Political Timeline
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2017He was elected as MLA in Uttarakhand Assembly Election from Chaubattakhal constituency. He defeated Rajpal Singh Bisht from 7354. He has been serving as a Cabinet Minister with the portfolio of Tourism, Irrigation, Culture, Watershed Management, Pilgrimage and Religious Fairs, Flood Control, Rain Water Harvesting, India-Nepal-Uttarakhand River Projects - Government of Uttarakhand
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2014He left Congress Party on 21 March 2014 and joined BJP. Also, he resigned from15th Lok Sabha on 05 April 2014.
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2010He was appointed as Member, Committee on Public Accounts on 5 May 2010 and Member, General Purposes Committee on 19 Oct. 2010. Also he was the head of the 20-member Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence.
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2009He was Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term) from Garhwal constituency. He defeated Lt. Gen(Retd) Tejpal Singh Rawat P.V.S.M, V.S.M of Congresss Party. Later he became Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Railways.
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2008He became AICC Co-ordinator to Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. He contested in byelections from Pauri Garhwal.
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2004He lost lokasbha election from Lost Pauri Garhwal.
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2003He was Vice-Chairman, 20-Point Programme Implementation Dept. Govt. of Uttarakhand (Cabinet Rank) from Feb. 2003-Mar. 2007.
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2002He served as Secretary, All India Congress Committee from Feb.8, 2002-2004.
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2001He became President, Human Rights Department, Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee.
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2000He became Member, AICC, Uttarakhand.
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1999He again lost from Pauri Garhwal against Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri.
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1999He rejoined Congress when Sonia Gandhi took over the reins of the Congress Party.
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1998He lost Loksabha election from Pauri Garhwal against Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri.
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1997He was Union Minister of State, Finance from June 1997-Mar. 1998. Also he became Member, Implementation Committee for Commemoration of 50th Anniversary of India`s Independence. He served this post till 1998.
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1996He was President, Indira Congress (Tiwari), Uttarakhand from Jan. 1996-Dec. Also he was elected to elected to 11th Lok Sabha. He served as Union Minister for Railways in 1996 and for Finance in 1997.
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1995He split from the Congress along with Narayan Dutt Tiwari and joined Congress (Tiwari)
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1995He was elected as Vice-President, All India Indira Congress Committee (Tiwari), Uttar Pradesh from Oct. 1995-Dec. 1995.
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1994Convener, Mahatma Gandhi 125th Anniversary Celebration Committee, Uttar Pradesh from Feb. 1994-Feb. 1995. Patron, Uttarakhand Sanyukata Sangharsh Samiti from Apr. 1994-Mar. 1996.
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1993Member, Rajya Ekikaran Parishad, UP (State Integration Council) (Mar. 1993-Oct. 1994).
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1992Member, Rashtriya Rahat and Sadhbhawana Samiti (National Relief and Goodwill Committee) (Jan. 1992-1994). And later he became Member, A.I.C.C.(I). He served this post till Oct. 1994.
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1991Again in 1991 loksabha elections, he lost from Pauri Garhwal against Bhuwan Chand (BJP).
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1991He became Member, Executive Committee, P.C.C.(I), Uttar Pradesh. (March 1991-Sept. 1994).
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1989He contested loksabha election from Pauri Garhwal and lost against Chandra Mohan (Janata Dal).
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1989Satpal Maharaj started his political career in as a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) party.
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1986The Janata Jage Padyatra from Bodh Gaya to Patna in February 1986. The aim of this padyatra was to help the masses, especially young people.
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1985The 250-km Jan Jagran Padyatra began on 11 March 1985 from Gandhi Maidan, Siliguri (West Bengal) and ended at Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim. It also supported and re-ignited the long-standing demand for recognition of the Nepali language. With the success of this yatra language was included in 8th Schedule of the Constitution.
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1983Satpal Maharaj lead the Bharat Jago (India, Awake!) Padyatra, which began on 24 September 1983 and covered 600 km from Badrinath to Delhi. His yatra was in between the dangerous mountainous terrain. He walked through 500 villages and met more than 30,000 people along the way.