Arvind Giri

Arvind Giri (30 June 1958 – 6 September 2022) was an Indian politician. He was a five time member of Legislative Assembly and a runner up in Loksabha election in 2014, Uttar Pradesh of India. He represented the Gola Gokrannath Assembly constituency in Gola Gokarannath, Lakhimpur district of Uttar Pradesh.^[1][2]

Arvind Giri
Member of the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly
In office 19 March 2017 – 6 September 2022
Succeeded by	Aman Giri
Constituency	Gola Gokrannath Assembly constituency
Personal details
Born	(1958-06-30)30 June 1958 Gola Gokarannath, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died	6 September 2022(2022-09-06) (aged 64) Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Children	Aman Giri (son)
Parent	Mr. Rajendra Giri
Residence(s)	Gola Gokarannath, Lakhimpur, Uttar Pradesh
Occupation	MLA
Profession	Politician

Political career

Giri contested 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election as Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Gola Gokrannath Assembly constituency and defeated his close contestant Vinay Tiwari from Samajwadi Party with a margin of 55,017 votes.^[3][4]

From 19 March 2017 to 10 March 2022 he was a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh.

From 12 March 2022 to 6 September 2022 he was a member of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh

Death

Giri died of heart attack on 6 September 2022, at the age of 64.^[4]