Tej Narayan Pandey is an Indian politician who represents Ayodhya as a Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He is a member of Samajwadi party. He is elected as MLA of 2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Ayodhya.
Tej Narayan Pandey | |
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| Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 15 March 2012 – 19 March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Lallu Singh |
| Succeeded by | Ved Prakash Gupta |
| Constituency | Ayodhya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1980 or 1981 (age 43–44)[1] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Samajwadi Party |
| Alma mater | Lucknow University, 2003 |
| Profession | Politician |
On 7 February 2013, he was assigned the minister of state for entertainment tax (independent Charge) in the newly elected Akhilesh Yadav government.[2] On 17 June 2014, Pandey stepped down from Akhilesh Yadav ministry, while continuing to be part of party executive committee.[3]
Early life edit
Pandey was born to Rajbhushan and hails from Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh. He did his post graduation from Lucknow University in 2003.[1]
Political career edit
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Pandey joined the Samajwadi party in 1998. He was elected vice-president of Lucknow University in 2004.[4] He is the member of Akhilesh yadav "Team Eleven".[4]
His efforts are praised by people of Faizabad for the approval of a medical college in Faizabad.[5]
A former student union leader at Lucknow University, Pandey is a first-time MLA from Ayodhya in Faizabad district. "I will continue working to strengthen Samajwadi Party, Netaji (Mulayam) and Akhilesh with a target to ensure that Akhilesh becomes CM again after the 2017 polls. The SP is in my heart and spirit and that cannot be removed by merely a letter issued by Shivpal Yadav." Pandey was the seventh Akhilesh aide in a prominent post to be expelled by Shivpal within a month.[6]
He lost his seat in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election to Ved Prakash Gupta of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b "Tej Narayan(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- AYODHYA ( FAIZABAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info.
- ^ Rawat, Virendra Singh (2 September 2013). "UP govt to revive defunct cinema halls". Business Standard. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "UP CM drops Pawan Pandey, rejigs 13 key ministries". The Times of India. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Business News Today: Read Latest Business news, India Business News Live, Share Market & Economy News".
- ^ Khan, Arshad Afzal (30 July 2013). "CM gifts medical college to Faizabad". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ Verma, Lalmani (27 October 2016). "Pawan Pandey, expelled for assault, is first-time MLA who snatched Ayodhya from BJP". The Indian Express. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "AYODHYA Election Result 2017, Winner, AYODHYA MLA, Uttar Pradesh". NDTV. Retrieved 13 March 2022.