Rakesh Pandey (UP politician)
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Rakesh Pandey
| office1 = Member (MLA) of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| constituency1 =
| term_start1 = 2022
| term_end1 =
| term_start2 = 2002
| term_end2 = 2007
| predecessor1 = Subhash Rai
| successor1 =
| 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 = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1952|8|14}}
| birth_place = Kotwa Mohamadpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
| father =
| mother =
| spouse = {{Marriage|Manju Pandey|1971}}
| 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
| education =
| alma_mater =
| profession = Agriculturist
| footnotes =
| 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.{{Cite web |title=Detailed Profile: Shri Rakesh Pandey |url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4293&lastls=15 |website=Govt. of India |access-date=30 July 2019}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Rakesh Pandey(Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP)):Constituency- Ambedkar Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/ls2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=8014 |website=MyNeta |access-date=30 July 2019}} 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.{{Cite news |last1=Shekhar |first1=Raj |title=Delhi: Ex-BSP MP Rakesh Pandey son Ashish Pandey brandishes gun at Delhi's five-star hotel, booked |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/man-brandishes-gun-at-delhis-five-star-hotel-booked/articleshow/66232318.cms |access-date=30 July 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=16 October 2018 |language=en}}{{Cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Rajesh Kumar |title=BSP leader whose son brandished gun outside Delhi hotel has huge business empire |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bsp-leader-whose-son-brandished-gun-outside-delhi-hotel-has-huge-business-empire/story-4tRj8KNI9H6vl0d9QYkIWK.html |access-date=30 July 2019 |work=Hindustan Times |date=17 October 2018 |language=en}}
Political career
Pandey was a member in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2007. As a Bahujan Samaj Party politician, he was a Member of Parliament in the 15th Lok Sabha from Ambedkar Nagar from 2007 to 2014.
In January 2022, Pandey left Bahujan Samaj Party and joined Samajwadi Party.{{cite news |last1=Abhishek |first1=Kumar |title=यूपी: बसपा को बड़ा झटका, सांसद रितेश पांडेय के पिता राकेश पांडेय सपा में हुए शामिल |url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/up-assembly-elections/story/ambedkar-nagar-mp-ritesh-pandey-father-rakesh-pandey-to-join-samajwadi-party-ahead-up-election-ntc-1385542-2022-01-03 |access-date=15 February 2022 |work=Aaj Tak |date=3 January 2022 |language=hi}} 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.{{cite web |title=rakesh-pandey in Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022 |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2022/uttar-pradesh/rakesh-pandey-jalalpur-candidate-s24a280c04/ |website=News18 |access-date=31 March 2022 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Uttar Pradesh - Jalalpur |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMar2022/ConstituencywiseS24280.htm?ac=280 |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=31 March 2022}}
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Category:Bahujan Samaj Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh
Category:People from Ambedkar Nagar district
Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2002–2007