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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{for|the Indian singer and actor|Ritesh Pandey (singer)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Ritesh Pandey
| image =
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| caption =
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term_start = 23 May 2019
| term_end =
| successor =
| predecessor = [[Hari Om Pandey]]
| constituency = [[Ambedkar Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ambedkar Nagar]]
| office1 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = March 2017
| term_end1 = May 2019
| successor1 = [[Subhash Rai]]
| predecessor1 = [[Sher Bahadur Singh]]
| constituency1 = [[Jalalpur (Assembly constituency)|Jalalpur]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|04|3}}<ref name=Profile>{{cite web|url=http://www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in/member?memberId=19907|title=Member Profile|publisher=www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in|accessdate=30 July 2019}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| restingplace =
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| parents = [[Rakesh Pandey (politician, born 1952)|Rakesh Pandey]]<ref name=Profile/>
| nationality =
| party = [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
| residence = [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| alma_mater =
| profession = Agriculture, business, social work<ref name=Profile/><ref name="MyNeta">{{cite web |title=Ritesh Pandey(Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP)):Constituency- AMBEDKAR NAGAR(UTTAR PRADESH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=http://myneta.info/LokSabha2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=12547 |website=myneta.info |accessdate=30 July 2019}}</ref>
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'''Ritesh Pandey''' (born 3 April 1981) is an Indian politician serving as the Member of Parliament from [[Ambedkar Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ambedkar Nagar]] constituency. He is a member of the [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (BSP) from the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.news18.com/news/politics/jalalpur-election-results-2017-ritesh-pandey-of-bsp-wins-1358714.html|title=Jalalpur Election Results 2017: Ritesh Pandey of BSP Wins|work=News18|access-date=9 November 2017}}</ref> He was also a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the [[Jalalpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jalalpur]] constituency in Ambedkar Nagar, which he represented between June 2017 and May 2019 before elected as MP in Parliament of India([[Lok Sabha]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/ambedkarnagar-didnt-let-down-maya/articleshow/57610979.cms|title=Ambedkarnagar didn't let down Maya - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=9 November 2017}}</ref> He was appointed as the Leader of the BSP in the Lok Sabha in January 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/ambedkar-nagar-mp-appointed-leader-of-bsp-in-lok-sabha/1707694|title=Ambedkar Nagar MP appointed leader of BSP in Lok Sabha|work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] |date=14 January 2020|accessdate=16 January 2020}}</ref> Prior to this appointment, he served as the Deputy Leader.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/bsp-removes-danish-ali-as-leader-of-party-in-lok-sabha-with-eye-on-giving-greater-representation-to-obcs-jaunpur-mp-to-take-up-post-7129691.html|title=BSP removes Danish Ali as Leader of Party in Lok Sabha with eye on giving greater representation to OBCs; Jaunpur MP to take up post|work=Firstpost|last=PTI|date=8 August 2019|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Pandey was born in [[Lucknow]] on 3 April 1981 to politician [[Rakesh Pandey]] and Manju Pandey.<ref name="LS_Profile">{{cite web |title=Members : Lok Sabha |url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5132 |website=loksabhaph.nic.in |access-date=15 March 2021}}</ref> His father is a former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] from [[Ambedkar Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ambedkar Nagar]]. His older brother, Ashish Pandey is a [[real estate]] businessman.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shekhar |first1=Raj |title=Delhi: Ex-BSP MP Rakesh Pandey son Ashish Pandey brandishes gun at Delhi's five-star hotel, booked {{!}} Delhi News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/man-brandishes-gun-at-delhis-five-star-hotel-booked/articleshow/66232318.cms |accessdate=30 July 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=16 October 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="HT">{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Rajesh Kumar |title=BSP leader whose son brandished gun outside Delhi hotel has huge business empire |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bsp-leader-whose-son-brandished-gun-outside-delhi-hotel-has-huge-business-empire/story-4tRj8KNI9H6vl0d9QYkIWK.html |accessdate=30 July 2019 |work=Hindustan Times |date=17 October 2018 |language=en}}</ref> He graduated with a bachelor's degree in international business management from the [[European Business School London|European Business School]] in London in the year 2005.<ref name="MyNeta"/><ref name="HT"/>

== Politics ==
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.<ref>{{cite web |title=General Election 2019 - Election Commission of India |url=http://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS2455.htm?ac=55 |website=results.eci.gov.in |accessdate=24 May 2019}}</ref> In the assembly elections of 2017, he was elected as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from the [[Jalalpur]] constituency, with a victory margin of 90303 votes.<ref name=":0" /> In 2012, Pandey unsuccessfully contested for the [[2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Uttar Pradesh assembly elections]], losing to [[Sher Bahadur Singh]] from the [[Samajwadi Party]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/BSP-gets-drubbing-in-dalit-bastion/articleshow/12169440.cms|title=BSP gets drubbing in dalit bastion - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=9 November 2017}}</ref> Pandey has been ranked 19th in the Parliamentary Business Survey among 539 MPs in the country. 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.soochna25.com/2021/01/blog-post_84.html?fbclid=IwAR02Av3witUuASjDtgSrFyeFpWExm3E5ElXpEyTZ_w0hCMtldX33HlpXq0c&m=1|title=Ritesh Pandey has been ranked 19th in the Parliamentary Business Survey among 539 MPs in the country|work=Soochna 25|access-date=9 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://parliamentarybusiness.com/mps/ritesh-pandey|title=Ritesh Pandey has been ranked 19th|work=Parliamentary Business|access-date=9 January 2021}}</ref>

== Social work ==
Pandey is the chairman of the Raghuraji Devi Foundation Trust who works on reforming education and promoting youth cultural events. He is also the co-founder and CEO of Awadh Mutineers, a grassroots sports initiative that trains and supports underprivileged children for playing football.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://grassrootsfootball.in/2016/06/07/the-mutineers-debut-tornado-tournament-from-awadh-to-delhi/|title=The Mutineers Debut Tornado Tournament – From Awadh to Delhi – Grassroots Football India|website=grassrootsfootball.in|language=en-US|access-date=9 November 2017}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:1981 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:17th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:Members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022]]
[[Category:European Business School London alumni]]
[[Category:Politicians from Lucknow]]
[[Category:Bahujan Samaj Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh]]

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