Ashish Butail
Ashish Butail (Hindi: आशीष बुटेल) is an Indian Politician from Palampur. He is the current MLA of Palampur.
Ashish Butail | |
|---|---|
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office January 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Brij Behari Lal Butail |
| Constituency | Palampur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 January 1980 Palampur, Himachal Pradesh |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Kanika Bhullar Butail |
| Relations | Brij Behari Lal Butail (Father) Kunj Behari Lal Butail (Uncle) |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Residence | Bundla Tea Estate, Palampur |
| Alma mater | Symbiosis International University (B.Com) |
| Profession | Politician, Tea Planter and Hotelier |
Early life and education
Butail was born on 9 January 1980 to Shri. Brij Behari Lal Butail and Smt. Beena Butail in Bundla, Palampur. He was schooled in Bishop Cotton, Shimla, and earned the degree of B.Com from Symbiosis International University.[1]
Politics and career
Butail began his political career by entering the Indian Youth Congress, the youth wing of the Indian National Congress. He was the first elected president of the Lok Sabha Youth Congress Committee, Kangra (HP), from 2011–2013. He was appointed secretary of the HP Congress Committee in 2014. He was subsequently appointed treasurer of the Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee, and is currently the general secretary of the Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee. He was elected to the 13th Vidhan Sabha in December, 2017[2] and has since been nominated as a member of the Estimates and Rural Planning Committees.[3] https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/virbhadras-loyalists-in-cong-office-bearers-list-57757 https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/himachal/son-rise-in-hp-cong-butail-bali-vikramaditya-get-plum-posts-724770
Personal life
He married Kanika Butail in 2009. They have one daughter.