Yashpal Arya

Yashpal Arya was a Minister of Transport in Government of Uttarakhand. He is a Indian National Congress leader and member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly. He was former Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly and a Indian National Congress leader.[1][2] He was elected from Mukteshwar constituency in the 2007 Uttarakhand state assembly elections.

Yashpal Arya
Speaker
Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
In office
2002 - 2007
Leader of Opposition, Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
In office
2022–INCUMBENT
ConstituencyBajpur
Member uttharakand Legislative Assembly
In office
2002–2021
ConstituencyMukteshwar
Member
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1993–1996
In office
1989–1991
ConstituencyKhatima
Personal details
Born (1952-01-08) 8 January 1952
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress(2021–till date)
Other political
affiliations		INC(Until 2017)
Bharatiya Janata Party (2017–21)
ChildrenSanjeev Arya

He was the President of the Congress Party's Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee (Uttarakhand PCC) from 2007 through 2014.[3] He was elected from Bajpur Assembly constituency in 2012 and was being thought to be the frontrunner 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.

On 16 January 2017, Arya joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.

On 11 October 2021, Arya along with his son Sanjiv Arya ( MLA, Nainital) returned to Congress [4] After uttharakand elections 2022 Congress highcomand appointed to him Leader of Opposition, Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly

Positions held
Year Description
1989 - 1991 Elected to 10th Uttar Pradesh Assembly
1993 - 1996 Elected to 12th Uttar Pradesh Assembly (2nd term)
2002 - 2007 Elected to 1st Uttarakhand Assembly (3rd term)
2007 - 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 Projects
2017 - 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 Development
2022 - Till Date Elected to 5th Uttarakhand Assembly (7th term)

References
  1. "Yashpal Arya frontrunner for Uttarakhand CM's post". The Times of India. 10 March 2012.
  2. U’khand Cong manages to win rebels for magic figure
  3. "Office Bearers". Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee, Official website.
  4. "Uttarakhand: Senior Congress leader Yashpal Arya joins BJP". 16 January 2017.
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