Yashpal Arya
Leader of Opposition, Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
10 April 2022
DeputyBhuwan Chandra Kapri
Preceded byPritam Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly, Uttarakhand
Assumed office
2012
Preceded byConstituency Established
ConstituencyBajpur
In office
2002–2012
Preceded byConstituency Established
Succeeded byConstituency Abolished
ConstituencyMukteshwar
Speaker of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
In office
2002 - 2007
Preceded byPrakash Pant
Succeeded byHarbans Kapoor
Member of Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh
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
Residence(s)Dehradun, Khatima, Bajpur, New Delhi

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.

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 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]

Positions held

Year Description
1984 - 1989 Gram Pradhan - Chhalayal Suyal Gram Panchayat, Haldwani
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)

Within Party

Year Description
1979 - 1983 Block President, Nainital Youth Congress
1983 - 1984 District General Secretary, Nainital Youth Congress
1984 - 1989 District President, Nainital Youth Congress
1996 - 2000 President, Udham Singh Nagar District Congress Committee
2007 - 2014 President, Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee

Electoral performance

Year Election Party Constituency Name Result Votes gained Vote share% Margin Ref
1989 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% 10,984
2012 3rd Uttarakhand Assembly Bajpur Won 38524 45.94% 15,131 [17]
2017 4th Uttarakhand Assembly BJP  Won 54,965 53.22% 12,636
2022 5th Uttarakhand Assembly INC  Won 40,252 36.76% 1,611

References

  1. ↑ "Uttarakhand Minister Yashpal Arya, His Son Join Congress After Quitting BJP". NDTV.com. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ "Yashpal Arya frontrunner for Uttarakhand CM's post". The Times of India. 10 March 2012.
  4. ↑ U’khand Cong manages to win rebels for magic figure
  5. ↑ "Office Bearers". Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee, Official website.
  6. ↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Dehradun Plus". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  7. ↑ Excelsior, Daily (18 March 2017). "Trivendra Singh Rawat sworn in as Uttarakhand CM". Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Uttarakhand CM Tirath Rawat distributes portfolios among his ministers". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Uttarakhand: Senior Congress leader Yashpal Arya joins BJP". 16 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "yashpal-arya in Uttarakhand Assembly Elections 2022". News18. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "U'khand: Congress appoints Yashpal Arya as leader of opposition month after elections". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "Khatima 1989 Assembly MLA Election Uttarakhand | ENTRANCEINDIA". 30 October 2018.
  13. ↑ "Khatima 1991 Assembly MLA Election Uttarakhand | ENTRANCEINDIA". 30 October 2018.
  14. ↑ "Khatima 1993 Assembly MLA Election Uttarakhand | ENTRANCEINDIA". 30 October 2018.
  15. ↑ "Khatima 1996 Assembly MLA Election Uttarakhand | ENTRANCEINDIA". 30 October 2018.
  16. ↑ "Mukteshwar Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency".
  17. ↑ "Bajpur Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency".
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