He was the President of the Congress Party's Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee (Uttarakhand PCC) from 2007 through 2014.[5] He was elected from Bajpur Assembly constituency in 2012 and was being thought to be one of the frontrunners for the chief ministerial candidature until the Congress high command made Vijay Bahuguna, son of former Uttar Pradesh CM late Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna swear into the post. [6]
On 11 October 2021, Arya along with his son Sanjiv Arya ( MLA, Nainital) returned to Congress.[9] In the Uttarakhand Assembly Elections 2022, he won Bajpur seat again but this time as an INC candidate, after which he was appointed the Leader of Opposition in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly.[10][11]
Cabinet Minister for Revenue and Land Management, Irrigation, Flood Control, Co-operatives, Technical Education, Rural Engineering Services, Rural Roads and Drainage, Indo-Nepal-Uttarakhand River Projects
Cabinet Minister for Transportation, Social Welfare, Minority Welfare, Students Welfare, Rural Water Reservoirs Development, Remote Areas Development, Sub-Divisional Development and Management, Backward Areas Development
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Yashpal Arya is a 7 time MLA from Uttar Pradesh twice and Uttarakhand five times combined 1 He is a former Minister of Transportation Social Welfare Minority and Students Welfare in the Government of Uttarakhand under Bharatiya Janata Party s rule 2 Currently he is an Indian National Congress leader and member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly He is a former Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly under Indian National Congress rule 3 4 He was elected from Mukteshwar constituency in the 2007 Uttarakhand state assembly elections Yashpal AryaLeader of Opposition Uttarakhand Legislative AssemblyIncumbentAssumed office 10 April 2022DeputyBhuwan Chandra KapriPreceded byPritam SinghMember of Legislative Assembly UttarakhandIncumbentAssumed office 2012Preceded byConstituency EstablishedConstituencyBajpurIn office 2002 2012Preceded byConstituency EstablishedSucceeded byConstituency AbolishedConstituencyMukteshwarSpeaker of Uttarakhand Legislative AssemblyIn office 2002 2007Preceded byPrakash PantSucceeded byHarbans KapoorMember of Legislative Assembly Uttar PradeshIn office 1993 1996In office 1989 1991ConstituencyKhatimaPersonal detailsBorn 1952 01 08 8 January 1952 age 72 NationalityIndianPolitical partyIndian National Congress 2021 till date Other politicalaffiliationsINC Until 2017 Bharatiya Janata Party 2017 21 ChildrenSanjeev AryaResidence s Dehradun Khatima Bajpur New DelhiHe was the President of the Congress Party s Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee Uttarakhand PCC from 2007 through 2014 5 He was elected from Bajpur Assembly constituency in 2012 and was being thought to be one of the frontrunners for the chief ministerial candidature until the Congress high command made Vijay Bahuguna son of former Uttar Pradesh CM late Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna swear into the post 6 On 16 January 2017 Arya joined the Bharatiya Janata Party where he served as the Cabinet Minister of Transportation Social Welfare Minority and Students Welfare Government of Uttarakhand from 18th March 2017 7 to 11th October 2021 in the Trivendra Singh Rawat s and Tirath Singh Rawat s Cabinet 2 8 On 11 October 2021 Arya along with his son Sanjiv Arya MLA Nainital returned to Congress 9 In the Uttarakhand Assembly Elections 2022 he won Bajpur seat again but this time as an INC candidate after which he was appointed the Leader of Opposition in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly 10 11 Contents 1 Positions held 1 1 Within Party 2 Electoral performance 3 ReferencesPositions held editYear Description1984 1989 Gram Pradhan Chhalayal Suyal Gram Panchayat Haldwani1989 1991 Elected to 10th Uttar Pradesh