Ajay Tamta
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Ajay Tamta | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways | |
| Assumed office 11 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Nitin Gadkari |
| Minister of State for Textiles | |
| In office July 6, 2016 – 24 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Member of Parliament for Almora | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Pradeep Tamta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 July 1972 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Sonal Tamta |
| Residence(s) | Almora, Uttarakhand |
| Occupation | Politician |
Ajay Tamta (born 16 July 1972) is a politician from Uttarakhand, India. He represents Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as Minister of State for Textiles and is Member of Parliament (MP) from Almora constituency. Bhartiya Janta Party had declared his candidature from Almora Lok Sabha elections 2024 and he won. He was appointed as a Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways in the Third Modi ministry.
He contested 2009 Lok Sabha elections from Almora of Uttarakhand but lost.[1] He was elected as member of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from Someshwar, Almora in 2012 elections as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.[2] He was elected to Lok Sabha in 2014, 2019 and 2024.
Electoral performance[edit]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Result | Votes % | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote % | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Someshwar | Independent | Lost | 4.84% | Pradeep Tamta | INC | 34.39% | [3] | ||
| 2007 | Someshwar | BJP | Won | 46.00% | Pradeep Tamta | INC | 41.64% | [4] | ||
| 2012 | Someshwar | BJP | Won | 39.43% | Rekha Arya | Independent | 33.29% | [5] | ||
| 2014 | Almora | BJP | Won | 53.00% | Pradeep Tamta | INC | 38.44% | [6] | ||
| 2019 | Almora | BJP | Won | 64.03% | Pradeep Tamta | INC | 30.48% | [7] | ||
| 2024 | Almora | BJP | Won | 64.2% | Pradeep Tamta | INC | 29.18% | [8] | ||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "AJAY TAMTA (Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- Someshwar (Almora ) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info.
- ^ "AJAY TAMTA (Male):Constituency- Almora - Information of Candidate". economictimes.indiatimes.com/.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2012 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014.
- ^ The Indian Express (22 May 2019). "Lok Sabha elections results 2019: Here is the full list of winners constituency-wise". Archived from the original on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ Election Commision of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Almora". Archived from the original on 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
