Pankaj Chaudhary

Indian politician

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Pankaj Chaudhary

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance

Incumbent

Assumed office
7 July 2021 (2021-07-07)

Serving with Bhagwat Karad

President| Droupadi Murmu
Prime Minister| Narendra Modi
Minister| Nirmala Sitaraman
Preceded by| Anurag Thakur
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Maharajganj

Incumbent

Assumed office
May 2014
Preceded by| Harsh Vardhan
In office
May 2004 – May 2009
Preceded by| Akhilesh Kumar Singh
Succeeded by| Harsh Vardhan
In office
June 1991 – April 1999 (3 Times)
Preceded by| Harsh Vardhan
Succeeded by| Akhilesh Kumar Singh
Personal details
Born|  (1964-11-15) 15 November 1964 (age 59)
Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Citizenship|  India
Political party| Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse|

Bhagya Shree Chaudhary

(m. 1990)​

Children| 2
Parents|

* Bhagwati Prasad Chaudhary (father)
* Ujjwal Chaudhary (mother)

Residence(s)| 20, Canning Lane, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi
Education| Bachelor of Arts
Alma mater| Gorakhpur University
Profession|

* Industrialist
* Agriculturist

As of 9 June, 2020

Source: [1]

Pankaj Chaudhary (born 15 November 1964) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Maharajganj in Uttar Pradesh.[1][2]

## life History[3]

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* He was born on 15 November 1964 to the Late Shri Bhagwan Prasad Chaudhary in a landlord Kurmi family. He has a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from Gorakhpur University.

* 1989-91: Member, Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.

1990-91: Deputy Mayor, Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.

* 1991: Member, Working Committee, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.).

1991: Elected to 10th Lok Sabha.

* 1991-96: Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table Member, Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests.
* 1996: Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term).
* 1996-97: Member, Standing Committee on Communications Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit.
* 1998: Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term).
* 1998-99: Member, Standing Committee on Railways, Member, Committee on Petitions, Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation.
* 2004: Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term), Member, Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests, Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tourism.
* 7 Aug. 2007: Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS).
* May 2014: Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (5th term).

14 Aug. 2014 - 30 April 2016: Member, Committee on Public Undertakings.

* 1 Sept. 2014 - 31 Aug. 2018: Member, Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests, Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water and Sanitation.
* 19 Oct. 2016 - 25 May 2019: Member, Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers.
* 1 Sept. 2018 - 25 May 2019: Member, Standing Committee on Railways.
* May 2019: Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (6th term).
* 13 Sept. 2019: Member, Standing Committee on Railways, Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
* 7th July 2021 - 9 June 2024: Minister of State, Ministry of Finance.
* June 2024: Re-elected to 18th Lok Sabha (7th term).
* 11th June 2024 onwards: Minister of State, Ministry of Finance

## Politics

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He was first elected to the 10th Lok Sabha in 1991 and then to the 11th Lok Sabha in 1996 and the 12th Lok Sabha in 1998. However, he lost to Akhilesh Singh of the Samajwadi Party in the 1999 General elections. He later won the 2004 Lok Sabha elections.

In 2009, he lost again to the Indian National Congress candidate Harsh Vardhan from Maharajganj. In 2014, he won from the same constituency and is now a member of 16th Lok Sabha.[4]

He became Union Minister of State (Finance) in Second Modi ministry after the Cabinet reshuffle.[5]

Re-elected to 18th Lok Sabha(7th term) June 2024 and Joined 11 June 2024 as Union Minister of State for Finance, Ministry of Finance, Govt of India.[6]

## Positions held

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* 1989–91: Member, Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
* 1990–91: Deputy Mayor, Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
* 1990 onwards Member, Working Committee, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.)
* 1991: Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
* 1991–96: Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table & Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests
* 1996 : Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
* 1996–97: Member, Committee on Communications & Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit
* 1998 : Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
* 1998–99: Member, Committee on Railways; Member, Committee on Petitions & Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation
* 2004 : Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term)

Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme Member, Committee on Tourism

* 2007 onwards Member, Committee on MPLADS
* 2014 : Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (5th term)
* 2019 : Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (6th term)
* 2021 - 9 June 2024: Minister of State, Ministry of Finance.
* 11 June 2024:Union Ministers of State for Ministry of Finance.[7]

## References

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1. ^ "6 बार के सांसद, कुर्मी बिरादरी के बड़े नेता, महाराजगंज की सियासत में पकड़, जानिए कौन हैं मोदी के नये मंत्री पंकज चौधरी" [6-time MP, big leader of Kurmi community, caught in the politics of Maharajganj, know who is Modi's new minister Pankaj Chowdhary]. Aaj Tak (in Hindi). 8 July 2021. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
2. ^ "Lok Sabha profile". Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
3. ^ https://financialservices.gov.in/beta/en/minister/shri-pankaj-chaudhary
4. ^ "Constituency-wise results: Maharaganj". Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
5. ^ "Modi cabinet rejig: Full list of new ministers". India Today. 7 July 2021. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
6. ^ https://dpe.gov.in/en/shri-pankaj-chaudhary-mos
7. ^ https://financialservices.gov.in/beta/en/minister/shri-pankaj-chaudhary

