Ajay Tamta

Ajay Tamta (born 16 July 1972) is a politician from Uttarakhand, India. He represents Bharatiya Janata Party serving as a Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.^[1] He had also served as Minister of State for Textiles and is Member of Parliament (MP) from Almora constituency.

Ajay Tamta
Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways
Incumbent
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
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 May 2014
Preceded by	Pradeep Tamta
Member of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
In office 2007–2014
Preceded by	Pradeep Tamta
Succeeded by	Rekha Arya
Constituency	Someshwar
Personal details
Born	(1972-07-16) 16 July 1972 (age 52)
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Sonal Tamta
Residence(s)	Almora, Uttarakhand
Occupation	Politician

He contested 2009 Lok Sabha elections from Almora of Uttarakhand but lost.^[2] He was elected as member of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from Someshwar, Almora in 2012 elections as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.^[3] He is the member of Lok Sabha since 2014.

In 2024 Indian general election, he won again with the margin of 234097 votes from the Almora.

Career

He started his political career by contesting in the district panchayat and he became a district panchayat member in 1996, that same year he was also elected as the vice-president of the panchayat.

Tamta unsuccessfully campaigned as an independent in the 2002 Assembly elections for the Someshwar seat. On the BJP banner, he ran again in 2007 and was able to obtain entry into the Dehradun Assembly.

He fought the Lok Sabha elections for the first time in 2009, but he lost. 2012 marked his first legislative victory when he won from the Someshwar constituency.

He fought the Lok Sabha elections in 2014, which he won. In the Lok Sabha elections of 2019, he repeated his victory again.

Tamta was elected to the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly twice, first in 2007 and then again in 2012. Additionally, he has held positions in the Uttarakhand government as a Minister of State from 2007 to 2008 and as the Cabinet Minister from 2008 to 2009.

During the first Modi administration, he was the Union Minister of State for Textiles.^[4]

Electoral performance

Election	Constituency	Party		Result	Votes %	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party		Opposition vote %	Ref
2002	Someshwar		Independent	Lost	4.84%	Pradeep Tamta		INC	34.39%	[5]
2007	Someshwar		BJP	Won	46.00%	Pradeep Tamta		INC	41.64%	[6]
2012	Someshwar		BJP	Won	39.43%	Rekha Arya		Independent	33.29%	[7]
2014	Almora		BJP	Won	53.00%	Pradeep Tamta		INC	38.44%	[8]
2019	Almora		BJP	Won	64.03%	Pradeep Tamta		INC	30.48%	[9]
2024	Almora		BJP	Won	64.2%	Pradeep Tamta		INC	29.18%	[10]

See also

• Third Modi ministry

References

1. "Uttarakhand's Almora MP Ajay Tamta takes oath as Minister of State". India Today. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
2. "AJAY TAMTA (Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- Someshwar (Almora ) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info.
3. "AJAY TAMTA (Male):Constituency- Almora - Information of Candidate". economictimes.indiatimes.com/.
4. "Three-term MP from Uttarakhand Ajay Tamta says 'fortunate to get opportunity' in Modi 3.0 government". The Economic Times. 9 June 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
5. "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.
6. "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.
7. "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2012 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022.
8. "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014.
9. 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.
10. "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Almora". Election Commission of India. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.