Ritesh Pandey
{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{for|the Indian singer and actor|Ritesh Pandey (singer)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ritesh Pandey
| image =
| caption =
| office = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
| term_start = 23 May 2019
| term_end = 4 June 2024
| successor = Lalji Verma
| predecessor = Hari Om Pandey
| constituency = Ambedkar Nagar
| office1 = Member (MLA) of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| term_start1 = March 2017
| term_end1 = May 2019
| successor1 = Subhash Rai
| predecessor1 = Sher Bahadur Singh
| constituency1 = Jalalpur
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|04|3}}{{cite web|url=http://www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in/member?memberId=19907|title=Member Profile|publisher=www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in|accessdate=30 July 2019}}
| birth_place = Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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| restingplacecoordinates =
| birthname =
| parents = Rakesh Pandey
| nationality =
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party (2024-present)
| otherparty = Bahujan Samaj Party (2019-2024)
| residence = Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
| alma_mater =
| profession = Agriculture, business, social work{{cite web |title=Ritesh Pandey(Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP)):Constituency- AMBEDKAR NAGAR(UTTAR PRADESH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=http://myneta.info/LokSabha2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=12547 |website=myneta.info |accessdate=30 July 2019}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.riteshpandey.in}}
}}
Ritesh Pandey (born 3 April 1981) is an Indian politician who has served 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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.news18.com/news/politics/jalalpur-election-results-2017-ritesh-pandey-of-bsp-wins-1358714.html|title=Jalalpur Election Results 2017: Ritesh Pandey of BSP Wins|work=News18|access-date=9 November 2017}} Pandey resigned from Bahujan Samaj Party and joined Bharatiya Janata Party in February 2024.{{cite news |last1=Chitre |first1=Manjiri |date=25 February 2024 |title=Ritesh Pandey, days after lunch with PM Modi, quits Mayawati's BSP, joins BJP |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bsp-mp-ritesh-pandey-resigns-from-mayawatis-party-joins-bjp-for-a-long-time-101708844663394.html |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=25 February 2024}} 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).{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/ambedkarnagar-didnt-let-down-maya/articleshow/57610979.cms|title=Ambedkarnagar didn't let down Maya - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=9 November 2017}} He was appointed the Leader of the BSP in the Lok Sabha in January 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/ambedkar-nagar-mp-appointed-leader-of-bsp-in-lok-sabha/1707694|title=Ambedkar Nagar MP appointed leader of BSP in Lok Sabha|work=Outlook |date=14 January 2020|accessdate=16 January 2020}} Prior to this appointment, he served as the Deputy Leader.{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/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-7129691.html|title=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|work=Firstpost|last=PTI|date=8 August 2019|access-date=16 January 2020}} According to his election filing he has 30 crores as his assets.{{Cite web |title=Ritesh Pandey(Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP)):Constituency- AMBEDKAR NAGAR(UTTAR PRADESH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/LokSabha2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=12547 |website=MyNeta |access-date=23 February 2024}}
Personal life
Pandey was born in Lucknow on 3 April 1981 to politician Rakesh Pandey and Manju Pandey.{{cite web |title=Members : Lok Sabha |url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5132 |website=loksabhaph.nic.in |access-date=15 March 2021}}{{cite news |title=Ritesh Pandey |url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/ritesh-pandey |work=Indian Government Portal |access-date=4 May 2024}} His father is a former Member of Parliament from Ambedkar Nagar. His older brother, Ashish Pandey is a 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 {{!}} Delhi News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/man-brandishes-gun-at-delhis-five-star-hotel-booked/articleshow/66232318.cms |accessdate=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 |accessdate=30 July 2019 |work=Hindustan Times |date=17 October 2018 |language=en}} He graduated with a bachelor's degree in international business management from the European Business School in London in the year 2005.
Politics
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.{{cite web |title=General Election 2019 - Election Commission of India |url=http://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS2455.htm?ac=55 |website=results.eci.gov.in |accessdate=24 May 2019}} In the assembly elections of 2017, he was elected as a MLA from the Jalalpur constituency, with a victory margin of 90303 votes. In 2012, Pandey unsuccessfully contested the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, losing to Sher Bahadur Singh from the Samajwadi Party.{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Arshad Afzal |date=7 March 2012 |title=BSP gets drubbing in dalit bastion |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/BSP-gets-drubbing-in-dalit-bastion/articleshow/12169440.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=14 February 2024}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.soochna25.com/2021/01/blog-post_84.html?fbclid=IwAR02Av3witUuASjDtgSrFyeFpWExm3E5ElXpEyTZ_w0hCMtldX33HlpXq0c&m=1|title=Ritesh Pandey has been ranked 19th in the Parliamentary Business Survey among 539 MPs in the country|work=Soochna 25|access-date=9 January 2021}}{{Cite news|url=https://parliamentarybusiness.com/mps/ritesh-pandey|title=Ritesh Pandey has been ranked 19th|work=Parliamentary Business|access-date=9 January 2021}} He also serves as Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Papers Laid on the Table of the House.{{cite web | url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Committee/CommitteeInformation.aspx?comm_code=21&tab=2 | title=Committee : Loksabha |work=loksabhaph.nic.in |access-date=9 January 2021}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Rashid |first1=Omar |date=15 January 2020 |title=BSP appoints Ritesh Pandey as party leader in Lok Sabha |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bsp-appoints-ritesh-pandey-as-party-leader-in-lok-sabha/article30570485.ece |work=The Hindu |access-date=14 February 2024}} 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,{{cite web |url=https://prsindia.org/parliamentary-committees/joint-committee-on-the-personal-data-protection-bill-2019 |title=Joint Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 |access-date=9 January 2021}} 2019 and the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill 2021.{{cite web |url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Committee/CommitteeInformation.aspx?comm_code=74&tab=5 |title=Committee : Loksabha |work=loksabhaph.nic.in |access-date=9 January 2021}}
Ritesh Pandey has resigned to Bahujan Samaj Party and joined BJP in the presence of UP Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak and state in-charge Baijayant Panda on 26 February 2024{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=25 February 2024 |title=BSP MP Ritesh Pandey resigns from party, joins BJP |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bsp-mp-ritesh-pandey-resigns-from-party-joins-bjp/article67884522.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250531175952/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bsp-mp-ritesh-pandey-resigns-from-party-joins-bjp/article67884522.ece |archive-date=31 May 2025 |access-date=31 May 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |language=en-IN}} and contested in the 2024 Lok Sabha election and lost to Samajwadi Party's Lalji Verma.{{cite news|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S2455.htm|title=2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Ambedkar Nagar|last1=Election Commision of India|date=4 June 2024|accessdate=2 July 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240702104435/https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S2455.htm|archivedate=2 July 2024}}
Social work
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.{{Cite web |url=http://grassrootsfootball.in/2016/06/07/the-mutineers-debut-tornado-tournament-from-awadh-to-delhi/ |title=The Mutineers Debut Tornado Tournament – From Awadh to Delhi – Grassroots Football India |website=grassrootsfootball.in |date=7 June 2016 |access-date=9 November 2017}}
References
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External links
- {{Facebook|RealRiteshPandey}}
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