Who among the following was the first nominated member in Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly?

Sri Russel Velentine Gardener
Mrs. Reran Hilton Mayor
Sri Gagan Singh Rajwar
Hazi Tasleem Ahmad

The correct answer is (c) Sri Gagan Singh Rajwar.

Sri Gagan Singh Rajwar was the first nominated member in Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly. He was nominated by the Governor of Uttarakhand on 18 March 2002. He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was elected to the Legislative Assembly from the Tehri Garhwal constituency in the 2007 Assembly elections. He died on 27 May 2012.

(a) Sri Russel Velentine Gardener was a British civil servant who served as the Chief Commissioner of the Kumaon Division from 1893 to 1897. He was not a member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly.

(b) Mrs. Reran Hilton Mayor was the first woman mayor of Dehradun. She was elected mayor in 1995. She was not a member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly.

(d) Hazi Tasleem Ahmad was a member of the Indian National Congress (INC). He was elected to the Legislative Assembly from the Haridwar constituency in the 2002 Assembly elections. He was not the first nominated member in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly.