Premchand Aggarwal is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Aggarwal is a member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from the Rishikesh constituency in Dehradun district where he has a residence. He is originally from Doiwala. He has been MLA for Rishikesh consecutively in three terms since the 2007 Assembly election. In the 2017 Assembly election he defeated his nearest rival Rajpal Singh Kharola of Indian National Congress by the margin of 14,801 votes. As of March 2017, he is the current Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly as he was elected unopposed by the newly elected members.[1][2][3]

Premchand Aggarwal
Minister of Finance
Government of Uttarakhand
Assumed office
23 March 2022
Chief MinisterPushkar Singh Dhami
Preceded byPushkar Singh Dhami
Minister of Urban Development & Housing
Government of Uttarakhand
Assumed office
23 March 2022
Chief MinisterPushkar Singh Dhami
Preceded byBanshidhar Bhagat
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Government of Uttarakhand
Assumed office
23 March 2022
Chief MinisterPushkar Singh Dhami
Preceded byBanshidhar Bhagat
5th Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
In office
23 March 2017 – 10 March 2022
DeputyRaghunath Singh Chauhan
Preceded byGovind Singh Kunjwal
Succeeded byRitu Khanduri Bhushan
Member of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2007
Preceded byShoorveer Singh Sajwan
ConstituencyRishikesh
Personal details
Born (1960-04-12) 12 April 1960 (age 64)
Doiwala, Uttar Pradesh, India
(present-day Uttarakhand)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Shashi Prabha Aggarwal
(m. 1986)
Parent
  • Mange Ram Aggarwal (father)
EducationMCom, LLB
Websitepremaggarwalbjp.in
Source: [1]

In 2022 Uttarakhand Assembly election, he has defeated nearest rival INC candidate Jayendra Ramola, thus creating history in Uttarakhand. He is continuous winning candidate for last 4 terms from Rishikesh assembly seat, from same party BJP.

Electoral performance

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Election Constituency Party Result Votes % Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote % Ref
2022 Rishikesh BJP Won 50.04% Jayendra Chand Ramola INC 31.86% [4]
2017 Rishikesh BJP Won 45.78% Rajpal Singh Kharola INC 30.75% [5]
2012 Rishikesh BJP Won 35.84% Rajpal Singh Kharola INC 26.88% [6]
2007 Rishikesh BJP Won 35.42% Shoorveer Singh Sajwan INC 24.87% [7]

References

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  1. ^ Two-time MLA faces anti-incumbency himanshu semwal
  2. ^ My Neta
  3. ^ Sitting and previous MLAs from Rishikesh Assembly Constituency
  4. ^ "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2022 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2017 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2012 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022.
  7. ^ "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.