Saurabh Bahuguna

Saurabh Bahuguna
Member of Legislative Assembly for Sitarganj
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 March 2017
Preceded by	Vijay Bahuguna
Personal details
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party

Saurabh Bahuguna^[1][2][3] is an Indian politician from Uttarakhand and a Member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly.^[4] He is serving as the Minister of Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Skill development & Employment, Protocol and Sugarcane Development in Pushkar Singh Dhami's cabinet of 2022.^[5] He represents the Sitarganj (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency). Saurabh is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is the youngest son of former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Vijay Bahuguna. He is the grandson^[6] of former Union Cabinet Minister & former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna.

Positions held

Year	Description
2017 - 2022	Elected to 4th Uttarakhand Assembly Member - Committee on Ethics (2017–18)[7]
2022 - Till Date	Elected to 5th Uttarakhand Assembly Cabinet Minister

Electoral performance

Election	Constituency	Party		Result	Votes %	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party		Opposition vote %	Ref
2022	Sitarganj		BJP	Won	44.81%	Navtej Pal Singh		INC	33.50%	[8]
2017	Sitarganj		BJP	Won	57.81%	Malti Biswas		INC	25.31%	[9]

References

1. "सिडकुल व शक्तिफार्म को जोड़ने के लिए सूखी नदी पर पुल का शिलान्यास". livehindustan.com (in Hindi).
2. "Saurabh Bahuguna outshines star kids, discusses problems with Shah". Hindustan Times. 19 September 2017.
3. "कुलदेवी का आशीर्वाद लेने पहुंचे सौरभ बहुगुणा". Amar Ujala (in Hindi).
4. "Sitarganj Assembly poll results 201: BJP's Saurabh Bahuguna wins". Zee News. 9 March 2017.
5. "Uttarakhand CM Dhami allots portfolios, keeps over two dozen departments with himself". The Indian Express. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
6. "विधायक सौरभ बहुगुणा ने किया दादा की प्रतिमा का माल्यार्पण". Amar Ujala (in Hindi).
7. "(संसदीय अनुभाग) संख्याः 229/वि०स०/05/समिति/2017 देहरादून, दिनांक : 03 नवम्बर, 2017 अधिसूचना / प्रकीर्ण" [(Parliamentary Section) No. 229/VS/05/Committee/2017 Dehradun - Notification / Scattered] (PDF). Legislative Assembly Secretariat Uttarakhand. 3 November 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2019.
8. "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2022 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022.
9. "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2017 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022.