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Shoorveer Singh Sajwan is a prominent Congress leader of Uttarakhand, India. He belongs to a Freedom Fighter family. He was former Cabinet Minister in the cabinet of N. D. Tiwari (Former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand) in the year 2002. He was Irrigation Minister in ND Tiwari Government. He won 3 Legislative Elections in 1985, 1993 and 2002.He belongs to village Panchoor which comes under Devprayag legislative Assembley. In 1985 He won his first election from Devprayag legislative Assembley and after that he won his second term from Tehri legislative Assembley. After Uttarakhand state separated from Uttar Pradesh he won the first election from Rishikesh legislative Assembley in 2002. He is one of the senior leader in Uttarakhand Congress. In 2017 state election he filed his nomination as independent candidate from deprayag constituency
Early life
Shoorveer Singh Sajwan was born on 19 Dec 1947 in family of Late Mor Singh Sajwan and Smt Dayawanti Devi in Village- Panchoor,Tehri-Garhwal, India in state Uttarakhand. He got the master's degree in Arts (M.A) in Political Science and also did BTC from Tehri Garhwal. After getting the education he worked as a govt teacher in school and became Gen Secretary of Shikshak Sangh. His wife Smt. Ambika Sajwan was Ex. ChairPerson of Tehri Zila Panchayat. He was very actively involved in various andolans during the janta dal government. He was such a good speaker that congress party used him as a star campaigner in many states.