Ramesh Pokhriyal: Wiki, Bio, Age, Family, Wife, Caste, Net Worth 2023

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Ramesh Pokhriyal: Wiki, Biography, Age, Family, Wife, Career, Latest Photos, Salary, Religion, Weight, Caste, Net Worth: Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, better known with the pen name Nishank, is an Indian politician who was nominated as Minister for Human Resource Development on 31 May 2019 and his title was changed to Minister for Education on 1 July 2020 , after the Ministry changed its name. He is a member of the 17th Lok Sabha from Haridwar Parliamentary seat of Uttarakhand.

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Ramesh Pokhriyal’s life and education

Ramesh Pokhriyal was born on 15 July 1959 in Pauri Garhwal, Uttrakhand, India. He was born to Vishambhari Devi and Permanand Pokhriyal. His current age is 61 years old. According to his date of birth, his zodiac sign is Cancer and also has a hobby of writing.

He graduated Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University with a master’s degree. He was a poet as well as a politician, and his poetry collection titled ‘Samarpan’ was published in 1983. His literary works have also been translated into French and German. The Government of Mauritius honored him with the Gopio International Award for his literary, social and political contributions.

Ramesh Pokhriyal career

Ramesh Pokhriyal started his teaching career at Saraswati Shishu Mandir, which is affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. In 1991, he was elected as a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Karnaprayag constituency, defeating Congress MLAs five times. He was re-elected in the same constituency in 1993 and 1996. In 1997, he was appointed development minister of Uttaranchal.

He was also the chief minister of Uttarakhand from 2009 to 2011, and a member of the 17th Lok Sabha and chairman of the Assurance Committee. In Lok Sabha, he represents Haridwar constituency. He was sworn in as the 2nd Human Resource Development Minister of the Modi Government on 30 May 2019.

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He served as Minister of Education after the name of the ministry was changed to Ministry of Education (India) in July 2020. Additionally, Pokhriyal is also a writer of novels, short stories and poetry. In Hindi, he wrote 44 books, some of which have been translated into English and other Indian languages. Some critics and literary enthusiasts have labeled them “strong in patriotism, lacking in literary quality”. Many of his works were released between 2009 and 2011, when he was the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, by two private publishers: Vani Prakashan and Diamond Books. Major Nirala, a Garhwali film produced by his daughter Arushi Nishank Pant and released in 2018, is based on one of his works.

Ramesh Pokhriyal’s personal life

On 7 May 1985, Pokhriyal married Kusum Kanta Pokhriyal and together they had three daughters named Vidushi Nishank, Shreyasi Nishank and Arushi Nishank. Arushi Nishank, one of his daughters, is a classical dancer. His wife, then 50 years old, died in Dehradun on November 11, 2012.

Here is complete biography information about Ramesh Pokhriyal, family, mother, father, brother, sister, name, age, foot height, width, body measurements, Girlfriend, hobbies, high school information, college, nationality, University, spouse, caste, boy, girl, Twitter, income network, birthday, zodiac sign, zodiac sign, education, religion, date of birth .

Ramesh Pokhriyal Biography, Height, Weight, Profile, Net Worth

Real name	Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
Sex	male
Year old	sixty one
Date of birth	July 15, 1958
Place of birth	Pauri Garhwal, Uttrakhand, India
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Pauri Garhwal, Uttrakhand, India
Level	Brahmin
Job	Politicians
Height	Don’t know
Weight	Don’t know
Care about	writing and traveling, reading poetry, stories, novels, traveling
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Marital status	Married
University	Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University
Parents	Vishambhari Devi & Permanand Pokhriyal
Siblings	Don’t know
Wife	Kusum Kanta Pokhriyal
Girlfriend	Do not have
Children	Vidushi Nishank, Shreyasi Nishank & Arushi Nishank
Net value	1 million USD – 5 million USD (2020)

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Some little known facts about Ramesh:

He was elected as an MLA for five consecutive terms.
While serving as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand state in 2010, Nishank was investigated for land fraud. He resigned in 2011 due to a series of land fraud allegations against his government.
Pokhriyal sparked outrage in 2014 when he made a statement in parliament saying there was a need to promote astrology. “The most important science is astrology,” he declared. In fact, it is beyond science. That is something that needs to be promoted.”
In August 2019, Ramesh Pokhriyal was disqualified as chief minister after allegations of having a “fake” doctorate degree, according to an appeal filed with President Ram Nath Kovind’s office. Pokhriyal’s claim of having obtained a Master’s degree from Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University was also questioned.
Pokhriyal had issued a directive in 2019 after his nomination as HRD Minister, stating that all files and notes given to him should be in Hindi.