Tejpal Singh Rawat

Lieutenant General Tejpal Singh Rawat PVSM VSM
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 2008–2014
Preceded by	B. C. Khanduri
Succeeded by	Satpal Maharaj
Constituency	Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency
Minister of Tourism, Uttarakhand
In office 2002–2007
Preceded by	State created
Succeeded by	Prakash Pant
Minister of Exercise, Uttarakhand
In office 2002–2007
Preceded by	State created
Succeeded by	Madan Kaushik
Minister of Soldier Welfare, Uttarakhand
In office 2002–2007
Preceded by	State created
Succeeded by	B. C. Khanduri
Member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
In office 2002–2007
Preceded by	State created
Succeeded by	B. C. Khanduri
Constituency	Dhumakot
Personal details
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (from 2008)
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress (2002-2007)

For other people with similar names, see T. S. Rawat.

Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Tejpal Singh Rawat is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party in the state of Uttarakhand. He was a member of 14th Lok Sabha. He was elected from Garhwal Parliamentary constituency of Uttarakhand in 2008 by-poll election. He is a retired Lt. Gen. from the Indian Army. He was decorated with PVSM and VSM. After his retirement in 2000, he joined politics and was elected to Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly in 2002 from Dhumakot Assembly constituency from Indian National Congress.

Positions held

Year	Description
2002 - 2007	Elected to 1st Uttarakhand Assembly Cabinet Minister - Tourism, Excise, Soldier Welfare
2007 - 2007	Elected to 2nd Uttarakhand Assembly
2008 - 2009	Elected to 14th Lok Sabha