Premchand Aggarwal
Premchand Aggarwal | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Finance Government of Uttarakhand | |
| Assumed office 23 March 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Pushkar Singh Dhami |
| Preceded by | Pushkar Singh Dhami |
| Minister of Urban Development & Housing Government of Uttarakhand | |
| Assumed office 23 March 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Pushkar Singh Dhami |
| Preceded by | Banshidhar Bhagat |
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Government of Uttarakhand | |
| Assumed office 23 March 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Pushkar Singh Dhami |
| Preceded by | Banshidhar Bhagat |
| 5th Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 23 March 2017 – 10 March 2022 | |
| Deputy | Raghunath Singh Chauhan |
| Preceded by | Govind Singh Kunjwal |
| Succeeded by | Ritu Khanduri Bhushan |
| Member of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Shoorveer Singh Sajwan |
| Constituency | Rishikesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 April 1960 Doiwala, Uttar Pradesh, India (present-day Uttarakhand) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Shashi Prabha Aggarwal
(m. 1986) |
| Parent |
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| Education | MCom, LLB |
| Website | premaggarwalbjp.in |
| Source: [1] | |
Premchand Aggarwal is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Aggarwal is a member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from the Rishikesh constituency in Dehradun district where he has a residence. He is originally from Doiwala. He has been MLA for Rishikesh consecutively in three terms since the 2007 Assembly election. In the 2017 Assembly election he defeated his nearest rival Rajpal Singh Kharola of Indian National Congress by the margin of 14,801 votes. As of March 2017, he is the current Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly as he was elected unopposed by the newly elected members.[1][2][3]
In 2022 Uttarakhand Assembly election, he has defeated nearest rival INC candidate Jayendra Ramola, thus creating history in Uttarakhand. He is continuous winning candidate for last 4 terms from Rishikesh assembly seat, from same party BJP.
Electoral performance
[edit]| Election | Constituency | Party | Result | Votes % | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote % | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Rishikesh | BJP | Won | 50.04% | Jayendra Chand Ramola | INC | 31.86% | [4] | ||
| 2017 | Rishikesh | BJP | Won | 45.78% | Rajpal Singh Kharola | INC | 30.75% | [5] | ||
| 2012 | Rishikesh | BJP | Won | 35.84% | Rajpal Singh Kharola | INC | 26.88% | [6] | ||
| 2007 | Rishikesh | BJP | Won | 35.42% | Shoorveer Singh Sajwan | INC | 24.87% | [7] | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Two-time MLA faces anti-incumbency himanshu semwal
- ^ My Neta
- ^ Sitting and previous MLAs from Rishikesh Assembly Constituency
- ^ "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2022 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022.
- ^ "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.