B . C . Khanduri Maj . Gen . ( Retd ) Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri , AVSM , ( Sanskrit : भुवन चन्द्र खंडूरी ) ; ( born 1 October 1934 ) is an Indian politician . He served as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand two times from 2007 – 09 and 2011 - 12 . He was also a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India . He represented the Garhwal Parliamentary Constituency of Uttarakhand for four times in Lok Sabha and is a senior member of the Bharatiya Janta Party . He was also a minister in the Indian federal government . Family and personal life . Khanduri was born at Dehradun in 1934 ; his parents were Jai Ballabh Khanduri ( father ) , a journalist , and Durga Devi Khanduri ( mother ) , a social activist . Khanduri married on February 17 , to Aruna Nainwal . He has a son and a daughter . Educational profile . Khanduri is B . Sc . , B . E . , and M . I . E ( India ) . He is also post - graduate in Defence Management . He was a student of the following academic Institutions : Army career . Khanduri served in Corps of Engineers , Indian Army from 1954 to 1990 i . e . 36 years . Some of the important positions served by him in the Indian Army were as follows : In 1982 , he received the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ( AVSM ) from the President of India for his extraordinary contribution to the Indian Army . After his retirement , he made his entry into mainstream politics and joined the Bhartiya Janta Party ( BJP ) . Political career . He had shown patriotism during freedom struggle as a student and , thus , displayed a remarkable political consciousness even at an early age . Khanduri was first elected to Lok Sabha from Garhwal in Uttarakhand 1991 and in subsequent elections . He was the Minister of State ( with independent charge ) of the Road , Transport and Highways Ministry from 2000 to 2003 in the central government headed by Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee . He was elevated to cabinet rank in 2003 , and held the post until the end of the tenure of the NDA government in May 2004 . He is a senior leader of Bhartiya Janata Party , having served on various parliamentary committees . As a minister , he implemented BJP ' s prestigious National Highways Development project with efficiency and speed . As the Minister of Road Transport and Highways , Khanduri executed the high - status National Highways Development Plan of the NDA with competence and swiftness . In fact , Khanduri gave shape to the Golden Quadrilateral Project connecting the major Indian cities and metropolises through road . The existence of large network of national highways bears the testimony to Khanduri ’ s execution of the Golden Quadrilateral project . In February 2007 , he led the BJP to victory in assembly elections in Uttarakhand and was subsequently chosen to be the new Chief Minister of the state . Among Khanduri ' s first accomplishments as Chief Minister has been to cut expenses by reducing his own security and as well as of politicians and administrative officials , cutting back on their allowance for foreign trips and has restricted the use of the Chief Minister ' s discretionary fund to the projects approved by the district magistrates . Following his election , he toured the entire state to gain the first hand information about the conditions of the people . He is a prominent leader of the Bhartiya Janata Party and has been a member of the different committees of the Lok Sabha . The following key positions and portfolios that were held by Khanduri : He also represented Departments of ( i ) Personnel , Public Grievances and Pensions , and ( ii ) Law and Company Affairs . He was also convener of the Subcommittee on Personnel Policy of Central Paramilitary Forces ( CPMFs ) under different capacities . Soon after taking oath again as the chief minister of Uttarakhand for second time on September 11 , 2011 B C Khanduri announced setting up of a stronger Lokayukta to check rampant corruption . Recently , the Uttarakhand government approved the draft of a Lokayukta Bill , bringing within its ambit all the ministers , including the chief minister , the MLAs and the government servants including IAS and IPS officers , with a provision of life imprisonment or more severe punishment . The eco - friendly and sustainable industrial development of the state is , inter - alia , among the top priorities of Khanduri . Public image . Khanduri has always been perceived as a man of integrity and honesty . Recently , his image has been enhanced as he presided over a state government of Uttarakhand which has pushed for the implementation of a strong Lok Ayukta bill ( public ombudsman ) , citizen charter and a transparent transfer policy for state employers . The passage of the Lokayukta bill in Uttarakhand has earned Khanduri praise from Anna Hazare , who has urged the Centre and other states to follow suit . The bill , however , has not been accepted by the Union of India . Presidential approval is pending as of January 15 , 2012 . Social activities . Khanduri also had overseen the activities of the " Chandra Ballabh Trust " , which is an Educational Trust in Garhwal and was initiated by his grandfather in 1917 . He is also associated to the following organizations in different capacities , e . g . , He was also the chairperson of the Uttaranchal Pradesh Sangarsh Samiti and has valuable contribution in the formation of new state of Uttarakhand . 2012 Uttarakhand Assembly Elections . On 6 March 2012 , BJP lost the majority in Uttarakhand winning 31 seats out of 70 . Khanduri too lost his election from Kotdwara constituency . Khanduri tendered his resignation to the governor of Uttarakhand on 7 March 2012 .