Ajay Bhatt
Ajay Bhatt (politician)
Constituency: Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar
Born/Date of Birthday: 1 May 1961
Place of Birth: Ranikhet, Almora, Uttarakhand, India
Nationality: Indian
Political party: Bhartiya Janata Party
Educational Qualifications: BA, LL.B
Educated at: Kumaun University, Nainital and Constituent College, Almora,
Profession: Advocate, Politician
Marital Status: Married
Date of Marriage: 28 Feb 1986
Spouse's Name: Smt. Pushpa Bhatt
No. of Sons: 1
No.of Daughters: 3
Parents: Late Shri Kamalapati Bhatt, Late Smt. Tulsi Devi Bhatt
Permanent Address: 784, Gandhi Chowk, Sadar Bazar, Ranikhet, Almora-263645, Uttarakhand
Tel: 09456590891 (M)
Ajay Bhatt (born 1 May 1961) is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Tourism in Second Modi ministry. He is also a Member of Parliament from Nainital-Udham Singh Nagar. He was State President of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttarakhand. Ajay Bhatt defeated former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and Senior Indian National Congress leader Harish Rawat by a huge margin of 3,39,096 votes in Nainital-Udham Singh Nagar constituency in 2019 General Elections.
He has served as the Leader of the Opposition in Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly before state elections in 2017. He held several portfolios in the Government of Uttarakhand as a Minister. He is regarded as one of the senior most BJP leaders of Uttarakhand. He has also served as MLA from Ranikhet Legislative Assembly. 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 elections in 2017.
