Nityanand Swami (politician)
| Nityanand Swami नित्यानन्द स्वामी |
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| 1st Chief Minister of Uttarakhand | |
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In office 9 November 2000 – 29 October 2001 |
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| Preceded by | New Post |
| Succeeded by | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
| Chairman Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council [1] | |
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In office 23 May 1996 - 8 November 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Shiv Prasad Gupta |
| Succeeded by | Om Prakash Sharma (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 27, 1927 Narnaul, Haryana |
| Died | December 12, 2012 (aged 84) Dehradun, Uttarakhand |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Chandrakanta Swami |
| Children | 4 daughters |
| Residence | Dehradun, Uttarakhand |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Nityanand Swami (Hindi: नित्यानन्द स्वामी; December 27, 1927 – December 12, 2012) was the chief minister of the Indian state of Uttarakhand, named Uttaranchal during his administration. He was the first chief minister of the state, serving from November 9, 2000 to October 29, 2001.
Swami was born in Narnaul, Haryana, and spent almost all his life in Dehradun where his father served in Forest Research Institute. He entered the Freedom Struggle at an early age, under the umbrella of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, and contributed in the local resistances at Dehradun. Swami, as he was known among his friends was not only an intellectual but also a debater and spokesman. He was declared all round student of Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College, Dehradun in year 1949-52. In the 50's and 60's he was a worker of Bharatiya Jan Sangh and president of various trade unions; he preferred the non violent hunger strike Satyagraha in contrast to violent strikes of Bandh.
Lawyer by profession, Swami entered active politics under the Bharatiya Jan Sangh. He had switched to the Indian National Congress for a brief period of time and to the Bharatiya Janata Party since then. As many as 18 times he was put in prison by the establishment when he supported the cause of struggling labourers. He participated in a number of hunger strikes.
In 1969 Swami was first elected as the member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Dehradun constituency. In 1984, he was elected into the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council from the graduate constituency of Garhwal and Kumaon. Swami represented the constituency of Garhwal and Kumaon for three years. He became Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council of Uttar Pradesh in 1991 and was unanimously elected the Chairman of the same in 1992. Swami was elected the chairman of the up legislative council in 1992.
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