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Avinash Pandey or Pande is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress party. He has been a Youth Congress leader and held the post of General Secretary in the Indian Youth Congress when Shri Maninder Singh Bitta was the President. He has been a member of the Legislative Council, Maharashtra (Upper House), and was appointed chairman, of Maharashtra State Small Scale Industries Development Corporation (MSSIDC).
Avinash Pandey | |
|---|---|
| General Secretary of the Indian National Congress for Uttar Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 24 December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Priyanka Gandhi Vadra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 July 1958 Nagpur |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Preeti Pande |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Delhi, Nagpur |
He unsuccessfully fought the Rajya Sabha elections from Maharashtra in 2008, against industrialist Rahul Bajaj.[1] He was defeated by Rahul Bajaj by one vote.
He was nominated to contest in June 2010 Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra. He won the election.[2]
On 25 January 2022, he was appointed as the General Secretary of the Indian National Congress Incharge - Jharkhand by Congress President Sonia Gandhi.[3]
He is the Congress party's All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary InCharge - Jharkhand and a Congress Working Committee (CWC) member.
Books published
editIn Hindi: Compiled and coordinated: (i) Shabd Swar Ke Sumeru (A Book on Rashtra Kavi Pradeep), 1995 and (ii) Ek Deep Kavi Pradeep (A compilation of Memoirs of Rashtra Kavi Pradeep), 2007
References
edit- ^ "Will build on Priyanka's legacy: New Cong gen secy incharge of U.P." Hindustan Times. 23 December 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Avinash Pande replaces Priyanka Gandhi as Congress' UP in-charge: 5 points about him". Hindustan Times. 24 December 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ Abbas, Ajmal (23 December 2023). "Who is Avinash Pande? Congress's new UP in-charge who replaced Priyanka Gandhi". India Today. Retrieved 25 August 2024.