Rakesh Pandey (UP politician)

This article is about the Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh. For politician from Punjab, see Rakesh Pandey (Punjab politician). For the actor, see Rakesh Pandey.

Rakesh Pandey
Member (MLA) of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
2022
Preceded bySubhash Rai
In office
2002–2007
Preceded bySher Bahadur Singh
Succeeded bySher Bahadur Singh
ConstituencyJalalpur
Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byHari Om Pandey
ConstituencyAmbedkar Nagar
Personal details
Born (1952-08-14) 14 August 1952 (age 72)
Kotwa Mohamadpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partySamajwadi Party
(January 2022 - present)
Other political
affiliations		Bahujan Samaj Party
(till January 2022)
Spouse
Manju Pandey
​
(m. 1971)​
RelationsPawan Pandey (younger brother)
Children2 (including Ritesh Pandey)
Residence(s)Mohasinpur, Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
ProfessionAgriculturist
As of 30 July, 2019
Source: [1]

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.[1] 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.[2] In January 2022, Pandey left Bahujan Samaj Party and joined Samajwadi Party.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference News18 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Detailed Profile: Shri Rakesh Pandey". Govt. of India. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference SP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).