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Wife: Sonal Tamta
Age: 52 Years
Hometown: Almora, Uttarakhand
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
