Chaudhary Pankaj Singh Malik is an Indian politician and member of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Malik represented the Charthawal constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party.

Chaudhary Pankaj Singh Malik
MLA in 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly
In office
March 2022 – Incumbent
Preceded byVijay Kumar Kashyap
ConstituencyCharthawal
MLA in 16th Uttar Pradesh Assembly
In office
March 2012 – March 2017
Succeeded byTejendra Nirwal
ConstituencyShamli
MLA in 15th Uttar Pradesh Assembly
In office
May 2007 – March 2012
Preceded byParamjeet Malik
ConstituencyBaghra
Personal details
Born (1978-12-06) 6 December 1978 (age 45)
Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partySamajwadi Party 2021-present
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress (2004-2021)
ResidenceMuzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh

Early life and education

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Malik was born in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India in 1978. He holds a LL.B. degree from D.A.V. College, Muzaffarnagar. Prior to joining politics, he was an agriculturist by profession.[1]

Political career

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Malik started his political career in Baghra by election 2004 where he was defeated by Rashtriya Lok Dal candidate Paramjeet Singh Malik by 3701 votes. He has been a MLA for two straight terms from 2007 to 2017. He represented Baghra (Assembly constituency) in 15th legislative assembly and Shamli (Assembly constituency) in 16th legislative assembly. Currently he is a member of the Samajwadi Party and MLA from Charthawal (Assembly constituency).[1]

Posts Held

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# From To Position Comments
01 2007 2012 Member, 15th Legislative Assembly [2]
02 2012 2017 Member, 16th Legislative Assembly [3]
02 2022 Incumbent Member, 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly

Elections contested

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Year Election Type Constituency Result Votes Secured Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote Ref
2004 MLA Baghra Lost 39,004 Paramjeet Malik RLD 42,705
2007 MLA Baghra Won 37,649 Yogendra Chairman RLD 26,188
2012 MLA Shamli Won 53,947 Choudhary Virender Singh SP 50,206
2017 MLA Shamli Lost 40,365 Tejendra Nirwal BJP 70,085
2022 MLA Charthawal Won 97,363 Sapna Kashyap BJP 92,029

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Profile" (PDF). Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. ^ "2007 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  3. ^ "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 16 June 2015.