Pankaj Chaudhary Explained

Pankaj Chaudhary (born 15 November 1964) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Maharajganj in Uttar Pradesh.^{[1] [2]}

Background

He was born on 15 November 1964 to the Bhagwan Prasad Chaudhary in a landlord family. He has a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from Gorakhpur University.

Politics

He was first elected to the 10th Lok Sabha in 1991 and then to the 11th Lok Sabha in 1996 and the 12th Lok Sabha in 1998. However, he lost to Akhilesh Singh of the Samajwadi Party in the 1999 General elections. He later won the 2004 Lok Sabha elections.

In 2009, he lost again to the Indian National Congress candidate Harsh Vardhan from Maharajganj. In 2014, he won from the same constituency and is now a member of 16th Lok Sabha.^[3]

He became Union Minister of State (Finance) in Second Modi ministry after the Cabinet reshuffle.^[4]

Re-elected to 18th Lok Sabha(7th term) June 2024 and Joined 11 June 2024 as Union Minister of State for Finance, Ministry of Finance, Govt of India.^[5]

Positions held

Source^[6]

• 1989–91: Member, Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
• 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 - 9 June 2024: Minister of State, Ministry of Finance.
• 11 June 2024:Union Ministers of State for Ministry of Finance.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 6 बार के सांसद, कुर्मी बिरादरी के बड़े नेता, महाराजगंज की सियासत में पकड़, जानिए कौन हैं मोदी के नये मंत्री पंकज चौधरी . 6-time MP, big leader of Kurmi community, caught in the politics of Maharajganj, know who is Modi's new minister Pankaj Chowdhary . Aaj Tak . hi . 8 July 2021 . 25 August 2022 . 22 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220422012802/https://www.aajtak.in/india/politics/story/modi-cabinet-expansion-bjp-mp-pankaj-choudhary-from-maharajganj-pankaj-choudhary-in-modi-cabinet-ntc-1286761-2021-07-08 . live .
2. Web site: Lok Sabha profile. 9 June 2020. 4 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220504193123/http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=3479&lastls=17. live.
3. Web site: Constituency-wise results: Maharaganj . 21 March 2016 . 14 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170314104014/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS2463.htm?ac=63 . dead .
4. Web site: Modi cabinet rejig: Full list of new ministers. India Today. 7 July 2021 . 2021-07-11. 7 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210707132605/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/modi-cabinet-rejig-full-list-of-new-ministers-1825111-2021-07-07. live.
5. https://dpe.gov.in/en/shri-pankaj-chaudhary-mos
6. News: Shri Pankaj Chaudhary . 3 November 2024 . Department of Financial Services Ministry of Finance Government of India.