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 byBrij Behari Lal Butail
ConstituencyPalampur
Personal details
Born (1980-01-09) 9 January 1980
Palampur, Himachal Pradesh
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Kanika Bhullar Butail
RelationsBrij Behari Lal Butail (Father)
Kunj Behari Lal Butail (Uncle)
Children1 daughter
ResidenceBundla Tea Estate, Palampur
Alma materSymbiosis International University (B.Com)
ProfessionPolitician, 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.

References

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