Pankaj Chaudhary (born 15 November 1964) is an Indian politician and a

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from Maharajganj in

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Early life

He was born on 15 November 1964 to Late Shri Bhagwati Prasad Chaudhary.

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-sainthwar family. He has a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from

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Politics

He was first elected to the

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in 1991 and then got elected to

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in 1996,

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in 1998 however, lost to Akhilesh Singh of

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in 1999 General elections. He later won the 2004 Lok Sabha elections. In 2009, he lost again to the

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candidate Harsh Vardhan from Maharajganj. In 2014, he won from the same constituency and is now a member of

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. He became Union Minister of State (Finance) in

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after the Cabinet reshuffle.

Position Held

* 1989–91 : Member, Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur,

* 1990–91 : Deputy Mayor, Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh * 1990 onwards Member, Working Committee, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.) * 1991 : Elected to 10th Lok Sabha * 1991–96 : Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table & Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests * 1996 : Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term) * 1996–97 : Member, Committee on Communications & Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit * 1998 : Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term) * 1998–99 : Member, Committee on Railways; Member, Committee on Petitions & Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation * 2004 : Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term) Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme Member, Committee on Tourism * 2007 onwards Member, Committee on MPLADS * 2014 : Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (5th term) * 2019 : Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (6th term) * 2021 : Union Ministers of State for

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References

External links

Official biography from Parliament of India records
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chaudhary, Pankaj 1980 births Living people Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh People from Gorakhpur Narendra Modi ministry People from Maharajganj district India MPs 1991–1996 India MPs 1996–1997 India MPs 1998–1999 India MPs 2004–2009 India MPs 2014–2019 India MPs 2019–present