Ajay Bhatt (politician)
Ajay Bhatt | |
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| Minister of State for Defence | |
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Assumed office 7 July 2021 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Rajnath Singh |
| Preceded by | Shripad Naik |
| Minister of State for Tourism | |
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Assumed office 7 July 2021 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | G. Kishan Reddy |
| Preceded by | Prahlad Singh Patel |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
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Assumed office 23 May 2019 |
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| Preceded by | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
| Constituency | Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar |
| Leader of Opposition, Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 2012–2017 |
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| Preceded by | Harak Singh Rawat |
| Succeeded by | Indira Hridayesh |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 2012–2017 |
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| Preceded by | Karan Mahara |
| Succeeded by | Karan Mahara |
| Constituency | Ranikhet |
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In office 1996–2007 |
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| Preceded by | Bachi Singh Rawat |
| Succeeded by | Karan Mahara |
| Constituency | Ranikhet |
| Personal details | |
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1 May 1961 Ranikhet, Uttar Pradesh, India (now in Uttarakhand, India) |
| Political party | Bhartiya Janata Party |
| Parent(s) | Kamlapati Bhatt, Tulsi Devi |
Ajay Bhatt (born 1 May 1961) is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Tourism in Second Modi ministry. He is also a Member of Parliament from Nainital-Udham Singh Nagar. He was State President of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttarakhand. Ajay Bhatt defeated former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and Senior Indian National Congress leader Harish Rawat by a huge margin of 3,39,096 votes in Nainital-Udham Singh Nagar constituency in 2019 General Elections.
He has served as the Leader of the Opposition in Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly before state elections in 2017. He held several portfolios in the Government of Uttarakhand as a Minister. He is regarded as one of the senior most BJP leaders of Uttarakhand. He has also served as MLA from Ranikhet Legislative Assembly. He has a nephew named Liladhar Bhatt who is unlike him in congress and Tarun Bhatt his other nephew also supports Ajay Bhatt. Ajay Bhatt was known for the slogan "Sabki ek hi ratt..Ajay Bhatt..Ajay Bhatt" during Uttrakhand state elections in 2017.