Hira Singh Bisht (4 November 1940 – 26 July 2026) was an Indian politician from Uttarakhand and a three-term Member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly. Bisht represented the Doiwala (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency), and was a member of the Indian National Congress.
Life and career Bisht served as a cabinet minister in the cabinet of former Chief Minister Shri N. D. Tiwari with portfolios of transport, Labour, technical education. He also served as the INTUC president of Uttarakhand.
He was the founder member of Cricket association of Uttarakhand.
During his first term as MLA, he allotted land for Raipur Cricket stadium from Shri veer Bahadur who was chief minister of Uttar Pradesh at that time and completed that project in 2017 during Vijay Bahuguna and Harish Rawat Government in Uttarakhand.
His wife, Premlata, died in 2022 following a prolonged illness. Bisht died on 26 July 2026, at the age of 85, after suffering a heart attack while being treated at a hospital in Dehradun.
Positions held Year Description 1985 Elected to 9th Uttar Pradesh Assembly 2002 Elected to 1st Uttarakhand Assembly (2nd term) Cabinet Minister 2014 Elected to 3rd Uttarakhand Assembly in by election (3rd term)
Elections contested YearElection TypeConstituencyResultVote percentageOpposition CandidateOpposition PartyOpposition vote percentageRef1977 MP Tehri Garhwal 29.07% Trepan Singh Negi BLD58.47% 1985 MLA Dehradun 66.76% Harbans Kapoor BJP 22.85% 1989 MLA Dehradun 33.11% Harbans Kapoor BJP 42.84% 1996 MLA Mussoorie 18.20% Rajendra Singh BJP 49.38% 1998 MP Tehri Garhwal 15.88% Manabendra Shah BJP51.82% 2002 MLA Rajpur 34.98% Khushal S Ranawat BJP 28.07% 2007MLA Rajpur 33.53% Ganesh Joshi BJP 39.27% 2012MLA Doiwala 29.01% Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal BJP 30.68% 2014 (By Elect)MLA Doiwala 52.07% Trivendra Singh Rawat BJP 42.65% 2017MLA Doiwala 34.75% Trivendra Singh Rawat BJP 60.45% 2022MLA Raipur 32.66% Umesh Sharma 'Kau' BJP 60.15%
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