Ajay Tamta Age, Caste, Wife, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ajay Tamta

• In 1990, he participated in the Ram Janmbhoomi Movement led by BJP leader L. K. Advani.

• Ajay Tamta began his political career by contesting the district panchayat elections. In 1996, he was elected as a district panchayat member. He was also appointed as the vice president of the panchayat.

• He contested as an independent candidate in the 2002 Assembly elections from the Someshwar constituency in Uttarakhand but lost.
  

  An old picture of Ajay Tamta in his hometown

• Ajay Tamta contested the 2007 Assembly elections on the ticket of the Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected as a Member of the Dehradun Legislative Assembly.

• He served as a Minister of State in the Uttarakhand Government from 2007 to 2008. He then served as a Cabinet Minister from 2008 to 2009.

• In 2009, Ajay Tamta contested the Lok Sabha elections for the first time from the Almora constituency of Uttarakhand a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party but lost.

• In 2012, he won the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly elections from the Someshwar constituency.

• In 2014, Ajay Tamta contested the Lok Sabha elections from the Almora constituency and won.
  

  Ajay Tamta during a political rally

• From 14 August 2014 to 5 July 2016, he served as a  Member of the Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Uttarakhand.

• Ajay Tamta served as a Member of the Standing Committee on Human Resource Development and a Member of the Consultative Committee in the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation from 1 September 2014 to 5 July 2016.

• He served as the Union Minister of State for Textiles from 5 July 2016 to 25 May 2019 during the first Modi administration.

• In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Ajay Tamta was elected as a Member of Parliament from the Almora constituency in Uttarakhand.

• On 13 September 2019, he was appointed as a Member of the Standing Committee on Petroleum And Natural Gas, and a Member of the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.

• On 1 May 2020, Ajay Tamta was appointed as a Member of the Standing Committee on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Uttarakhand.

• He contested the 2024 general elections from the Almora constituency and won with a margin of 234097 votes.
  

  Ajay Tamta while taking an oath after being appointed as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha

• Ajay Tamta likes doing theatre and photography in his leisure time.

• He likes visiting India’s various landscapes, particularly the mountainous region, which holds great potential for mining, growing medicinal plants, and tourism.

• Ajay Tamta frequently engages in social work to contribute to the development of the region.

• He has an interest in cloth manufacturing, handloom weaving, and handicrafts.

• Ajay Tamta is an environment enthusiast and often participates in various tree plantation drives organised in Uttarakhand.
  

  Ajay Tamta while planting a sapling

• He is a fitness enthusiast and practises yoga regularly. He often shares pictures of his yoga session on social media.
  

  Ajay Tamta while practising yoga at home