Pankaj Upadhyay

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Pankaj Upadhyay

| birth_date = 1981

| nationality = Indian

| occupation = Politician

| party = Indian National Congress

}}

Pankaj Upadhyay (born 1981) is an Indian politician from Madhya Pradesh, India. He is an MLA of Indian National Congress from Joura Assembly constituency. He won the 2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.{{Cite web |date=3 December 2023 |title=Madhya Pradesh Election Results 2023: Full list of Congress winning candidates |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/madhya-pradesh-assembly-elections-results-2023-live-updates-winning-candidates-list-how-many-seats-congress-inc-won-101701576460957.html |website=Hindustan Times}}{{Cite web |title=Pankaj Upadhyay(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- JAURA(MORENA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://myneta.info/MadhyaPradesh2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=731 |website=My Neta}} He received a total of 89,253 votes and won with the margin of 30,281 votes.{{Cite web |date=4 January 2024 |title=Joura Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: INC retains Joura seat, Pankaj Upadhyay wins with 89253 votes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/joura-assembly-election-results-2023-live-2470370-2023-12-03 |website=India Today}}{{Cite web |date=4 December 2023 |title=जौरा चुनाव रिजल्ट 2023 Live Updates: कांग्रेस के पंकज उपाध्याय ने दी बीजेपी उम्मीद्वार को करारी शिकस्त |url=https://hindi.thequint.com/elections/madhya-pradesh-election/jaura-election-result-2023-live-updates-counting-of-votes-madhya-pradesh-vidhan-sabha-chunav-news-bjp-congress-candidate |website=The Quint}}{{Cite web |date=3 December 2023 |title=Joura Election Result 2023 Live: Inc के Pankaj Upadhyay की हुई जीत, Ind के Alok Sharma रहें दूसरे नंबर पर |url=https://www.abplive.com/elections/joura-election-result-2023-live-updates-constituency-vote-counting-winner-loser-bjp-congress-bsp-aap-mp-assembly-election-results-news-2550820 |website=ABP Live}}

Legal affairs

In 2020, an FIR was registered against Pankaj Upadhyay in Murena for violation of the code of conduct and COVID rules. This FIR was filed against gathering crowds at the election rally of former Chief Minister Kamal Nath held on October 22 and not making arrangements to protect that crowd from Corona virus.{{Cite web |date=27 October 2020 |title=Jaura Assembly By-Elections: मुरैना में जौरा के कांग्रेस प्रत्याशी पंकज उपाध्याय पर एफआइआर दर्ज |url=https://www.naidunia.com/madhya-pradesh/gwalior-fir-lodge-on-joura-congress-condidate-in-murena-6529863 |website=Nai Duniya}}

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