Sarita Arya

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{{short description|Indian politician (born 1961)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sarita Arya
| native_name = सरिता आर्या
| honorific-prefix = EX MLA
| image = Sarita .jpg
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1961}}
| birth_place =
| residence = [[Nainital]] [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]
| office1 = Member of Legislative Assembly<br />for [[Nainital (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Nainital]]
| term_start1 = 2012
| term_end1 = 2017
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 =
| office = President<br />[[Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee|Uttarakhand Pradesh Mahila Congress]]
| term_start = 2015
| predecessor =
| successor =
| office2 = Chairperson<br />Nainital Nagar Palika
| term_start2 = 2003
| term_end2 = 2008
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse =
| profession =
| religion =
| website = {{url|saritaarya.in}}
}}

'''Sarita Arya''' ([[Hindi]]: सरिता आर्या) was the elected '''Congress''' Party M.L.A ([[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)]]) from 58 Legislative Assembly seat of lake city [[Nainital]] in the state of [[Uttarakhand]]. She was elected in the year 2012 and has held the elected post till 2017. By winning the Nainital seat she has set a unique record of being the first women to win this prestigious seat since independence. Before her three women candidates contested on this seat but could not win. Her party [[Indian National Congress]] bagged this seat after a long gap of 23 years, this seat was either with UKD ([[Uttarakhand Kranti Dal]]) or BJP([[Bharatiya Janata Party]]) starting from the year 1989 until she won in the assembly polls of 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120307/dun.htm#6|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Dehradun Edition|publisher=}}</ref>

In the month of May 2015, she was appointed as the Women State President of Indian National Congress for the state of Uttarakhand by [[Rahul Gandhi]], the then Congress Vice President . Before being elected as the member of legislative assembly she held the post of Chairperson Municipal Corporation Nainital, for which she was elected in the year 2003 and her tenure lasted till 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sarita-arya-appointed-uttarakhand-mahila-congress-president/articleshow/47247151.cms|title=Sarita Arya appointed Uttarakhand Mahila Congress president - The Economic Times|newspaper=The Economic Times|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehawk.in/news/sarita-arya-appointed-ukhand-mahila-cong-president|title=Sarita Arya Appointed U'khand Mahila Cong President|last=https://www.facebook.com/thehawk|publisher=}}</ref>

Currently She also holds the position of District President of '''AIWC''' ([[All India Women's Conference]]) since 2009 . Apart from this She is also an avid social worker and fights for Women empowerment and Gender equality <ref>{{cite web|url=http://uttarakhandsamachaar.blogspot.in/2013_04_01_archive.html|title=उत्तराखंड समाचार|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-seven-mlas-in-uttarakhand-made-parliamentary-secretaries-1988607|title=Seven MLAs in Uttarakhand made parliamentary secretaries - Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=15 May 2014|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=In-Almora-local-mithai-Urdu-couplet-give-Rahul-24122016019024|title=The Times Group|publisher=}}</ref>

==Positions held==
* Chairman - Nainital Nagar Palika (2003–08)
* District President - [[All India Women's Conference]] (2009-Till Date)
* [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly|MLA]] - Nainital (2012–17)
* State President [[Mahila Congress]] Uttarakhand (2015-Till Date)

==Elections Contested==
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!width=50|Year
!width=80|Election Type
!width=150|Constituency
!width=70|Result
!width=70|Vote percentage
!width=150|Opposition Candidate
!width=70|Opposition Party
!width=70|Opposition vote percentage
!width=25|Ref
|-
|[[2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2012]]|| [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly|MLA]] ||[[Nainital (Assembly constituency)|Nainital]] ||{{Won}}|| 49.71% || Hem Chand Arya ||[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]||37.45% || <ref>[http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=753&cid=58]</ref>
|-
|[[2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2017]]|| [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly|MLA]] ||[[nainital (Assembly constituency)|Nainital]] ||{{Lost}}|| || Sanjeev Arya ||[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]|| || <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS2858.htm?ac=58|title = Election Commission of India}}</ref>
|}

== See also ==
* [[2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election]]

== References ==

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[[Category:1961 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian politicians]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]]
[[Category:Members of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]]

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