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Vijaypal Singh Sajwan

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Vijaypal Singh Sajwan
Member of Legislative Assembly, Uttarakhand
In office
2002–2007
ConstituencyGangotri Dham
In office
2012–2017
ConstituencyGangotri Dham
Personal details
Born26-04-1958
Political partyBhartiya Janata Party (since 2024)
ParentLate Shri Padam Singh Sajwan
Residence(s)Uttarakhand, India
ProfessionPolitician

Vijaypal Singh Sajwan[1][2] is an Indian politician from Uttarakhand and a two term Member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly. He was the Vice President of Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee.[3] He represented the Gangotri Assembly constituency in 1st & 3rd Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Elections.[citation needed]He joined the BJP in 2024.

Positions held

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Year Description
1992 - 1997 Member - Nagar Palika Parishad Uttarkashi
1997 - 2002 Chairman - Nagar Palika Parishad Uttarkashi
2002 - 2007 Elected to 1st Uttarakhand Assembly
  • Chairman - Estimates Committee (2002 – 04)
  • Member - Public Accounts Committee (2004–05)
  • Member - Petition Committee (2004 – 07)
2012 - 2017 Elected to 3rd Uttarakhand Assembly (2nd term)

Electoral Performances

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Year Election Party Constituency Name Result Votes gained Vote share% Margin
2002 1st Uttarakhand Assembly Indian National Congress  Gangotri Won 7,878 20.91% 610
2007 2nd Uttarakhand Assembly Gangotri Lost 18,703 36.73% 5,546
2012[4] 3rd Uttarakhand Assembly Gangotri Won 20,246 40.13% 7,023
2017[5] 4th Uttarakhand Assembly Gangotri Lost 16,073 29.37% 9,610
2022 5th Uttarakhand Assembly Gangotri Lost 21,590 36.20% 8,029

References

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  1. ^ "Former MLA Vijaypal Sajwan heard the problems of the village - पूर्व विधायक विजयपाल सजवाण ने सुनी गांव की समस्याएं". www.livehindustan.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ "कोविड को देखते हुए छह माह के लिए चुनाव सही नहीं : सजवाण".
  3. ^ Kautilya Singh (26 January 2020). "Cong releases list of 22 vice-presidents, 31 general secretaries | Dehradun News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Vijay Pal Singh Sajwan (Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- GANGOTRI(UTTARKASHI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate".
  5. ^ "Vijaypal Singh Sajwan(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- GANGOTRI(UTTARKASHI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate".
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