Sanjay Pathak
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
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| name = Sanjay Pathak
| image = SanjayPathakJi.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|10|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = Katni, Madhya Pradesh, India
| residence = Katni, Madhya Pradesh
| constituency = Vijayraghavgarh
| office = Member of the Legislative Assembly, Government of Madhya Pradesh
| term_start = December 2008
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| office2 = Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises,Government of Madhya Pradesh
| term_start2 = July 2016
| term_end2 = December 2018
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| spouse = Nidhi Pathak
| children = 2
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
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Sanjay Satyendra Pathak is an Indian politician. He served as a state minister in the Government of Madhya Pradesh from 2016 to 2018 and was elected to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly for five terms from Vijayraghavgarh.{{Cite web| title=Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | url=http://mpvidhansabha.nic.in/14MINISTER.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902150212/http://mpvidhansabha.nic.in/14minister.pdf | archive-date=2016-09-02}}
Early life
Pathak's late father, Satyendra Pathak was also a politician. Following his father's footsteps, he too entered politics and won five times as MLA. He is a businessman and one of the richest MLAs in Madhya Pradesh according to the affidavit he filed to Election Commission.{{Cite web |last=Tripathi |first=Ajay |date=2023-10-27 |title=MP Election 2023: This MLA Has Assets Worth Rs 200 Crore, Private Jet. Check Details |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/mp-election-2023-bjp-mla-sanjay-pathak-has-assets-worth-rs-200-crore-private-jet-1638620 |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}
Career
Pathak contested Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election 2008 for the first time and won. He retained his seat winning the 2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election representing Indian National Congress from Vijayraghavgarh Assembly Constituency. He defeated Padma Shukla of BJP by a narrow margin of 929 votes. However, he resigned from his seat in April 2014 due to ideological differences with Indian National Congress and joined BJP. He re-contested and won the August By-Poll{{Cite web |date=2014-08-25 |title=विजयराघवगढ़ उपुचनाव में भाजपा के संजय पाठक जीते - |url=https://www.naidunia.com/madhya-pradesh/katni-bjp-candidate-sanjay-pathak-won-by-poll-in-vijayraghavgarh-169119 |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=Nai Dunia |language=hi}} with a huge margin of 53,397 votes. He, later, served as the Minister of State for Small, Micro and Medium Enterprises in the Government of Madhya Pradesh from July 2016 till December 2018.
He was re-elected from Vijayragahavgarh again in December 2018 and served the constituency before being re-elected in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election 2023, he again won by a massive margin to become MLA for the fifth time.{{Cite web |title=Vijayraghavgarh Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: BJP's Sanjay Satyendra Pathak defeats INC's Neeraj Dada with 24346 votes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/vijayraghavgarh-assembly-election-results-2023-live-2470460-2023-12-03 |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=India Today |date=3 December 2023 |language=en}}{{Cite web| title=Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | url=http://mpvidhansabha.nic.in/13thvs/13-92.PDF | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207140142/http://mpvidhansabha.nic.in/13thvs/13-92.PDF | archive-date=2017-12-07}}{{Cite web| title=Reader, Mr. Sanjay | url=http://mpvidhansabha.nic.in/14thvs/2014_92.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921191515/http://mpvidhansabha.nic.in:80/14thvs/2014_92.pdf | archive-date=2017-09-21}}{{Cite web| url=http://mpvidhansabha.nic.in/mantrimandal.htm | title=Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | access-date=3 June 2017 | archive-date=3 July 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703024258/http://mpvidhansabha.nic.in/mantrimandal.htm | url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=http://mpinfo.org/MPinfoStatic/hindi/council/cabinetmin/Sanjay-Pathak.asp |title=:: Department of Public Relations,Madhya Pradesh :: |access-date=12 June 2017 |archive-date=27 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170627164054/http://mpinfo.org/MPinfoStatic/hindi/council/cabinetmin/Sanjay-Pathak.asp |url-status=dead }}
Social Work
In 2023, Pathak established a religious/spiritual pilgrim for the poor and needy. It was inaugurated by Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the then Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. Shri Harihar Teerth Dham is a one stop pilgrimage destination for all. The Bhoomi Poojan was blessed with the presence of esteemed spiritual Gurus from all across India, including prominent names like Acharya Mahamandaleshwar of the Juna Akhara, Swami Avdheshanand Giri Ji Maharaj, JagatGuru Shri RamBhadracharya Ji Maharaj, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Didi Sadhvi Rithambara and many more. {{cite web |last1=Teerth |first1=Harihar |title=Shri Harihar Teerth Dham |url=https://www.patrika.com/katni-news/vijayraghavgarh-harihar-teerth-sanjay-pathak-rambhadracharya-maharaj-8310283/ |website=Patrika |date=14 June 2023 |access-date=14 June 2023}}
In 2013, he had rescued the pilgrims in the aftermath of the flash floods in Uttarakhand. He flew down from Katni to Uttrakhand to help the stuck pilgrims. His efforts were praised by the entire nation.{{Cite web |title=Uttarakhand: Congress MLA Sanjay Pathak rescues pilgrims |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/uttarakhand-congress-mla-sanjay-pathak-rescues-pilgrims-526500 |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=NDTV.com}}
References
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External links
- [http://sanjaypathak.in/ Sanjay Pathak Homepage]
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Category:Madhya Pradesh MLAs 2008–2013
Category:State cabinet ministers of Madhya Pradesh
Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Madhya Pradesh
Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Madhya Pradesh