Surendra Singh Jeena

Jeena was a member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from the Salt constituency in Almora district at the time of his death. He made it through to legislative assembly for the third time in a row. He was also the chairman of Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam (KMVN) in his first term. In 2007, he was elected as a member of legislative assembly from Bhikiyasain constituency. In his second term he won 2012 legislative election from Salt constituency. He was re-elected from Salt assembly constituency in 2017.^[2][3][4]

MLA from Salt in Almora district, Surendra Singh Jeena, who was undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at a hospital in New Delhi, died from the virus early on 12 November 2020, a party leader said.^[1]