Ravindra Kumar Pandey (born 20 January 1959; Hindi pronunciation: [ɾəʋɪn̪d̪ɾə kʊmaːɾ paːɳɖeːj]) is an Indian politician belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a member of the Indian Parliament, representing Giridih (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] He was denied ticket in the 2019 Lok Sabha election as the seat was given to AJSU's Chandraprakash Choudhary, who won the election thus being first Lok Sabha member from AJSU.[2]

Ravindra Kumar Pandey
Member of the Lok Sabha
In office
1 September 1996  2004
Preceded byBinod Bihari Mahato
Succeeded byTek Lal Mahto
ConstituencyGiridih
In office
2009–2019
Preceded byTek Lal Mahto
Succeeded byChandra Prakash Choudhary
ConstituencyGiridih
Personal details
Born (1959-01-20) 20 January 1959 (age 67)
Ghutiatand, Bokaro
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseSmt. Laxmi Pandey
Children5, Vikram Pandey(included)
OccupationBusinessperson
Websitehttps://ravinderkumar.in
As of 15 December, 2016
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Biography

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His father was late Krishna Murari Pandey, and his mother is Ramdulari Devi. He is a Bhumihar[3] born in a place called Ghutiatand, in Bokaro district, Jharkhand state, India. He holds a bachelor's degree, and was educated at K. B. College, Bermo. He is married to Laxmi Pandey, and has three sons and two daughters. He has been M.P. from Giridih for 5 terms. He defeated Jagannath Mahto in 2014 Lok Sabha elections.[citation needed] He is a native from Tamsi of Aurangabad district of Bihar.

References

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  1. "Profile of Members". Government of India. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  2. Mukesh, ASRP (10 March 2019). "Party gave my seat to Ajsu-P without consulting me: BJP MP". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024.
  3. "Lok Sabha Debate (Fourth session, 12th Lok Sabha: English Version)" (PDF). New Delhi: Lok Sabha Secretariat. 25 February 1999. p. 449. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2025.