B. C. Khanduri
Indian politician
Major General Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (Retd.), AVSM (1 October 1934 – 19 May 2026) was an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from 2007 to 2009 and 2011 to 2012. Between 2000 and 2004, he served in Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's cabinet, as Minister of Transport and Highways. He was a Member of Parliament in the 10th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 16th Lok Sabha representing the Garhwal parliamentary constituency of Uttarakhand and was a senior member of the Bharatiya Janta Party.
Background
Khanduri was born at Dehradun on 1 October 1934. His parents were Jai Ballabh Khanduri (father), a journalist, and Durga Devi Khanduri (mother), a social activist. Khanduri was married to Aruna Khanduri (née Nailwal). He had a son Manish Khanduri and daughter Ritu Khanduri Bhushan.
Educational profile
Khanduri was B.Sc., B.E. and M.I.E. (India). He was also a post-graduate in defence management. He studied at College of Military Engineering, Pune, Allahabad University, Institute of Engineers, New Delhi, and Institute of Defence Management, Secunderabad.
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