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* e

Members of the 16th Lok Sabha from Uttar Pradesh State

GE 2014|

1. Ajay Kumar Mishra
2. Akshay Yadav
3. Anju Bala
4. Anupriya Patel
5. Anshul Verma
6. Ashok Kumar Doharey
7. Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma
8. Bharat Singh
9. Bhairon Prasad Mishra
10. Bhartendu Singh
11. Bhola Singh
12. Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
13. Chhotelal
14. Choudhary Babulal
15. Daddan Mishra
16. Devendra Singh
17. Dharmendra Kashyap
18. Dharmendra Yadav
19. Dimple Yadav
20. Harivansh Singh
21. Hari Om Pandey
22. Harish Dwivedi
23. Harinarayan Rajbhar
24. Hema Malini
25. Hukum Singh
26. Jagdambika Pal
27. Kalraj Mishra
28. Kamlesh Paswan
29. Kanwar Singh Tanwar
30. Kaushal Kishore
31. Keshav Prasad Maurya
32. Kirti Vardhan Singh
33. Krishna Pratap
34. Krishna Raj
35. Kunwar Pushpendra Singh Chandel
36. Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh
37. Lallu Singh
38. Mahendra Nath Pandey
39. Mukesh Rajput
40. Mahesh Sharma
41. Maneka Gandhi
42. Manoj Sinha
43. Mulayam Singh Yadav
44. Murali Manohar Joshi
45. Naipal Singh
46. Narendra Modi
47. Neelam Sonkar
48. Niranjan Jyoti
49. Pankaj Choudhary
50. Priyanka Singh Rawat
51. Raghav Lakhanpal
52. Rahul Gandhi
53. Rajendra Agrawal
54. Rajesh Diwakar
55. Rajesh Pandey
56. Rajesh Verma
57. Rajnath Singh
58. Rajveer Singh
59. Ram Shankar Katheria
60. Ram Charitra Nishad
61. Ravindra Kushawaha
62. Rekha Verma
63. Sakshi Maharaj
64. Sanjeev Balyan
65. Santosh Kumar Gangwar
66. Satya Pal Singh
67. Satyapal Singh Saini
68. Satish Kumar Gautam
69. Savitri Bai Phule
70. Sharad Tripathi
71. Shyama Charan Gupta
72. Sonia Gandhi
73. Uma Bharti
74. Varun Gandhi
75. Vinod Kumar Sonkar
76. Virendra Singh Mast
77. V. K. Singh
78. Yashwant Singh
79. Yogi Adityanath

By-election 2014|

* Tej Pratap Singh Yadav
* Pre-by poll: Mulayam Singh Yadav – resigned

* v
* t
* e

Bharatiya Janata Party

Party presidents|

* Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1980–86)
* L. K. Advani (1986–91, 1993–98, 2004–06)
* Murli Manohar Joshi (1991–93)
* Kushabhau Thakre (1998–2000)
* Bangaru Laxman (2000–01)
* Jana Krishnamurthi (2001–02)
* Venkaiah Naidu (2002–04)
* Rajnath Singh (2006–09)
* Nitin Gadkari (2009–13)
* Rajnath Singh (2013–14)
* Amit Shah (2014–2020)
* J. P. Nadda (2020–present)

Current vice presidents|

* Raman Singh
* Vasundhara Raje
* Radha Mohan Singh
* Baijayant Panda
* Raghubar Das
* Rekha Verma
* Annpurna Devi
* Bharti Shiyal
* D. K. Aruna
* M. Chuba Ao
* A. P. Abdullakutty

Prime ministers|

* Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1996; 1998–2004)
* Narendra Modi (2014–present)

Deputy prime ministers|

* L. K. Advani (2002–2004)

Other prominent leaders|

* Arun Jaitley
* Bhavurao Deshpande
* Nirmala Sitharaman
* Piyush Goyal
* Kalyan Singh
* Anandiben Patel
* Smriti Irani
* Ravi Shankar Prasad
* Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
* Sushil Kumar Modi
* Ram Naik
* Suvendu Adhikari
* Sarbananda Sonowal
* Chandrakant Bacchu Patil
* Dilip Ghosh
* Jamyang Tsering Namgyal
* Madan Lal Khurana
* Sahib Singh Verma
* Sushma Swaraj
* Manohar Parrikar
* Keshubhai Patel
* Shanta Kumar
* Prem Kumar Dhumal
* Babulal Marandi
* Arjun Munda
* D. V. Sadananda Gowda
* Jagadish Shettar
* Sunder Lal Patwa
* Uma Bharti
* Babulal Gaur
* Devendra Fadnavis
* Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
* Ram Prakash Gupta
* Jagdambika Pal
* Nityanand Swami
* Bhagat Singh Koshyari
* B. C. Khanduri
* Ramesh Pokhriyal
* Trivendra Singh Rawat
* Gulab Chand Kataria
* Hriday Narayan Dikshit
* Biswabhusan Harichandan
* Bandaru Dattatreya
* Draupadi Murmu
* Vajubhai Vala
* Kalraj Mishra
* Banwarilal Purohit
* Tamilisai Soundararajan
* Manoj Sinha
* Suresh Prabhu
* B. S. Yediyurappa
* Yogi Adityanath
* Himanta Biswa Sarma

