Narayan Ram Arya
Narayan Ram Arya | |
|---|---|
| Member of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2012–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Joga Ram Tamta |
| Succeeded by | Meena Gangola |
| Constituency | Gangolihaat |
| In office 2002–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Joga Ram Tamta |
| Constituency | Gangolihaat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (since 2022) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (until 2022) |
Narayan Ram Arya is an Indian politician and a former member of the Indian National Congress.[1] Arya was a member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from Gangolihat Assembly constituency in Pithoragarh district from 2002 to 2007 and again from 2012 till 2017.[2] He also served as a cabinet minister in the state government.
Political career
[edit]Arya first entered the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly in 2002, winning the Gangolihat seat as a Congress candidate by defeating BJP's Jogaram Tamta with a margin of 470 votes. During his tenure, he served as a cabinet minister in the government led by Chief Minister N.D. Tiwari.[3]
In the 2007 assembly elections, Arya lost to BJP candidate Joga Ram by 2,790 votes. He regained the seat in 2012, defeating BJP's Geeta Thakur, and was again appointed as a cabinet minister in the Congress government. However, in the 2017 elections, he lost to BJP's Meena Gangola by a margin of 805 votes. In 2022, he left the Congress after being denied a ticket and decided to contest as an independent candidate from Gangolihaat but he later withdrew his candidature and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Members of First Legislative Assembly". ukvidhansabha.uk.gov.in.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Bharat, E. T. V. (26 January 2022). "कांग्रेस के पूर्व MLA नारायण राम आर्य ने हरीश रावत पर लगाया कैद में रखने का आरोप, निर्दलीय लड़ेंगे". ETV Bharat News (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Uttarakhand Election: Gangolihat Assembly Constituency 2022".
- ^ "Gangolihat Election Result 2022 LIVE: How to check Gangolihat Legislative Assembly election (Vidhan Sabha) winners, losers, vote margin, news updates. - CNBC TV18". CNBCTV18. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2024.