Arvind Giri (30 June 1958 – 6 September 2022) was an Indian politician. He was a five time member of Legislative Assembly and a runner up in Loksabha election in 2014, Uttar Pradesh of India. He represented the Gola Gokrannath Assembly constituency in Gola Gokarannath, Lakhimpur district of Uttar Pradesh.[1][2]

Arvind Giri
MLA, 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
In office
19 March 2017 – 6 September 2022
Succeeded byAman Giri
ConstituencyGola Gokrannath Assembly constituency
Personal details
Born(1958-06-30)30 June 1958
Gola Gokarannath, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died6 September 2022(2022-09-06) (aged 64)
Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
ChildrenAman Giri (son)
ParentMr. Rajendra Giri
Residence(s)Gola Gokarannath, Lakhimpur, Uttar Pradesh
OccupationMLA
ProfessionPolitician

Political career

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Giri contested 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election as Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Gola Gokrannath Assembly constituency and defeated his close contestant Vinay Tiwari from Samajwadi Party with a margin of 55,017 votes.[3][4]

From 19 March 2017 to 10 March 2022 he was a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh.

From 12 March 2022 to 6 September 2022 he was a member of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh

Death

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Giri died of heart attack on 6 September 2022, at the age of 64.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "National Election Watch". myneta.info. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Gola Gokarnnath – Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2017". india.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  3. ^ "ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA GENERAL ELECTION TO VIDHAN SABHA TRENDS & RESULT 2017". eciresults.nic.in. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  4. ^ a b "चलती कार में BJP विधायक की हार्ट अटैक से मौत, लगातार पांचवीं बार चुने गए थे MLA". Aaj Tak (in Hindi). 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.