Dilip Pandey
Indian politician
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Dilip Pandey (born 1 October 1980) is an Indian politician and has represented Timarpur as a Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly from 2020 to 2025.[1] He was the Convenor of the Delhi Unit of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) between July 2014 and April 2017.[2]
Dilip Pandey | |
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Charcoal on paper drawing of Dilip Pandey by Amitabh Mitra | |
| Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 12 February 2020 – 8 February 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Pankaj Pushkar |
| Succeeded by | Surya Prakash Khatri |
| Constituency | Timarpur |
| Spokesperson of Aam Aadmi Party | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| Covenor Aam Aadmi Party, Delhi | |
| In office 2015–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Ashutosh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1980 Zamania Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Spouse | Priyanka Pandey |
| Children | 2 |
| Profession | Activist, politician, novelist |
| Website | Official website |
Career
Pandey left his software job in 2013 to join the AAP.[3] Prior to this, Pandey worked for the Indian IT Major Tata Consultancy Services as a business consultant until FY 2011 and was posted at their Bangalore office.[citation needed]
Political career
Pandey participated in the Anna Hazare Movement. He is a spokesperson[4] and member of the screening committee of the Aam Aadmi Party.[5][6] In January 2014, Pandey was appointed secretary for AAP political activities in the national capital.[7]
He took over as the convenor of the Delhi unit in July 2014.[8] Under his co-convenorship, the AAP won 67 out of 70 seats in 2015 Delhi assembly elections.[9] Pandey later submitted his resignation in April 2017 after the AAP failed to get the majority in the 2017 MCD elections.[10]
He served as the official Spokesperson of the Aam Aadmi Party from 2014 to 2024.[11][1]
Dilip has been nominated as the Aam Aadmi Party’s in-charge for Delhi's North East Lok Sabha constituency for the 2019 General Elections.[12]
He defeated BJP's Surinder Pal Singh (Bittoo) in the 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election to win the Timarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency).[13][14]
MLA Dilip Pandey was appointed Aam Aadmi Party's chief whip in the Delhi Assembly in March 2020.[15]
Electoral performance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Dilip Pandey | 71,432 | 57.60 | +6.55 | |
| BJP | Surinder Pal Singh (Bittoo) | 47,288 | 38.13 | +3.43 | |
| INC | Amar Lata Sangwan | 3,102 | 2.50 | −9.09 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 508 | 0.41 | −0.03 | |
| AAP(S) | Sonu Kaushik | 495 | 0.40 | N/A | |
| Majority | 24,144 | 19.47 | +3.12 | ||
| Turnout | 1,24,052 | 60.93 | −5.90 | ||
| AAP hold | Swing | +6.55 | |||
Bibliography
- Pandey, Dilip (2014). Dahleez Par Dil 'दहलीज़ पर दिल'. Delhi: Penguin. ISBN 9780143422969.
- Pandey, Dilip (2016). Khulti Girhein 'खुलती गिरहें'. Delhi: Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 9788126728480. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
