Hari Om Pandey

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Hari Om Pandey is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He served as the Member of the Parliament (Lok Sabha), from 2014 to 2019. He won in the 2014 Indian general elections from the Ambedkar Nagar constituency in the state of Uttar Pradesh. He defeated his nearest rival Rakesh Pandey of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) by a margin of 139,429 votes. He is the first person from BJP to win Ambedkar nagar constituency. He is also Cousin of NRI Researcher Kaushlendra Tripathi.

Positions held

  • May 2014: Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
  • 1 Sep. 2014 onwards: Member, Standing Committee on Human Resource Development; Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
  • Hari Om Pandey
    Member of the India Parliament
    for Ambedkar Nagar
    In office
    1 September 2014 – 23 May 2019
    Preceded by Rakesh Pandey
    Succeeded by Ritesh Pandey
    Constituency Ambedkar Nagar
    Personal details
    Born 1 August 1956 (age 65)
    Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
    Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
    Spouse(s) Smt. Rama Pandey
    Children 4
    Residence(s) Veersingh Pur, Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
    Alma mater Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Lucknow Christian College
    Occupation Agriculturist
    As of 17 December, 2016