Tej Narayan Pandey

Tej Narayan Pandey
Members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
15 March 2012
Constituency Ayodhya
Personal details
Born 18 March 1981
Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh
Nationality Indian
Political party Samajwadi Party
Residence Ayodhya,Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh
Profession Politician
Religion Hindu

[1] Tej Narayan Pandey Alias Pawan Pandey (born 18 March 1981) represents Ayodhya as the Members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[2] an Indian politician and member of Samajwadi party. He is selected as MLA of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2012 From Ayodhya.

Tej Narayan Pandey studied from university of Lucknow.He was selected as vice president of student unions in university of Lucknowin 2004.

On 7 February 2013, he was assigned the minister of state for entertainment tax (independent Charge) in the newly elected Akhilesh Yadav government.[3] On 17 June 2014, Pandey resigned from Akhilesh's Led ministry of Uttar pradesh due to poor performances of Samajwadi party of Indian general election, 2014.[4]

Early Life and Education

He is from Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. He is MA from Lucknow University. Pawan Pandey was born was on 18 March 1981 in a middle-class Brahmin family in Faizabad. His father, was a chemist in his home town. Pawan pandey studied from the Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Faizabad.Pandey attended Luknow's university of Lucknow and graduated with Arts and Social science . He completed his post-graduation with an M.A. in Political Science from university of Lucknow, and was awarded a first-class degree.

A short time after joining the party.Pandey was appointed the Vice president of the university of LucknowIn 2004,. He was then made the president of Student wing of samajwadi party of uttar pradesh[5]

Political career

He joined Samajwadi party in 1998. He was elected vice president of Lucknow University in 2004.[6] He is the member of Akhilesh yadav "Team Eleven".[7] Tej Narain Pandey (aka Pawan Pandey) was among the rare chosen few from Akhilesh's band of followers, who got the party ticket to contest from the important seat of Ayodhya. Pandey, former university of Lucknow student union vice-president, was in the news all through the elections as he got married during the election campaign. His wedding reception was closely monitored and video-filmed by the Election Commission suspecting violation of the code of conduct.

Having defeated BJP veteran Lallu Singh from Ayodhya, the first time any party has done so after the Babri Masjid demolition on December 6, 1992, Pandey would now be in news long after the government is formed. While defeating BJP in the symbolicly important Ayodhya seat, Pandey is also very close to Akhilesh.

SP insiders say that around 2003-04, when Akhilesh was emerging out of his fathers shadow, Pandey grew close to him by the virtue of being in Lucknow and hanging around Akhilesh's residence. He was later believed to have provided inputs to Akhilesh's speeches and also played a coordinator for all student union leaders from UP who wanted to meet Akhilesh.[8]

His efforts are praised by people of faizabad for approval of Medical college in Faizabad[9]


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