Ajay Bhatt | |
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Minister of State for Defence | |
Assumed office 7 July 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Minister | Rajnath Singh |
Preceded by | Shripad Naik |
Minister of State for Tourism | |
Assumed office 7 July 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Minister | G. Kishan Reddy |
Preceded by | Prahlad Singh Patel |
Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
Constituency | Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar |
Leader of Opposition,Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2012–2017 | |
Preceded by | Harak Singh Rawat |
Succeeded by | Indira Hridayesh |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2012–2017 | |
Preceded by | Karan Mahara |
Succeeded by | Karan Mahara |
Constituency | Ranikhet |
In office 1996–2007 | |
Preceded by | Bachi Singh Rawat |
Succeeded by | Karan Mahara |
Constituency | Ranikhet |
Personal details | |
Born | Ranikhet,Uttar Pradesh,India (now in Uttarakhand,India) | 1 May 1961
Political party | Bhartiya Janata Party |
Parent(s) | Kamlapati Bhatt,Tulsi Devi [1] |
Ajay Bhatt (born 1 May 1961) is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Tourism in Second Modi ministry. He is also a Member of Parliament from Nainital-Udham Singh Nagar. He was State President of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttarakhand. Ajay Bhatt defeated former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and Senior Indian National Congress leader Harish Rawat by a huge margin of 3,39,096 votes in Nainital-Udham Singh Nagar constituency in 2019 General Elections.
He has served as the Leader of the Opposition in Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly before state elections in 2017. He held several portfolios in the Government of Uttarakhand as a Minister. He is regarded as one of the senior most BJP leaders of Uttarakhand. He has also served as MLA from Ranikhet Legislative Assembly. He has a nephew named Liladhar Bhatt who is unlike him in congress and Tarun Bhatt his other nephew also supports Ajay Bhatt. Ajay Bhatt was known for the slogan "Sabki ek hi ratt..Ajay Bhatt..Ajay Bhatt"[ clarification needed ] during Uttrakhand state elections in 2017. [2] [3]
Election | Constituency | Party | Result | Votes % | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote % | Ref | ||
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2017 | Ranikhet | BJP | Lost | 34.13% | Karan Mahara | INC | 46.23% | [4] | ||
2012 | Ranikhet | BJP | Won | 35.66% | Karan Mahara | INC | 35.46% | [5] | ||
2007 | Ranikhet | BJP | Lost | 36.27% | Karan Mahara | INC | 36.83% | [6] | ||
2002 | Ranikhet | BJP | Won | 33.75% | Pooran Singh | INC | 26.13% | [7] |
Udham Singh Nagar District is a district of Uttarakhand state in northern India. Rudrapur is the district headquarters. This district consists of nine Tehsils named Bajpur,Gadarpur,Rudrapur,Jaspur,Kashipur,Kichha,Khatima,Sitarganj,Nanakmatta. The district is located in the Terai region,and is part of Kumaon Division. It is bounded on the north by Nainital District,on the northeast by Champawat District,on the east by Nepal,and on the south and west by Bareilly,Rampur,Moradabad,Pilibhit and Bijnor District of Uttar Pradesh state. The district was created on 29 September 1995,by Mayawati government out of Nainital District. It is named for freedom fighter and Indian revolutionary Udham Singh.
Bhagat Singh Koshyari is an Indian politician who served as the 22nd governor of Maharashtra from 2019 to 2023. An RSS veteran,Koshyari served as National Vice-President of BJP and party's 3rd State president for Uttarakhand. He also served as 2nd Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from 2001 to 2002 and thereafter,was the leader of the opposition in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2003. He also served as an MLC in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council and MLA in Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly. He later served as an MP in Rajya Sabha from 2008 to 2014 from Uttarakhand and then the MP in the 16th Lok Sabha from Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar constituency,earning him the distinction of being elected in both houses of State Legislature and both houses of National Parliament respectively.
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