Harish Chandra Durgapal(Hindi: हरीश चंद्र दुर्गापाल) is a very popular political leader in Uttarakhand, India. He is former cabinet minister of Labour, Employment, Small Scale Industries, Khadi & Village Industries and Dairy Development in the previous

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...

Government. He was elected MLA from Lalkuan,

Nainital Nainital (Kumaoni language, Kumaoni: ''Naintāl''; ) is a town and headquarters of Nainital district of Kumaon division, Uttarakhand, India. It is the judicial capital of Uttarakhand, the Uttarakhand High Court, High Court of the state being ...

, Uttarakhand, India in the 2012 Assembly election as an independent candidate.

Education

Durgapal was educated at U.P. Board Allahabad.

Political career

He won the 2012 Assembly election as an independent candidate from Lalkuan constituency. Before this win, he was a candidate for the

from Dhari (

) constituency in the 2007 election. While addressing a convention in

Haridwar Haridwar (; ; formerly Mayapuri) is a city and municipal corporation in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India. With a population of 228,832 in 2011, it is the second-largest city in the state and the largest in the district. The city is s ...

in 2012, Durgapal said that

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was important for job creation. He is also working for

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at Khadi board in state.

References

External links

Uttarakhand Government

Official Website of HC Durgapal
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