Indira Hridayesh

Dr. Indira Hridayesh
Dr. Indira Hridayesh
Leader of the Opposition; Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
	In office; 2017 – 13 June 2021
Preceded by	Ajay Bhatt
Succeeded by	Pritam Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly; for Haldwani
	In office; 2012 – 13 June 2021
Preceded by	Banshidhar Bhagat
	In office; 2002–2007
Preceded by	Tilak Raj Behar
Succeeded by	Banshidhar Bhagat
Personal details
Born	7 April 1941; Ayodhya, United Provinces, British India; (now in Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died	13 June 2021 (aged 80); Delhi, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Hridayesh Kumar

Indira Hridayesh (7 April 1941 – 13 June 2021) was an Indian National Congress leader, MLA as well as Leader of Opposition in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly in India. She was elected from Haldwani constituency in the 2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

She was minister of Finance in Uttarakhand 2012 to 2017, Parliamentary Affairs, Higher Education, and Planning in Government of Uttarakhand under Harish Rawat.^[5]^[6]

Indira Hridyesh died on 13 June IST 11:35:00 at Uttarakhand Sadan in Delhi due to cardiac arrest.

Positions held^[7]

Year	Description
1974–1980	Elected to Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (1st Term)
1986–1992	Elected to Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (2nd Term)
1992–1998	Elected to Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (3rd Term)
1998–2000	Elected to Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (4th Term)
2000–2002	Member Interim Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Leader of the Opposition Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
2002–2007	Elected to Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly (1st Term) Cabinet Minister for Public Works, Parliamentary Affairs, State Assets, Information, Science & Technology
2012–2017	Elected to Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly (2nd Term) Cabinet Minister for Finance, Commercial Tax, Stamps and Registration, Entertainment Tax, Parliamentary Affairs, Legislative Affairs, Election, Census, Language, Protocol
2017 – 2021	Elected to Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly (3rd Term) Leader of the Opposition Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly

Dr. Indira Hridayesh


Leader of the Opposition Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
In office 2017 – 13 June 2021
Preceded by	Ajay Bhatt
Succeeded by	Pritam Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly for Haldwani
In office 2012 – 13 June 2021
Preceded by	Banshidhar Bhagat
In office 2002–2007
Preceded by	Tilak Raj Behar
Succeeded by	Banshidhar Bhagat

Personal details
Born	(1941-04-07)7 April 1941 Ayodhya, United Provinces, British India (now in Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died	13 June 2021(2021-06-13) (aged 80) Delhi, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Hridayesh Kumar