Summary
Ritesh Pandey (born 3 April 1981) is an Indian politician serving as the Member of Parliament from Ambedkar Nagar constituency. He was a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) from the state of Uttar Pradesh.[3] Pandey resigned from Bahujan Samaj Party and joined Bharatiya Janata Party in February 2024.[4] He was also a MLA from Jalalpur constituency in Ambedkar Nagar district, which he represented between June 2017 and May 2019 before elected as MP in (Lok Sabha).[5] He was appointed the Leader of the BSP in the Lok Sabha in January 2020.[6] Prior to this appointment, he served as the Deputy Leader.[7] According to his election filing he has 30 crores as his assets.[8]
Ritesh Pandey | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Hari Om Pandey |
| Constituency | Ambedkar Nagar |
| Member (MLA) of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office March 2017 – May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sher Bahadur Singh |
| Succeeded by | Subhash Rai |
| Constituency | Jalalpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 April 1981[1] Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2024-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Bahujan Samaj Party (2019-2024) |
| Parent | Rakesh Pandey[1] |
| Residence(s) | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
| Profession | Agriculture, business, social work[1][2] |
Personal life edit
Pandey was born in Lucknow on 3 April 1981 to politician Rakesh Pandey and Manju Pandey.[9] His father is a former Member of Parliament from Ambedkar Nagar. His older brother, Ashish Pandey is a real estate businessman.[10][11] He graduated with a bachelor's degree in international business management from the European Business School in London in the year 2005.[2][11]
Politics edit
In the 2019 Indian Parliamentary Elections, Pandey won the Lok Sabha polls from Ambedkar Nagar by defeating his closest rival from the BJP, Mukut Bihari, with a winning margin of 95880 votes.[12] In the assembly elections of 2017, he was elected as a MLA from the Jalalpur constituency, with a victory margin of 90303 votes.[3] In 2012, Pandey unsuccessfully contested the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, losing to Sher Bahadur Singh from the Samajwadi Party.[13] Pandey has been ranked 19th in the Parliamentary Business Survey among 539 MPs in the country. He is the youngest MP to appear in the Top-20. Pandey has also got an excellent grade for the expenditure incurred on development works.[14][15] He also serves as Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Papers Laid on the Table of the House.[16] In 2020, he became the Floor Leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party in the Lok Sabha, becoming one of the youngest parliamentarians to lead a major national party in Parliament.[17] Pandey is also an active member of multiple parliamentary committees such as the Standing Committee on External Affairs, the Joint Parliamentary Committee to examine the Personal Data Protection Bill,[18] 2019 and the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill 2021.[19]
Social work edit
Pandey is the chairman of the Raghuraji Devi Foundation Trust who works on reforming education and promoting youth cultural events. He is also the co-founder and CEO of Awadh Mutineers, a grassroots sports initiative that trains and supports underprivileged children for playing football.[20]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Member Profile". www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Ritesh Pandey(Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP)):Constituency- AMBEDKAR NAGAR(UTTAR PRADESH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Jalalpur Election Results 2017: Ritesh Pandey of BSP Wins". News18. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ Chitre, Manjiri (25 February 2024). "Ritesh Pandey, days after lunch with PM Modi, quits Mayawati's BSP, joins BJP". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Ambedkarnagar didn't let down Maya - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Ambedkar Nagar MP appointed leader of BSP in Lok Sabha". Outlook. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ PTI (8 August 2019). "BSP removes Danish Ali as Leader of Party in Lok Sabha with eye on giving greater representation to OBCs; Jaunpur MP to take up post". Firstpost. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Ritesh Pandey(Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP)):Constituency- AMBEDKAR NAGAR(UTTAR PRADESH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". MyNeta. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ Shekhar, Raj (16 October 2018). "Delhi: Ex-BSP MP Rakesh Pandey son Ashish Pandey brandishes gun at Delhi's five-star hotel, booked | Delhi News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ a b Singh, Rajesh Kumar (17 October 2018). "BSP leader whose son brandished gun outside Delhi hotel has huge business empire". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "General Election 2019 - Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ Khan, Arshad Afzal (7 March 2012). "BSP gets drubbing in dalit bastion". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Ritesh Pandey has been ranked 19th in the Parliamentary Business Survey among 539 MPs in the country". Soochna 25. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Ritesh Pandey has been ranked 19th". Parliamentary Business. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Committee : Loksabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ Rashid, Omar (15 January 2020). "BSP appoints Ritesh Pandey as party leader in Lok Sabha". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Joint Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019". Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Committee : Loksabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "The Mutineers Debut Tornado Tournament – From Awadh to Delhi – Grassroots Football India". grassrootsfootball.in. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
External links edit
- Ritesh Pandey on Facebook