Sumit Hridayesh

Sumit Hridayesh^[1][2] is an Indian politician and the MLA from Haldwani Assembly constituency.^[3] He is a member of the Indian National Congress.^[4]

Sumit Hridayesh
Member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 March 2022
Preceded by	Indira Hridayesh
Constituency	Haldwani
Personal details
Nationality	Indian
Party	Indian National Congress
Parent	Indira Hridayesh (mother)
Alma mater	Michigan State University
Profession	Politician

Political career

Hridayesh had contested the Haldwani mayoral election in 2018 as a Congress candidate but lost to Jogendra Pal Singh Rautela of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by a margin of 10,854 votes.^[5] In 2022, he was declared the Congress representative from Haldwani Assembly constituency following the death of his mother Indira Hridayesh. He won the seat by a margin of 7,814 votes, defeating the city's then mayor, Jogendra Pal Singh Rautela.

In August 2025, Hridayesh and other members of the Congress party accused the BJP of kidnapping Congress members; in turn, the BJP filed a complaint accusing Hridayesh, among other Congress members, of kidnapping voters.^[6][7]