Assembly1993 1996 Elected to 12th Uttar Pradesh Assembly 2nd term 2002 2007 Elected to 1st Uttarakhand Assembly 3rd term Speaker Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly2007 2012 Elected to 2nd Uttarakhand Assembly 4th term Member Committee on Government Assurances 2009 12 Member Committee on Housing 2010 12 2012 2017 Elected to 3rd Uttarakhand Assembly 5th term Cabinet Minister for Revenue and Land Management Irrigation Flood Control Co operatives Technical Education Rural Engineering Services Rural Roads and Drainage Indo Nepal Uttarakhand River Projects2017 2022 Elected to 4th Uttarakhand Assembly 6th term Cabinet Minister for Transportation Social Welfare Minority Welfare Students Welfare Rural Water Reservoirs Development Remote Areas Development Sub Divisional Development and Management Backward Areas Development2022 Till Date Elected to 5th Uttarakhand Assembly 7th term Leader of Opposition Uttarakhand Legislative AssemblyWithin Party edit Year Description1979 1983 Block President Nainital Youth Congress1983 1984 District General Secretary Nainital Youth Congress1984 1989 District President Nainital Youth Congress1996 2000 President Udham Singh Nagar District Congress Committee2007 2014 President Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress CommitteeElectoral performance editYear Election Party Constituency Name Result Votes gained Vote share Margin Ref1989 10th UP Assembly INC Khatima Won 38 785 40 42 14 793 12 1991 11th UP Assembly Lost 29 211 32 11 1 755 13 1993 12th UP Assembly Won 49 487 42 01 8 787 14 1996 13th UP Assembly AIIC T Lost 35 120 21 46 21 329 15 2002 1st Uttarakhand Assembly INC Mukteshwar Won 13 531 37 70 1 424 16 2007 2nd Uttarakhand Assembly Won 26 801 58 24 10 9842012 3rd Uttarakhand Assembly Bajpur Won 38524 45 94 15 131 17 2017 4th Uttarakhand Assembly BJP Won 54 965 53 22 12 6362022 5th Uttarakhand Assembly INC Won 40 252 36 76 1 611References edit Uttarakhand Minister Yashpal Arya His Son Join Congress After Quitting BJP NDTV com Retrieved 12 July 2022 a b Iqbal Aadil Ikram Zaki Uttarakhand Government 2017 Full list of Trivendra Singh Rawat s Cabinet Ministers with Portfolios India com www india com Retrieved 12 July 2022 Yashpal Arya frontrunner for Uttarakhand CM s post The Times of India 10 March 2012 U khand Cong manages to win rebels for magic figure Office Bearers Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee Official website The Tribune Chandigarh India Dehradun Plus www tribuneindia com Retrieved 16 July 2022 Excelsior Daily 18 March 2017 Trivendra Singh Rawat sworn in as Uttarakhand CM Jammu Kashmir Latest News Tourism Breaking News J amp K Retrieved 12 July 2022 Uttarakhand CM Tirath Rawat distributes portfolios among his ministers The New Indian Express Retrieved 12 July 2022 Uttarakhand Senior Congress leader Yashpal Arya joins BJP 16 January 2017 yashpal arya in Uttarakhand Assembly Elections 2022 News18 Retrieved 12 July 2022 U khand Congress appoints Yashpal Arya as leader of opposition month after elections The New Indian Express Retrieved 12 July 2022 Khatima 1989 Assembly MLA Election Uttarakhand ENTRANCEINDIA 30 October 2018 Khatima 1991 Assembly MLA Election Uttarakhand ENTRANCEINDIA 30 October 2018 Khatima 1993 Assembly MLA Election Uttarakhand ENTRANCEINDIA 30 October 2018 Khatima 1996 Assembly MLA Election Uttarakhand ENTRANCEINDIA 30 October 2018 Mukteshwar Assembly Constituency Election Result Legislative Assembly Constituency Bajpur Assembly Constituency Election Result Legislative Assembly Constituency https www newstodaynetwork com haldwani social welfare minister arya can contest in the lok sabha election such a benefit Party political officesPreceded byHarish Rawat PresidentUttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee2007 13 June 2014 Succeeded byKishore Upadhyaya Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yashpal Arya amp oldid 1198680858, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
