Rakesh Pandey (UP politician) explained

Rakesh Pandey
Office1:Member (MLA) of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Term Start1:2022
Term Start2:2002
Term End2:2007
Predecessor1:Subhash Rai
Predecessor2:Sher Bahadur Singh
Successor2:Sher Bahadur Singh
Constituency2:Jalalpur
Office3:Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha
Constituency3:Ambedkar Nagar
Term Start3:2009
Term End3:2014
Successor3:Hari Om Pandey
Predecessor3:Constituency established
Birth Date:1952 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Kotwa Mohamadpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Children:2 (including Ritesh Pandey)
Nationality:Indian
Party:Samajwadi Party
(January 2022 - present)
Otherparty:Bahujan Samaj Party
(till January 2022)
Residence:Mohasinpur, Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
Profession:Agriculturist
Date:30 July
Year:2019
Source:https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=4293
Relations:Pawan Pandey (younger brother)

Rakesh Pandey (born 14 August 1952) is an Indian politician and a member of the 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly from Jalalpur as a Samajwadi Party candidate. He was a Member of Parliament in the 15th Lok Sabha from Ambedkar Nagar as a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate. From 2002 to 2007, he was a MLA in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[1] In January 2022, Pandey left Bahujan Samaj Party and joined Samajwadi Party.

Personal life

Pandey was born in Kotwa Mohamadpur in Ambedkar Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh to Jagmohan Pandey and Raghuraji Devi. He studied till matriculation and is an agriculturalist by profession. Pandey married Manju Pandey on 29 June 1971. They have two sons.[1] [2] His younger son, Ritesh Pandey is an MP from the Ambedkar Nagar constituency. His older son, Ashish Pandey is a Lucknow based real estate businessman.[3] [4]

Political career

Pandey was a member in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2007.[1] As a Bahujan Samaj Party politician, he was a Member of Parliament in the 15th Lok Sabha from Ambedkar Nagar from 2007 to 2014.[1]

In January 2022, Pandey left Bahujan Samaj Party and joined Samajwadi Party.[5] Subsequently, Pandey won from the Jalalpur constituency in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, defeating Bahujan Samaj Party's Rajesh Singh by a margin of 13,630 votes.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Detailed Profile: Shri Rakesh Pandey . Govt. of India . 30 July 2019.
  2. Web site: Rakesh Pandey(Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP)):Constituency- Ambedkar Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) - Affidavit Information of Candidate . MyNeta . 30 July 2019.
  3. News: Shekhar . Raj . Delhi: Ex-BSP MP Rakesh Pandey son Ashish Pandey brandishes gun at Delhi's five-star hotel, booked . 30 July 2019 . The Times of India . 16 October 2018 . en.
  4. News: Singh . Rajesh Kumar . BSP leader whose son brandished gun outside Delhi hotel has huge business empire . 30 July 2019 . Hindustan Times . 17 October 2018 . en.
  5. News: Abhishek . Kumar . यूपी: बसपा को बड़ा झटका, सांसद रितेश पांडेय के पिता राकेश पांडेय सपा में हुए शामिल . 15 February 2022 . Aaj Tak . 3 January 2022 . hi.
  6. Web site: rakesh-pandey in Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022 . News18 . 31 March 2022 . en.
  7. Web site: Uttar Pradesh - Jalalpur . Election Commission of India . 31 March 2022.