Vijaypal Singh Sajwan

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Vijaypal Singh Sajwan
Member of Legislative Assembly
for Gangotri
In office
2002–2007
In office
2012–2017
Personal details
Born26-04-1958
Political partyIndian National Congress
Parent(s)Late Shri Padam Singh Sajwan
ResidenceUttarakhand, India
ProfessionPolitician

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

Positions held[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. https://www.livehindustan.com/uttarakhand/uttarkashi/story-former-mla-vijaypal-sajwan-heard-the-problems-of-the-village-3881250.html
  2. https://www.amarujala.com/uttarakhand/uttarkashi/election-is-not-right-for-six-months-in-view-of-covid-sajwan-utter-kashi-news-drn3813015149
  3. Jan 26, Kautilya Singh / TNN /; 2020; Ist, 04:05. "Cong releases list of 22 vice-presidents, 31 general secretaries | Dehradun News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-10-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. https://myneta.info/utt2012/candidate.php?candidate_id=58
  5. https://myneta.info/uttarakhand2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=6

External links[edit]


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