Avinash Pandey

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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 byPriyanka Gandhi Vadra
Personal details
Born26 July 1958
Nagpur
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpousePreeti Pande
Children2
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

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In 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

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  1. ^ "Will build on Priyanka's legacy: New Cong gen secy incharge of U.P." Hindustan Times. 23 December 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Avinash Pande replaces Priyanka Gandhi as Congress' UP in-charge: 5 points about him". Hindustan Times. 24 December 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
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