People, Positions and Obituaries · 29 July 2026

Hira Singh Bisht, Former Uttarakhand Minister, Dies at 85

Exam-focused facts from the 29 July 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Hira Singh Bisht, former Uttarakhand minister and senior Congress leader, passed away at the age of 85 due to cardiac arrest.
  • He died on July 26, 2026, in Dehradun.
  • He served as a cabinet minister in the Uttarakhand government under Chief Minister Narayan Datt Tiwari, handling portfolios of Transport and Labour.
  • Bisht was a three-time MLA, first elected in 1985 from Dehradun, then from Rajpur in 2002, and later won the Doiwala by-election in 2014.
  • He was the state president of the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) in Uttarakhand and fought for workers' rights.
  • He was a founding member of the Cricket Association of Uttarakhand and played a key role in securing land for the Raipur Cricket Stadium.

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