Ritesh Pandey (born 3 April 1981) is an Indian politician serving as the Member of Parliament from Ambedkar Nagar constituency. He was a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) member from Uttar Pradesh. Pandey resigned from Bahujan Samaj Party and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in February 2024.
He was also an MLA from the Jalalpur constituency in Ambedkar Nagar district, which he represented between June 2017 and May 2019 before being elected as MP in (Lok Sabha).
He was appointed the Leader of the BSP in the Lok Sabha in January 2020. Before this appointment, he served as the Deputy Leader. According to his election filing, he has 30 crores as his assets.
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Biography
Pandey was born in Lucknow on 3 April 1981 to politician Rakesh Pandey and Manju Pandey. His father is a former Member of Parliament from Ambedkar Nagar.
His older brother, Ashish Pandey, is a real estate businessman. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in international business management from the European Business School in London in 2005.
Personal Profile Details
| Birth Name | Ritesh Pandey |
| Date of Birth | 14 May 1991 |
| Place of Birth | Sasaram |
| Age | 32 years |
| Height | 5’9″ |
| Weight | 68kgs |
| Zodiac Sign | Tarus |
| Religion | Punjabi |
| Occupation | Hindu |
| Spouse name | NA |
| Son name | NA |
| Daughter name | NA |
| Residence | NA |
| 2024 Election Seat | Ambedkar Nagar |
Education
He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in international business management from the European Business School in London in the year 2005.
Career
In the 2019 Indian Parliamentary Elections, Pandey won the Lok Sabha polls from Ambedkar Nagar by defeating his closest rival from the BJP, Mukut Bihari, with a winning margin of 95880 votes. In the assembly elections 2017, he was elected as an MLA from the Jalalpur constituency, with a victory margin of 90303 votes.
In 2012, Pandey unsuccessfully contested the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, losing to Sher Bahadur Singh from the Samajwadi Party. Pandey has been ranked 19th in the Parliamentary Business Survey among 539 MPs. He is the youngest MP to appear in the Top 20.
Pandey has also got an excellent grade for the expenditure incurred on development works. He also serves as Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Papers Laid on the Table of the House. In 2020, he became the Floor Leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party in the Lok Sabha, becoming one of the youngest parliamentarians to lead a major national party in Parliament.
Pandey is also an active member of multiple parliamentary committees such as the Standing Committee on External Affairs, the Joint Parliamentary Committee to examine the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 and the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill 2021.
Family
Pandey was born in Lucknow on 3 April 1981 to politician Rakesh Pandey and Manju Pandey. His father is a former Member of Parliament from Ambedkar Nagar. His older brother, Ashish Pandey is a real estate businessman.
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