Vijaya Barthwal
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Vijaya Barthwal | |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Minister of Women Welfare, Child Welfare and Development, Government of Uttarakhand | |
| In office (2007–2012) | |
| Constituency | Yamkeshwar |
| MLA | |
| In office 3 times (2002–2017) | |
| Preceded by | N/A |
| Succeeded by | Ritu Khanduri |
| Cabinet Minister for Village Development, Government of Uttarakhand | |
| In office (2007–2012) | |
| Cabinet Minister for Culture, Government of Uttarakhand | |
| In office (2007–2012) | |
| 1st Deputy Speaker, Government of Uttarakhand | |
| In office (2008–2009) | |
| Succeeded by | Anusuya Prasad Maikhuri (2012) |
| Chairperson Uttarakhand State Women's Commission | |
| In office (2018–2021) | |
| Succeeded by | Kusum Kandwal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 1952 (age 73) Pauri Garhwal |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Chandramohan Barthwal(died 2013) |
| Children | 3 including Pragati (Daughter), Pranav (son) and Priyank (son) |
| Relatives | Grandchildren: Ahana Barthwal,Yuvaan Barthwal |
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/vijaya.barthwal |
Vijaya Barthwal is an Indian politician from the Bhartiya Janta Party. She was one of the most senior and active politician in Uttarakhand. She was a three term Member of the Legislative Assembly and had represented Yamkeshwar assembly constituency of Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. She was in the Cabinet of chief minister B. C. Khanduri and Ramesh Pokhriyal's government. She is also served as the first deputy speaker of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly.
Vijaya began her career from the political party Bharatiya Janata Party and elected first time as Member of the Legislative Assembly in 2002. Later she won as a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2007 and 2012 Uttarakhand Assembly Election.
She never lost any election in her career. In 2017 assembly elections barthwal was denied party ticket and BJP decided to field Ritu Khanduri daughter of former uttarakhand chief minister instead of her against huge public outrage. Barthwal was the only women BJP MLA in the third assembly and holds an image of down to earth political worker. Barthwal filed the nomination to fight as an independent candidate but later withdrew her nomination supporting her party's decision.
Chairperson State Women Commission
On 22 December 2018, Senior BJP leader Vijay Barthwal has been made the chairperson of Uttarakhand State Women's commission. Barthwal was expected to be accommodated since she was denied the Assembly ticket from Yamkeshwar Assembly segment in 2017 despite being a sitting MLA. The party had fielded Ritu Khanduri, daughter of former Chief Minister B C Khanduri, from the constituency who had won. Here tenure as Uttarakhand State Women Commission chairperson ended in December 2021.