Sheetal Pandey is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a one-term member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, representing the Sahajanwa constituency in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh from 2017 to 2022.[1]
Sheetal Pandey | |
|---|---|
| MLA in 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office March 2017 – March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Rajendra |
| Succeeded by | Pradeep Shukla |
| Constituency | Sahajanwa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rajghat, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Residence(s) | Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| Alma mater | Graduate from Gorakhpur University |
| Occupation | MLA |
| Profession | Politician[1] |
Political career edit
Pandey contested his first election in the 2006 by-election from the Kauriram assembly constituency, Gorakhpur.[2]
He lost that election to the Samajwadi Party candidate Ram Bhuwal Nishad by about 10000 votes.[3][2]
Pandey had the support of the then Gorakhpur Bharatiya Janata Party Member of parliament and the current Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath.[2] His loss was attributed to Bharatiya Janata Party rebel Upendra Shukla, who polled about 17,000 votes against Pandey's 41,600 votes, thus dividing the Bharatiya Janata Party vote share.[2] Ram Bhuwal Nishad, who won that election, polled about 52,000 votes.[2] Pandey was given a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket again in 2017 to contest the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.[4][5]
In 2017, aged 63, he was elected for the first time to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He defeated Yashpal Singh Rawat of the Samajwadi Party, securing 72,213 votes; her nearest rival contestants Yashpal Singh Rawat of the Samajwadi Party secured 56,836 votes and Devnarayan Singh Alias GM Singh of the Bahujan Samaj Party secured 54,143 votes.[4]
The division in the vote share between the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party helped Pandey secure a victory margin of about 18,000 votes.
Posts held edit
| # | From | To | Position | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | March 2017 | March 2022 | Member, 17th Legislative Assembly |
References edit
- ^ a b "candidate affidavit". myneta.info. 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "2006 by-election from the Kauriram assembly constituency, Gorakhpur". Hindustan Times. 28 March 2006. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Samajwadi Party wins Kauriram by-election". The Hindu. 28 March 2006. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Uttar Pradesh – Sahajanwa Result Declared". eciresults.nic.in. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur". Retrieved 4 November 2017 – via PressReader.