Yashpal Arya Explained

Yashpal Arya
Birth Date:8 January 1952
Residence:Dehradun, Khatima, Bajpur, New Delhi
Office1:Leader of Opposition, Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Deputy1:Bhuwan Chandra Kapri
Term Start1:10 April 2022
Predecessor1:Pritam Singh
Office2:Member of Legislative Assembly, Uttarakhand
Constituency2:Bajpur
Predecessor2:Arvind Pandey
Term Start2:2012
Constituency3:Mukteshwar
Term Start3:2002
Term End3:2012
Predecessor3:Constituency established
Successor3:Constituency abolished
Office4:Speaker of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Term4:2002 - 2007
Predecessor4:Prakash Pant
Successor4:Harbans Kapoor
Office5:Member of Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh
Term Start5:1993
Term End5:1996
Term Start6:1989
Term End6:1991
Constituency6:Khatima
Party:Indian National Congress (until 2017, 2021–present)
Otherparty:Bharatiya Janata Party (2017–2021)
Nationality:Indian
Children:Sanjeev Arya

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.[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

YearDescription
1984 - 1989Gram Pradhan - Chhalayal Suyal Gram Panchayat, Haldwani
1989 - 1991Elected to 10th Uttar Pradesh Assembly
1993 - 1996Elected to 12th Uttar Pradesh Assembly (2nd term)
2002 - 2007Elected to 1st Uttarakhand Assembly (3rd term)
2007 - 2012Elected to 2nd Uttarakhand Assembly (4th term)
  • Member, Committee on Government Assurances (2009 – 12)
  • Member, Committee on Housing (2010 – 12)
2012 - 2017Elected 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 - 2022Elected 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 DateElected to 5th Uttarakhand Assembly (7th term)

Within Party

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

Electoral performance

YearElectionPartyConstituency NameResultVotes gainedVote share%MarginRef
198910th UP AssemblyINC Khatima38,78540.42%14,793[12]
199111th UP Assembly29,21132.11%1,755[13]
199312th UP Assembly49,48742.01%8,787[14]
199613th UP AssemblyAIIC(T) 35,12021.46%21,329[15]
20021st Uttarakhand AssemblyINC Mukteshwar13,53137.70%1,424[16]
20072nd Uttarakhand Assembly26,80158.24%10,984
20123rd Uttarakhand AssemblyBajpur3852445.94%15,131 [17]
20174th Uttarakhand AssemblyBJP 54,96553.22%12,636
20225th Uttarakhand AssemblyINC 40,25236.76% 1,611

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Uttarakhand Minister Yashpal Arya, His Son Join Congress After Quitting BJP . 2022-07-12 . NDTV.com.
  2. Web site: Iqbal . Aadil Ikram Zaki . Uttarakhand Government 2017: Full list of Trivendra Singh Rawat’s Cabinet Ministers with Portfolios India.com . 2022-07-12 . www.india.com . en.
  3. News: Yashpal Arya frontrunner for Uttarakhand CM's post . . 10 March 2012 .
  4. http://www.dailypioneer.com/home/online-channel/360-todays-newspaper/48611-ukhand-cong-manages-to-win-rebels-for-magic-figure.html U’khand Cong manages to win rebels for magic figure
  5. Web site: Office Bearers . Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee, Official website .
  6. Web site: The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Dehradun Plus . 2022-07-16 . www.tribuneindia.com.
  7. Web site: Excelsior . Daily . 2017-03-18 . Trivendra Singh Rawat sworn in as Uttarakhand CM . 2022-07-12 . Jammu Kashmir Latest News Tourism Breaking News J&K . en-US.
  8. Web site: Uttarakhand CM Tirath Rawat distributes portfolios among his ministers . 2022-07-12 . The New Indian Express.
  9. Web site: Uttarakhand: Senior Congress leader Yashpal Arya joins BJP. 16 January 2017.
  10. Web site: yashpal-arya in Uttarakhand Assembly Elections 2022 . 2022-07-12 . News18 . en.
  11. Web site: U'khand: Congress appoints Yashpal Arya as leader of opposition month after elections . 2022-07-12 . The New Indian Express.
  12. Web site: Khatima 1989 Assembly MLA Election Uttarakhand | ENTRANCEINDIA . 30 October 2018 .
  13. Web site: Khatima 1991 Assembly MLA Election Uttarakhand | ENTRANCEINDIA . 30 October 2018 .
  14. Web site: Khatima 1993 Assembly MLA Election Uttarakhand | ENTRANCEINDIA . 30 October 2018 .
  15. Web site: Khatima 1996 Assembly MLA Election Uttarakhand | ENTRANCEINDIA . 30 October 2018 .
  16. Web site: Mukteshwar Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency .
  17. Web site: Bajpur Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency .