Ashish Butail


Ashish Butail is an Indian Politician from Palampur. He is the current MLA of Palampur.

Early life and education

He was born on 9 January 1980 to Shri. Brij Behari Lal Butail and Smt. Beena Butail in Bundla, Palampur. He did his schooling in Bishop Cotton, Shimla and later earned the degree of B.Com from Symbiosis International University.

Politics and career

He started his Political career by entering Youth wing of Indian National Congress, Indian Youth Congress. Later he became the first elected President of Lok Sabha Youth Congress Committee, Kangra from 2011 to 2013. He was appointed Secretary, HP Congress Committee in 2014. He was appointed Treasurer of Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee and currently is the general secretary of Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee. He was elected to the 13th Vidhan Sabha in December, 2017 and has since been nominated as a Member of the Estimates and Rural Planning Committees. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/virbhadras-loyalists-in-cong-office-bearers-list-57757 https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/himachal/son-rise-in-hp-cong-butail-bali-vikramaditya-get-plum-posts-724770

Personal life

He married Kanika Butail in 2009. They have one daughter.