Pradeep Tamta

Pradeep Tamta[2] (born 16 June 1958) is an Indian politician of Indian National Congress (INC) from Uttarakhand state. He is currently serving as the member of the Rajya Sabha. He was the member of 15th Lok Sabha from Almora constituency and also served as the member of 1st Uttarakhand Assembly from Someshwar constituency.

Pradeep Tamta
MP of Rajya Sabha for Uttarakhand[1]
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 July 2016
Preceded by	Tarun Vijay, BJP
Constituency	Uttarakhand
Member of Parliament for Almora
In office 2009–2014
Succeeded by	Ajay Tamta
Personal details
Born	June 16, 1956
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress
Profession	Politician

Personal life

He was born in Lob Village of Bageshwar district to Gusain Ram and Parvati Devi. He received a MA, B.ed and LLB from Kumaun University, Nainital district. He is married to Renu Tamta and has two daughters.

Positions held

Year	Description
2002 - 2007	Elected to 1st Uttarakhand Assembly (1st term) Vice Chairman - Uttarakhand Udyog Parishad (2002–03) Member - Assembly Committee on SCs, STs and OBCs (2002–04)[3] Member - Committee on PSE and Corporate (2004–07)[4][5][6]
2009 - 2014	Elected to 15th Lok Sabha (1st term) Member - Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests (2009 - 14) Member - Committee on Official Language (2009 - 14) Member - Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water and Sanitation (2009 - 14)
2016 - Till Date	Elected to Rajya Sabha (1st term) Member - Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (2016–19) & (2020 - Till date) Member - Committee on Water Resources (2016 - Till date) Member - Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Mines (2016–19) Member - Committee on Official Language (2018 - Till date) Member - All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rai Bareli (2019 - Till date) Member - Committee on Subordinate Legislation (2019 - Till date) Member - Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Rural Development and the Panchayati Raj

Elections contested

Loksabha

Year	Constituency	Result	Vote percentage	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party	Opposition vote percentage	Ref
2009	Almora	Won	41.70%	Ajay Tamta	BJP	40.36%
2014	Almora	Lost	38.44%	Ajay Tamta	BJP	53.00%
2019	Almora	Lost	30.48%	Ajay Tamta	BJP	64.03%

Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly

Year	Constituency	Result	Vote percentage	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party	Opposition vote percentage	Ref
1993	Bageshwar	Lost	12.34%	Ram Prasad	INC	42.82%
2002	Someshwar	Won	34.39%	Rajesh Kumar	BJP	31.07%	[7]
2007	Someshwar	Lost	41.64%	Ajay Tamta	BJP	46.00%	[8]

References

1. http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/uttarakhand-congress-nominee-pradeep-tamta-wins-rajya-sabha-seat-with-pdf-support-bjp-not-disappointed-2848081/
2. https://ukvidhansabha.uk.gov.in/files/Shri_Pradeep_Tamta.pdf
3. https://ukvidhansabha.uk.gov.in/files/Committee_2002-03.pdf
4. https://ukvidhansabha.uk.gov.in/files/Committee-2004-05.pdf
5. https://ukvidhansabha.uk.gov.in/files/rules/committees/Committee-2005-06.pdf
6. https://ukvidhansabha.uk.gov.in/files/Comittee-2006-07.pdf
7. Page No 102/108
8. Page No 51/73