Karan Mahara | |
|---|---|
| President Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| Assumed office 10 April 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ganesh Godiyal |
| Member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2017–2022 | |
| Succeeded by | Pramod Nainwal, BJP |
| Constituency | Ranikhet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 July 1972 Ranikhet, Uttarakhand, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Residence(s) | Ranikhet, Almora, Uttarakhand, India |
| Source: [1] | |
Karan Mahara (born 12 July 1972) is an Indian politician from Uttarakhand and a former two-term member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly.[1][2][3]
He is president of Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee.
He was appointed Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress president on 10 April 2022.
He held the post of Deputy Leader of opposition in Uttarakhand assembly from 2012 to 2017.[4]
He is known for his style of freely and boldly speaking on public issues.[citation needed]
Electoral performance
[edit]| Election | Constituency | Party | Result | Votes % | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote % | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ranikhet | INC | Lost | 43.90% | Dr. Pramod Nainwal | BJP | 50.05% | [5] | ||
| 2017 | Ranikhet | INC | Won | 46.23% | Ajay Bhatt | BJP | 34.13% | [6] | ||
| 2012 | Ranikhet | INC | Lost | 35.46% | Ajay Bhatt | BJP | 35.66% | [7] | ||
| 2007 | Ranikhet | INC | Won | 36.83% | Ajay Bhatt | BJP | 36.27% | [8] | ||
Karan Mahara was deputy leader of opposition in Uttarakhand assembly.
References
[edit]- ^ "Ranikhet mla karan mehra sits on dharna in front of vidhan sabha gate alleging misbehave by security personnel - रानीखेत विधायक मेहरा विस गेट पर क्यों धरने पर बैठे ? पढ़िए पूरा मामला". livehindustan.com. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Ex Mla Of Ranikhet Karan Mehra - नेता प्रतिपक्ष अजय भट्ट की राजनैतिक सहनशीलता खत्म - Amar Ujala Hindi News Live". amarujala.com. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "MLA Karan Mehra inaugurated School Building". jagran.com. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Karan Mahara appointed as new chief of Uttarakhand Congress". theprint.in. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2022 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2017 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2012 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022.
- ^ "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.