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Father's Name
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Late Shri Sudhakar Pandey
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Mother's Name
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Late Smt. Chandrawati Pandey
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Date of Birth
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15 Oct 1957
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Place of Birth
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Vill. Pakhapur, Distt. Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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08 Feb 1985
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Pratima Pandey
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational Qualifications
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M.A., Master of Journalism, Ph.D. (Hindi) Educated at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
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Profession
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Agriculturist
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Permanent Address
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H. No. B-22/157-7, Saraswati Nagar, Vinayaka,
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Varanasi-221010, U.P.
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Telefax : (0542) 2361401, 09415023457, 09103869479 (M)
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Present Address
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9, Thyagraj Marg,
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New Delhi-110011
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Tels : (011)
23018556, 23018558,23714488 (R), 09415023457 (M), (011)23063598, 23061339, 23061782 (O) Fax: (011) 23465825 (R)
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Positions Held
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1991-1992 & 1996-2002
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Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Two terms)
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1991 - 1992
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Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party State Legislature, Uttar Pradesh
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1997
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Minister of State, Housing & Urban Development, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh
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1998 - 2000
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Minister of State (Independent Charge) Planning, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh
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2000 - 2002
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Minister of State (Independent Charge) Panchayti Raj, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh
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May 2014
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Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
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1 Sep. 2014 - 5 July 2016
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Member, Standing Committee on Rural Development
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Steel and Mines
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03 Dec. 2014 - 5 July 2016
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Member, Business Advisory Committee
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Member, Committee of Parliament on Official Language
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5 July 2016 - 2 Sept. 2017
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Union Minister of State, Ministry of Human Resource Development
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1 Sept. 2017 - 25 May 2019
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Member, Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare
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May 2019
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Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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30 May 2019 - 7 July 2021
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Union Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
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7 July 2021 onwards
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Union Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Heavy Industries
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Special Interests
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Reading
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Listening to Classical Music & old songs
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Sports and Clubs
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Chess
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Countries Visited
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Bhutan, (During Presidential Visit in year 2015), Indonesia (As a Leader of the Indian Delegation at the Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly in Jakarta), Kazan, Russia to participate in World Skills, 2019
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Other Information
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i) Ex-General Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttar Pradesh; ii) Ex-Regional In-charge, Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttar Pradesh; iii) Ex-Regional President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttar Pradesh
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