According to party leaders, Giri was on his way to Lucknow in his car when he felt uneasy and was taken to a hospital in Sidhauli where he died.
Arvind Giri started his career as a physical trainer at Gola Inter College and joined active politics in 1995, when he was elected as the President of Gola Municipality. (Photo: Aaj Tak)
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- Giri joined active politics in 1995.
- In 1996, he contested on the ticket of Samajwadi Party and won
- In 2017, he entered the BJP and went to Gola. won from
BJP MLA from Gola Gokarnath constituency Arvind Giri died of a heart attack on Tuesday while on his way to Lucknow, a party leader said.
Family sources said that Giri (65), a resident of Tirath area, is survived by his wife Sudha Giri, two sons and as many daughters.
According to party leaders, Giri was on his way to Lucknow in his car when he felt uneasy and was taken to a hospital in Sidhauli where he died.
BJP District President Sunil Kumar Singh confirmed Giri’s death and expressed grief.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana and several ministers also condoled the death of the MLA.
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Giri attended several programs on Monday and visited the Gola Gokarnanath temple to oversee its survey.
He started his career as a physical trainer at Gola Inter College and joined active politics in 1995, when he was elected as the President of Gola Municipality.
In 1996, he contested and won the Hyderabad Assembly (now Gola) seat on a Samajwadi Party ticket. He represented the seat in the assembly as an SP MLA in 1996, 2002 and 2007.
In 2017, he switched sides and won from Gola as a BJP candidate. Giri retained the seat during the recently concluded Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
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