About Political Footprints

He was elected as MLA in Uttarakhand Assembly Election from Chaubattakhal constituency. He defeated Rajpal Singh Bisht from 7354. He has been serving as a Cabinet Minister with the portfolio of Tourism, Irrigation, Culture, Watershed Management, Pilgrimage and Religious Fairs, Flood Control, Rain Water Harvesting, India-Nepal-Uttarakhand River Projects - Government of Uttarakhand

He left Congress Party on 21 March 2014 and joined BJP. Also, he resigned from15th Lok Sabha on 05 April 2014.

He was appointed as Member, Committee on Public Accounts on 5 May 2010 and Member, General Purposes Committee on 19 Oct. 2010. Also he was the head of the 20-member Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence.

He was Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term) from Garhwal constituency. He defeated Lt. Gen(Retd) Tejpal Singh Rawat P.V.S.M, V.S.M of Congresss Party. Later he became Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Railways.

He became AICC Co-ordinator to Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. He contested in byelections from Pauri Garhwal.

He lost lokasbha election from Lost Pauri Garhwal.

He was Vice-Chairman, 20-Point Programme Implementation Dept. Govt. of Uttarakhand (Cabinet Rank) from Feb. 2003-Mar. 2007.

He served as Secretary, All India Congress Committee from Feb.8, 2002-2004.

He became President, Human Rights Department, Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee.

He became Member, AICC, Uttarakhand.

He again lost from Pauri Garhwal against Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri.

He rejoined Congress when Sonia Gandhi took over the reins of the Congress Party.

He lost Loksabha election from Pauri Garhwal against Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri.

He was Union Minister of State, Finance from June 1997-Mar. 1998. Also he became Member, Implementation Committee for Commemoration of 50th Anniversary of India`s Independence. He served this post till 1998.

He was President, Indira Congress (Tiwari), Uttarakhand from Jan. 1996-Dec. Also he was elected to elected to 11th Lok Sabha. He served as Union Minister for Railways in 1996 and for Finance in 1997.

He split from the Congress along with Narayan Dutt Tiwari and joined Congress (Tiwari)

He was elected as Vice-President, All India Indira Congress Committee (Tiwari), Uttar Pradesh from Oct. 1995-Dec. 1995.

Convener, Mahatma Gandhi 125th Anniversary Celebration Committee, Uttar Pradesh from Feb. 1994-Feb. 1995. Patron, Uttarakhand Sanyukata Sangharsh Samiti from Apr. 1994-Mar. 1996.

Member, Rajya Ekikaran Parishad, UP (State Integration Council) (Mar. 1993-Oct. 1994).

Member, Rashtriya Rahat and Sadhbhawana Samiti (National Relief and Goodwill Committee) (Jan. 1992-1994). And later he became Member, A.I.C.C.(I). He served this post till Oct. 1994.

Again in 1991 loksabha elections, he lost from Pauri Garhwal against Bhuwan Chand (BJP).

He became Member, Executive Committee, P.C.C.(I), Uttar Pradesh. (March 1991-Sept. 1994).

He contested loksabha election from Pauri Garhwal and lost against Chandra Mohan (Janata Dal).

Satpal Maharaj started his political career in as a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) party.

The Janata Jage Padyatra from Bodh Gaya to Patna in February 1986. The aim of this padyatra was to help the masses, especially young people.

The 250-km Jan Jagran Padyatra began on 11 March 1985 from Gandhi Maidan, Siliguri (West Bengal) and ended at Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim. It also supported and re-ignited the long-standing demand for recognition of the Nepali language. With the success of this yatra language was included in 8th Schedule of the Constitution.

Satpal Maharaj lead the Bharat Jago (India, Awake!) Padyatra, which began on 24 September 1983 and covered 600 km from Badrinath to Delhi. His yatra was in between the dangerous mountainous terrain. He walked through 500 villages and met more than 30,000 people along the way.