Leader of Opposition, Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 April 2022
Deputy
Bhuwan Chandra Kapri
Preceded by
Pritam Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly, Uttarakhand
Incumbent
Assumed office 2012
Preceded by
Arvind Pandey
Constituency
Bajpur
In office 2002–2012
Preceded by
Constituency Established
Succeeded by
Constituency Abolished
Constituency
Mukteshwar
Speaker of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
In office 2002 - 2007
Preceded by
Prakash Pant
Succeeded by
Harbans Kapoor
Member of Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh
In office 1993–1996
In office 1989–1991
Constituency
Khatima
Personal details
Born
(1952-01-08) 8 January 1952 (age 72)
Nationality
Indian
Political party
Indian National Congress (2021–till date)
Other political affiliations
INC (Until 2017) Bharatiya Janata Party (2017–21)
Children
Sanjeev 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]
^"Uttarakhand Minister Yashpal Arya, His Son Join Congress After Quitting BJP". NDTV.com. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
^ abIqbal, 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.
^"Yashpal Arya frontrunner for Uttarakhand CM's post". The Times of India. 10 March 2012.
^U’khand Cong manages to win rebels for magic figure
^"Office Bearers". Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee, Official website.
^"The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Dehradun Plus". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
^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.
^"Uttarakhand CM Tirath Rawat distributes portfolios among his ministers". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
^"Uttarakhand: Senior Congress leader Yashpal Arya joins BJP". 16 January 2017.
^"yashpal-arya in Uttarakhand Assembly Elections 2022". News18. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
^"U'khand: Congress appoints Yashpal Arya as leader of opposition month after elections". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
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