Ajay Bhatt
Minister of State for Defence
Assumed office
7 July 2021
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterRajnath Singh
Preceded byShripad Naik
Minister of State for Tourism
Assumed office
7 July 2021
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterG. Kishan Reddy
Preceded byPrahlad Singh Patel
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
23 May 2019
Preceded byBhagat Singh Koshyari
ConstituencyNainital–Udhamsingh Nagar
Leader of Opposition, Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
In office
2012–2017
Preceded byHarak Singh Rawat
Succeeded byIndira Hridayesh
Member of Legislative Assembly
In office
2012–2017
Preceded byKaran Mahara
Succeeded byKaran Mahara
ConstituencyRanikhet
In office
1996–2007
Preceded byBachi Singh Rawat
Succeeded byKaran Mahara
ConstituencyRanikhet
Personal details
Born (1961-05-01) 1 May 1961 (age 62)
Ranikhet, Uttar Pradesh, India
(now in Uttarakhand, India)
Political partyBhartiya 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]

Electoral performance

Election Constituency Party Result Votes % Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote % Ref
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]

References

  1. ^ Free Press Journal (7 July 2021). "Who is Ajay Bhatt? All you need to know about Uttarakhand leader in PM Modi's new Cabinet". Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Yahoo Search - Web Search".
  3. ^ "State legislature". Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2017 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2012 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2007 to the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
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