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UP: BJP MLA Arvind Giri dies of heart attack
Giri joined Samajwadi Party (SP) in 1993, won his first assembly elections in 2006 as SP candidate. n 2017 and 2022 UP assembly elections, he won as BJP candidate.
Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Arvind Giri passed away on Tuesday morning, reportedly, after he suffered a heart attack in his car at Sidhauli (Sitapur) while he was on way to Lucknow.
He was 65.
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday condoled the demise of the BJP MLA.
“The demise of BJP MLA from Gola assembly constituency of Lakhimpur Kheri district Arvind Giri ji is unfortunate. My condolences are with the bereaved families. May Lord Shri Ram grant the departed soul a place at his feet and strength to the bereaved family members to bear this unfathomable loss. Om Shanti.”
Giri joined Samajwadi Party (SP) in 1993, won his first assembly elections in 2006 as SP candidate. In 2017 and 2022 UP assembly elections, he won as BJP candidate. BJP won all eight Lakhimpur Kheri seats in 2022 UP assembly polls.
Giri was in students’ politics before he joined the SP in 1993. He won his first assembly elections in 1996 as SP candidate. Then again in 2002 and in 2007 as SP candidate.
His wife Sudha Giri too is in politics and won Gola Nagar Palika chairperson elections in 2007.
