Ajay Bhatt (born 1 May 1961) is an Indian politician who is served 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 from 2016 to 2020. 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.
Ajay Bhatt | |
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| Minister of State for Defence | |
| In office 7 July 2021 – 11 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Rajnath Singh |
| Preceded by | Shripad Naik |
| Succeeded by | Sanjay Seth |
| Minister of State for Tourism | |
| In office 7 July 2021 – 11 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | G. Kishan Reddy |
| Preceded by | Prahlad Singh Patel |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
| Constituency | Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar |
| Leader of Opposition, Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2012–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Harak Singh Rawat |
| Succeeded by | Indira Hridayesh |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2012–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Karan Mahara |
| Succeeded by | Karan Mahara |
| Constituency | Ranikhet |
| In office 1996–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Bachi Singh Rawat |
| Succeeded by | Karan Mahara |
| Constituency | Ranikhet |
| State President, BJP Uttarakhand | |
| In office 1 January 2016 – 15 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Tirath Singh Rawat |
| Succeeded by | Banshidhar Bhagat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1961 Ranikhet, Uttar Pradesh, India (now in Uttarakhand, India) |
| Political party | Bhartiya Janata Party |
| Parent(s) | Kamlapati Bhatt, Tulsi Devi[1] |
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
edit| Election | Constituency | Party | Result | Votes % | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote % | Ref | ||
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| Lok Sabha | ||||||||||
| 2024 | Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar | BJP | Won | 61.03% | Prakash Joshi | INC | 34.61% | |||
| 2019 | Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar | BJP | Won | 61.35% | Harish Rawat | INC | 34.41% | |||
| Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | ||||||||||
| 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
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- ^ "State legislature". Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2017 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2012 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.