Ashish Butail (born 9 January 1980) is an Indian politician, tea planter and entrepreneur. He belongs to the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

party, and has been elected to the

Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Shimla, the capital of the state. The Vidhan Sabha comprises 68 Members of Legislative Assembly, which include 68 members directly elected from single-seat constituency. Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissol ...

from

Palampur Palampur is a hill station and a municipal corporation situated in the Kangra District in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is surrounded by pine forests and flanked by the Dhauladhar ranges. There are numerous streams flowing from the ...

since 2018. He currently serves as Chief Parliamentary Secretary in Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s cabinet.

Early life and education

Ashish Butail was born on 9 January 1980 to Brij Behari Lal and Beena Butail. His father is a stalwart of the Congress party who retired as Speaker of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. His grandfather Lala Bansi Lal and great grandfather Lala Kanhaiya Lal were prominent

Pragpur Pragpur is a village in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. It is situated in the shadows of Dhauladhar range and was developed about three centuries ago. Pragpur, along with the nearby village of Garli, is notified as a "Heritage Village" by ...

merchants and philanthropists who were actively involved with the

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. Butail was educated at the Bishop Cotton School, Shimla, and earned his

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degree from

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Politics and career

Ashish Butail began his political career by entering the

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, the youth wing of the Indian National Congress. He was the first elected President of the Lok Sabha Youth Congress Committee, Kangra (HP) from 2011 to 2013. He was appointed Secretary of the HP Congress Committee in 2014. He was subsequently appointed Treasurer of the Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee, and is currently the General Secretary of the Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee. In December 2017 he contested his maiden election, defeating PM

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’s confidant and BJP Mahila Morcha chief,

Indu Goswami Indu Bala Goswami is an India politician and the state president of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Himachal pradesh. She is a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian Parliament from Himachal Pradesh as a member of th ...

to represent Palampur in the 13th HP Vidhan Sabha. During his term in the opposition he was nominated as a member of the Estimates and Rural Planning Committees. In December 2022 he was once once elected to the HP Vidhan Sabha, defeating BJP State General Secretary Trilok Kapoor. Butail has subsequently been appointed Chief Parliamentary Secretary in HP Chief Minister

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu (born 27 March 1964) is an Indian politician currently serving as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. As a member of Indian National Congress, he is a 4-time and incumbent MLA from Nadaun assembly constituency of Hima ...

’s cabinet. He currently holds charge of the Urban Development and Education departments.

Personal life

He married Kanika Butail in 2009. They have one daughter.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Butail, Ashish Living people Indian National Congress politicians from Himachal Pradesh People from Kangra, Himachal Pradesh 1980 births