Tej Narayan Pandey
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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 |
Tej Narayan Pandey is an Indian politician. He represents Ayodhya as a Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Samajwadi party. He was elected as MLA of the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Ayodhya.
On February 7, 2013, he was assigned to be the minister for entertainment tax (independent Charge) in the newly elected Akhilesh Yadav government.[2] On June 17, 2014, Pandey stepped down from Akhilesh Yadav ministry, while continuing to be part of the party executive committee.[3]
Early life
[edit]Pandey was born to Rajbhushan and hails from Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh. He did his post graduation work at Lucknow University in 2003.[1]
Political career
[edit]Pandey joined the Samajwadi party in 1998. He was elected Vice-President of Lucknow University in 2004.[4] He is a member of Akhilesh yadav, or "Team Eleven".[4]
Some of his efforts were recognized by the people of Faizabad for his approval of a medical college there.[5]
Pandey was the seventh Akhilesh aide in a prominent post only 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". Archived from the original on 29 May 2013.
- ^ 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.