Mahto
Chief MinisterShibu Soren
Preceded byPresident's rule
Succeeded byPresident's rule
Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
In office
1995 – 23 December 2019
Preceded byDinanath Pandey
Succeeded bySaryu Rai
ConstituencyJamshedpur East
Personal details
Born (1955-05-03) 3 May 1955 (age 69)
Jamshedpur, Bihar, India
(present-day Jharkhand)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseRukmini Devi[1]
Children2
Residence(s)Raj Bhavan, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
L-6, Main Road Agrico, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
Alma materJamshedpur Co-operative College, Jamshedpur
Ranchi University[2]

Raghubar Das (born 3 May 1955) is an Indian politician who has served as the 26th governor of Odisha since 2023 until 2024. Das has previously served as the sixth chief minister of Jharkhand from 2014 to 2019. He belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and has twice served as the president of Jharkhand BJP.

A former employee of Tata Steel, he served as the member of legislative assembly five times, he represented Jamshedpur East from 1995 to 2019.[3] He also served as the deputy chief minister and the urban development minister during the BJP-led government in the state.[3] At one point during his tenure, he was imprisoned. He is the first chief minister of the state to have completed a full term.[4][2]

  1. ^ Majumdar, Pinaki (3 December 2014). "Das hopes to be lucky again". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Raghubar Das(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- JAMSHEDPUR EAST(EAST SINGHBHUM ) – Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b Kumar, Abhay (3 December 2019). "Raghubar Das: Rising from the ashes". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Raghubar Das Becomes the First Jharkhand CM to Complete Term in Office Since Formation of State". News18. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.

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