Sarita Arya

Sarita Arya (Hindi: सरिता आर्या) (born 1961) is an Indian politician from Uttarakhand. She is a two time Member of Legislative Assembly (India) from Nainital Assembly constituency as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Early life and education She is from Nainital, Uttarakhand. She married Nand Kishore Arya, a Provincial Civil Service (PCS) of the state Uttar Pradesh in the year 1980. She passed High School in the year 1977 from the Government High School, Bhawali.

Career Sarita Arya became an MLA for the first time winning the 2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election from the lake city Nainital.

She lost the 2017 Assembly election as an Indian National Congress candidate to BJP candidate Sanjiv Arya.However,later in January 2022, she joined the BJP and regained the seat in the 2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election representing the Bhartiya Janta Party.

In May 2015, she was appointed the Women State President of Indian National Congress for the state of Uttarakhand by Rahul Gandhi, the then Congress Vice President. She also served as the Chairperson Municipal Corporation Nainital from 2003 to 2008.

She was appointed as the District President of AIWC (All India Women's Conference) in 2009 and held the post till 2020. She is an active social worker and fights for women empowerment and gender equality.

Positions held Chairman - Nainital Nagar Palika (2003–08) District President - All India Women's Conference (2009-2020) MLA - Nainital ( 2022-) / Nainital ( 2012-2017 ) State President Mahila Congress Uttarakhand (2015–22)

Electoral performance