Hari Dev Joshi

Hari Dev Joshi (17 December 1920 – 21 March 1995) was an Indian independence activist and Indian National Congress politician. He was chief minister of Rajasthan three times.

Political career In 1952, he was elected from Dungarpur. He then shifted to Ghatol in 1957 before being elected from Banswara eight times until his death. He stood undefeated consecutively in all the elections. He was chief minister of Rajasthan three times, first from 11 October 1973 to 29 April 1977, second time from 10 March 1985 to 20 January 1988 and finally for a short time from 4 December 1989 to 4 March 1990.

He also has served as a Governor of Assam, Meghalaya and West Bengal.

Commemoration

Institutes named after him include Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication in Jaipur and the Haridev Joshi Government Girl's College, Banswara.