Sanjiv Arya

Sanjiv Arya
Member of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
In office
2017–2022
Preceded bySarita Arya
Succeeded bySarita Arya
ConstituencyNainital
Personal details
Political partyIndian National Congress (2021- )
Other political
affiliations
Bharatiya Janata Party (until 2021)
ParentYashpal Arya
Alma materB.Com M.B.A

Sanjiv Arya is an Indian politician and member of Indian National Congress. He represented Nainital on a BJP ticket in the 4th Uttarakhand Assembly.[1][2][3][4][5]

He also happens to be the son of the former speaker of Uttarakhand assembly Yashpal Arya. The father-son duo joined BJP a month ahead of the 2017 assembly elections in Uttarakhand in the presence of the then BJP National President Amit Shah.[6]

On 11 October 2021, Sanjeev and his father joined the Congress party in the presence of party leaders Harish Rawat, Randeep Surjewala and KC Venugopal in Delhi.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nainital Election Results 2017 Live: Sanjeev Arya From BJP Wins". News18. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Sanjeev Arya(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- NAINITAL(SC)(NAINITAL) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  3. ^ "2017 Nainital - Uttarakhand Assembly Election Winner, LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates". India.com. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  4. ^ Shalini Lobo (30 January 2017). "Uttarakhand Assembly polls: Senior Congress leader Yashpal Arya, son Sanjeev Arya join BJP". India Today. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  5. ^ Joining, Congress (11 October 2021). "Uttarakhand BJP leader Yashpal Arya, son Sanjeev Arya join Congress". India Today. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Uttarakhand: Senior Congress leader Yashpal Arya joins BJP". The Indian Express. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Uttarakhand minister, MLA son leave BJP, join Cong". The Indian Express. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.