Ajay Nanda

Ajay Nanda (born 1967)[1] is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. He is an MLA from Reasi Assembly constituency in Reasi district. He won the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2]

Ajay Nanda has served as the Minister of State for Finance and Planning, Information Technology, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, CA and PD, Tribal Affairs, Relief & Rehabilitation, and Labour and Employment during the Mehbooba Mufti ministry.[3]

He was dropped by the BJP for the 2024 Assembly election.[4]

Early life and education

Nanda is from Reasi, Reasi district, Jammu and Kashmir. He is the son of late Madhav Lal Nanda.[5] He completed his BSc and later did LLB in 1994 at Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut.[1]

Career

Nanda won from Reasi Assembly constituency representing Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election. He polled 22,017 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Saraf Singh, an independent candidate, by a margin of 1,887 votes.[6]

References

1. "Ajay Nanda(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- REASI(REASI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
2. "Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election winners list". India Today. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
3. "Jammu check full list here". Financial Express. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
4. "Big names dropped, BJP goes with the same, 'cancelled', J-K candidate list". The Indian Express. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
5. "FORM-2A | Nomination Paper | Election to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Retrieved 23 September 2024.
6. "Reasi Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Get Reasi Lok Sabha Election Results and Candidate List". The Indian Express. Retrieved 22 September 2024.