Dilip Pandey
Dilip Pandey | |
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Dilip Pandey in 2016 | |
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 12 February 2020 | |
Preceded by | Pankaj Pushkar |
Constituency | Timarpur |
Spokesperson of Aam Aadmi Party | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 2014 | |
Covenor Aam Aadmi Party, Delhi | |
In office 2015–2017 | |
Preceded by | Ashutosh |
Personal details | |
Born | (1980-10-01) 1 October 1980 (age 43) Zamania Uttar Pradesh, India |
Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
Spouse | Priyanka Pandey |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Delhi |
Profession | Activist, politician, novelist |
Website | Official website |
Dilip Pandey (born 1 October 1980) is an Indian politician and has represented Timarpur as a Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly since 2020. He was the Convenor of the Delhi Unit of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) between July 2014 and April 2017.
Career
Pandey left his software job in 2013 to join the Aam Aadmi Party.[1] Prior to this, Pandey worked for the Indian IT Major Tata Consultancy Services in the capacity of a Business consultant until FY 2011 and was posted at their Bangalore office.[citation needed]
Political career
Pandey participated in the Anna Movement. He is a spokesperson[2] and member of the screening committee of the Aam Aadmi Party.[3][4] In January 2014, Pandey was appointed secretary for political activities in the national capital.[5]
He took over as the convenor of the Delhi unit in July 2014.[6] Under his co-convenorship, the AAP won 67 out of 70 seats in 2015 Delhi assembly elections.[7] Pandey later submitted his resignation in April 2017 after the AAP failed to get the majority in the 2017 MCD elections.[8]
He served as the official Spokesperson of the Aam Aadmi Party from 2014 till date.[when?][9]
Dilip has been nominated as the Aam Aadmi Party’s in-charge for Delhi's North East Lok Sabha constituency for the 2019 General Elections.[10]
He defeated BJP's Surinder Pal Singh (Bittoo) in the 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election to win the Timarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency).
MLA Dilip Pandey was appointed Aam Aadmi Party's chief whip in the Delhi Assembly in March 2020.[11]
Electoral performance
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AAP | Dilip Pandey | 71,432 | 57.60 | +6.55 | |
BJP | Surinder Pal Singh (Bittoo) | 47,288 | 38.13 | +3.43 | |
INC | Amar Lata Sangwan | 3,102 | 2.50 | −9.09 | |
NOTA | None of the above | 508 | 0.41 | −0.03 | |
AAP(S) | Sonu Kaushik | 495 | 0.40 | N/A | |
Majority | 24,144 | 19.47 | +3.12 | ||
Turnout | 1,24,052 | 60.93 | −5.90 | ||
AAP hold | Swing | +6.55 |
Bibliography
- Pandey, Dilip (2014). Dahleez Par Dil 'दहलीज़ पर दिल'. Delhi: Penguin. ISBN 9780143422969.
- Pandey, Dilip (2016). Khulti Girhein 'खुलती गिरहें'. Delhi: Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 9788126728480. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
References
- ^ "Aam Aadmi Party: The Incorruptibles?". Tehelka Portal. 28 September 2013.
- ^ "Official Spokespersons". Aam Aadmi Party official Portal.
- ^ "Candidate Selection Process - Delhi Elections 2013". Aam Aadmi Party Portal.
- ^ "Sheila Dikshit was forced to bow down to the people, it is aam aadmi's victory: Kejriwal". India Today Portal. 28 April 2013.
- ^ "Aam Aadmi Party forms Delhi state unit". Economic Times Portal. 23 January 2013.
- ^ "Dilip Pandey AAP's man for Delhi". 6 May 2015.
- ^ "Meet the men who worked behind the scenes for AAP's success". 11 December 2013.
- ^ MCD Election Results 2017: AAP's Dilip Pandey Quits Over Loss, Asks Arvind Kejriwal To Pick New Man
- ^ "Official Spokespersons | Aam Aadmi Party". Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "Amidst speculation of alliance with Congress, AAP appoints Lok Sabha in-charges for five Delhi seats". 2 June 2018.
- ^ "Dilip Pandey Appointed AAP Chief Whip in Delhi Assembly".
- ^ "General Legislative Election 2020".
Aam Aadmi Party political offices | ||
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Preceded by Ashutosh | State Convener of AAP, Delhi 2015 – 2017 | Incumbent |
New political party | Spokesperson of AAP ? – present | Incumbent |
State Legislative Assembly | ||
Preceded by | Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly from Timarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) 2020– | Incumbent |
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- Convener: Arvind Kejriwal
- Secretary: Pankaj Gupta
- Treasurer: Narain Dass Gupta
- Joint General Secretary: Ishudan Gadhvi
- Arvind Kejriwal
- Manish Sisodia
- Sanjay Singh
- Gopal Rai
- Atishi
- Durgesh Pathak
- Imran Hussain
- Raghav Chadha
- Rakhi Bidlan
- Arvind Kejriwal
- Manish Sisodia
- Bhagwant Mann
- Sanjay Singh
- Raghav Chadha
- Narain Dass Gupta
- Sushil Gupta
- Ishudan Gadhvi
- Gopal Rai
- Satyendra Kumar Jain
- Imran Hussain
- Rajendra Pal Gautam
- Rakhi Birla
- Harpal Singh Cheema
- Atishi
- Dilip Pandey
- Dinesh Mohaniya
- Aman Arora
- Saravjit Kaur Manuke
- Prof. Baljinder Kaur
- Venzy Viegas
- Preeti Sharma Menon and others
- Saurabh Bhardwaj (Chief Spokesperson)
- Sanjay Singh
- Pankaj Gupta
- Dilip Pandey
- Bhagwant Mann
- Preeti Sharma Menon
- Prithvi Reddy
- Nishikant Mohapatra
- Raghav Chadha
- Anjali Rai