Khajan Dass Explained

Khajan Dass (born 16 June 1958)^[1] is an Indian politician from Uttarakhand.^[2] He is an MLA from Rajpur Road Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Caste community, in Dehradun District. He won as an MLA in the 2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[3]

Early life and education

Dass is from Dehradun, Uttarakhand. He is the son of Santa Dass. He passed Class 8 and later dropped out from school.^[4]

Career

Dass won from Rajpur Road Assembly constituency representing Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election. He polled 37,027 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Rajkumar of Indian National Congress, by a margin of 11,163 votes.^[5] Earlier, he won the 2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election, defeating Rajkumar of Indian National Congress, by a margin of votes.8,632 votes.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Khajan Das Uttarakhand, BJP MLA from Rajpur Road - Our Neta . 2024-10-14 . en.
2. https://affidavitarchive.eci.nic.in/CANDIDATEAFFIDAVIT.aspx?YEARID=March-2017%20(%20GEN%20)&AC_No=20&st_code=S28&constType=AC
3. Web site: 2022-02-10 . Know Your Candidates: Contestants from Rajpur Road Assembly Seat in Uttarakhand Elections 2022 . 2024-10-14 . News18 . en.
4. Web site: Khajan Dass(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- RAJPUR ROAD (SC)(DEHRADUN) - Affidavit Information of Candidate . 2024-10-14 . www.myneta.info.
5. Web site: 2022-03-10 . Uttarakhand Election Result: Full list of winners . 2024-10-14 . India Today . en.