Ritesh Pandey
Ritesh Pandey | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha | |
| In office 23 May 2019 – 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Hari Om Pandey |
| Succeeded by | Lalji Verma |
| Constituency | Ambedkar Nagar |
| Member(MLA) ofUttar 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] |
Ritesh Pandey(born 3 April 1981) is an Indian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament fromAmbedkar Nagarconstituency. He was a member of theBahujan Samaj Party(BSP) from the state ofUttar Pradesh.[3]Pandey resigned from Bahujan Samaj Party and joinedBharatiya Janata Partyin February 2024.[4]He was also a MLA fromJalalpurconstituency 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]
Personal life[edit]
Pandey was born inLucknowon 3 April 1981 to politicianRakesh Pandeyand Manju Pandey.[9][10]His father is a formerMember of ParliamentfromAmbedkar Nagar.His older brother, Ashish Pandey is areal estatebusinessman.[11][12]He graduated with a bachelor's degree in international business management from theEuropean Business Schoolin London in the year 2005.[2][12]
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.[13]In the assembly elections of 2017, he was elected as aMLAfrom theJalalpurconstituency, with a victory margin of 90303 votes.[3]In 2012, Pandey unsuccessfully contested theUttar Pradesh assembly elections,losing toSher Bahadur Singhfrom theSamajwadi Party.[14]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.[15][16]He also serves as Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Papers Laid on the Table of the House.[17]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.[18]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,[19]2019 and the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill 2021.[20]In the2024 Lok Sabha election,Pandey lost toSamajwadi Party'sLalji Verma.[21]
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.[22]
References[edit]
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- ^ab"Jalalpur Election Results 2017: Ritesh Pandey of BSP Wins".News18.Retrieved9 November2017.
- ^Chitre, Manjiri (25 February 2024)."Ritesh Pandey, days after lunch with PM Modi, quits Mayawati's BSP, joins BJP".Hindustan Times.Retrieved25 February2024.
- ^"Ambedkarnagar didn't let down Maya - Times of India".The Times of India.Retrieved9 November2017.
- ^"Ambedkar Nagar MP appointed leader of BSP in Lok Sabha".Outlook.14 January 2020.Retrieved16 January2020.
- ^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.Retrieved16 January2020.
- ^"Ritesh Pandey(Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP)):Constituency- AMBEDKAR NAGAR(UTTAR PRADESH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:".MyNeta.Retrieved23 February2024.
- ^"Members: Lok Sabha".loksabhaph.nic.in.Retrieved15 March2021.
- ^"Ritesh Pandey".Indian Government Portal.Retrieved4 May2024.
- ^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.Retrieved30 July2019.
- ^abSingh, Rajesh Kumar (17 October 2018)."BSP leader whose son brandished gun outside Delhi hotel has huge business empire".Hindustan Times.Retrieved30 July2019.
- ^"General Election 2019 - Election Commission of India".results.eci.gov.in.Retrieved24 May2019.
- ^Khan, Arshad Afzal (7 March 2012)."BSP gets drubbing in dalit bastion".The Times of India.Retrieved14 February2024.
- ^"Ritesh Pandey has been ranked 19th in the Parliamentary Business Survey among 539 MPs in the country".Soochna 25.Retrieved9 January2021.
- ^"Ritesh Pandey has been ranked 19th".Parliamentary Business.Retrieved9 January2021.
- ^"Committee: Loksabha".loksabhaph.nic.in.Retrieved9 January2021.
- ^Rashid, Omar (15 January 2020)."BSP appoints Ritesh Pandey as party leader in Lok Sabha".The Hindu.Retrieved14 February2024.
- ^"Joint Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019".Retrieved9 January2021.
- ^"Committee: Loksabha".loksabhaph.nic.in.Retrieved9 January2021.
- ^"Ambedkar Nagar Election Result 2024 Vs 2019: Ambedkar Nagar Winner, Vote Share; Check Party-wise Performance".Times Now.5 June 2024.Retrieved5 June2024.
- ^"The Mutineers Debut Tornado Tournament – From Awadh to Delhi – Grassroots Football India".grassrootsfootball.in.7 June 2016.Retrieved9 November2017.