Dilip Pandey Explained

Dilip Pandey
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Term Start1:2014
Office2:Covenor Aam Aadmi Party, Delhi
Term Start2:2015
Term End2:2017
Birth Date:1 October 1980
Spouse:Priyanka Pandey
Children:2
Residence:Delhi
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Website:Official website

Dilip Pandey (born 1 October 1980) is an Indian politician and has represented Timarpur as a Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly since 2020. He was the Convenor of the Delhi Unit of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) between July 2014 and April 2017.

Career

Pandey left his software job in 2013 to join the Aam Aadmi Party.[1] Prior to this, Pandey worked for the Indian IT Major Tata Consultancy Services in the capacity of a Business consultant until FY 2011 and was posted at their Bangalore office.

Political career

Pandey participated in the Anna Movement. He is a spokesperson[2] and member of the screening committee of the Aam Aadmi Party.[3] [4] In January 2014, Pandey was appointed secretary for political activities in the national capital.[5]

He took over as the convenor of the Delhi unit in July 2014.[6] Under his co-convenorship, the AAP won 67 out of 70 seats in 2015 Delhi assembly elections.[7] Pandey later submitted his resignation in April 2017 after the AAP failed to get the majority in the 2017 MCD elections.[8] He served as the official Spokesperson of the Aam Aadmi Party from 2014 till date.[9]

Dilip has been nominated as the Aam Aadmi Party’s in-charge for Delhi's North East Lok Sabha constituency for the 2019 General Elections.[10]

He defeated BJP's Surinder Pal Singh (Bittoo) in the 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election to win the Timarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

MLA Dilip Pandey was appointed Aam Aadmi Party's chief whip in the Delhi Assembly in March 2020.[11]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. News: Aam Aadmi Party: The Incorruptibles?. Tehelka Portal. 28 September 2013.
  2. News: Official Spokespersons. Aam Aadmi Party official Portal.
  3. Web site: Candidate Selection Process - Delhi Elections 2013. Aam Aadmi Party Portal.
  4. News: Sheila Dikshit was forced to bow down to the people, it is aam aadmi's victory: Kejriwal. India Today Portal. 28 April 2013.
  5. News: Aam Aadmi Party forms Delhi state unit. Economic Times Portal. 23 January 2013.
  6. Web site: Dilip Pandey AAP's man for Delhi. 6 May 2015.
  7. Web site: Meet the men who worked behind the scenes for AAP's success. 11 December 2013.
  8. http://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/mcd-election-results-2017-aaps-dilip-pandey-quits-over-loss-asks-arvind-kejriwal-to-pick-new-man-1686374 MCD Election Results 2017: AAP's Dilip Pandey Quits Over Loss, Asks Arvind Kejriwal To Pick New Man
  9. Web site: Official Spokespersons | Aam Aadmi Party . 7 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160329165256/http://www.aamaadmiparty.org/official-spokespersons . 29 March 2016 . dead .
  10. Web site: Amidst speculation of alliance with Congress, AAP appoints Lok Sabha in-charges for five Delhi seats. 2 June 2018.
  11. Web site: Dilip Pandey Appointed AAP Chief Whip in Delhi Assembly.