Ajay Bhatt (born 1 May 1961) is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the Minister of State in the

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and

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. He is also a

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from Nainital-Udham Singh Nagar. He was State President of the

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Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

. Ajay Bhatt defeated former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and Senior

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leader

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by a huge margin of 3,39,096 votes in Nainital-Udham Singh Nagar constituency in 2019 General Elections. He has served as the

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before state elections in 2017. He held several portfolios in the

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as a Minister. He is regarded as one of the senior most BJP leaders of Uttarakhand. He has also served as MLA from

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Legislative

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. 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

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s in 2017.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bhatt, Ajay Living people Members of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly State cabinet ministers of Uttarakhand Leaders of the Opposition in Uttarakhand Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttarakhand Lok Sabha members from Uttarakhand India MPs 2019–present 1961 births