Current chief ministers|

* Pema Khandu
* Himanta Biswa Sarma
* Vishnu Deo Sai
* Pramod Sawant
* Bhupendrabhai Patel
* Nayab Singh Saini
* Mohan Yadav
* Mohan Charan Majhi
* Bhajan Lal Sharma
* N. Biren Singh
* Yogi Adityanath
* Manik Saha
* Pushkar Singh Dhami

Current
deputy chief ministers|

* Chowna Mein
* Devendra Fadnavis
* Yanthungo Patton
* Brajesh Pathak
* Keshav Prasad Maurya
* Samrat Chaudhary
* Vijay Kumar Sinha
* Arun Sao
* Vijay Sharma
* Rajendra Shukla
* Jagdish Devda
* Diya Kumari
* Prem Chand Bairwa
* Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo
* Pravati Parida

Current
national spokespersons|

* Anil Baluni
* Sanjay Mayukh
* Sambit Patra
* Sudhanshu Trivedi
* Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
* Rajiv Pratap Rudy
* Nalin Kohli
* Rajeev Chandrasekhar
* Gaurav Bhatia
* Syed Zafar Islam
* Tom Vadakkan
* Sanju Verma
* Gopal Krishna Agarwal
* Iqbal Singh Lalpura
* R. P. Singh
* Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
* Aparajita Sarangi
* Heena Gavit
* Guruprakash
* Mmhonlumo Kikon
* Raju Bista
* K. K. Sharma

Current
general secretaries|

* Arun Singh
* Bhupender Yadav
* B. L. Santhosh (Organisation)
* Dushyant Kumar Gautam
* Dilip Saikia
* Kailash Vijayvargiya
* Shiv Prakash (Organisation)
* Tarun Chugh

Current
national secretaries|

* Vinod Tawde
* Vinod Sonkar
* Bishweswar Tudu
* Satya Kumar
* Sunil Deodhar
* Arvind Menon
* Harish Dwivedi
* Pankaja Munde
* Om Prakash Dhurve
* Anupam Hazra
* Narendra Singh
* Vijaya Rahatkar
* Alka Gurjar

Political wings|

* National Executive Committee
* Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
* BJP Mahila Morcha
* BJP IT Cell
* State Units
* State Presidents

Related organisations|

* Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad
* Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
* Bharatiya Jana Sangh
* Janata Party
* Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh
* Bharatiya Kisan Sangh
* Swadeshi Jagaran Manch
* Vishva Hindu Parishad

Others|

* Hindutva
* Hindu nationalism
* Integral humanism
* Electoral history
* Party leaders in the Parliament
* Rajya Sabha members

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Second Modi ministry

Prime Minister: Modi

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Cabinet Ministers

| Agriculture and Farmers Welfare|

Arjun Munda

|

Animal Husbandry, Dairying
and Fisheries|

Giriraj Singh

Atomic Energy|

Narendra Modi

Chemicals and Fertilizers|

Mansukh Mandaviya

Commerce and Industry|

Piyush Goyal

Communications|

Ashwini Vaishnaw

Consumer Affairs, Food
and Public Distribution|

Piyush Goyal

Corporate Affairs|

Nirmala Sitharaman

Defence|

Rajnath Singh

Earth Sciences|

Kiren Rijiju

Electronics and
Information Technology|

Ashwini Vaishnaw

External Affairs|

S. Jaishankar

Finance|

Nirmala Sitharaman

Food Processing Industry|

Narendra Singh Tomar

| Coal|

Pralhad Joshi

|

Education|

Dharmendra Pradhan

Environment, Forest
and Climate Change|

Bhupender Yadav

Health and Family Welfare|

Mansukh L. Mandaviya

Heavy Industry|

Mahendra Nath Pandey

Home Affairs|

Amit Shah

Information and Broadcasting|

Anurag Thakur

Law and Justice|

Arjun Ram Meghwal

Jal Shakti|

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises|

Narayan Rane

Panchayati Raj|

Giriraj Singh

Parliamentary Affairs|

Pralhad Joshi

Personnel, Public Grievances
and Pensions|

Narendra Modi

| Petroleum and
Natural Gas|

Hardeep Singh Puri

|

Railways|

Ashwini Vaishnaw

Rural Development|

Giriraj Singh

Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship|

Mahendra Nath Pandey

Social Justice and
Empowerment|

Virendra Kumar Khatik

Space|

Narendra Modi

Ministry of Steel|

Jyotiraditya Scindia

Shipping and Road Transport
and Highways|

Nitin Gadkari

Textiles|

Smriti Irani

Tribal Affairs|

Arjun Munda

Women and Child Development|

Smriti Irani

Minority Affairs|

Smriti Irani

Mines|

Pralhad Joshi

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Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

| Development of North
Eastern Region|

Jitendra Singh

|

| Housing and Urban Affairs|

Hardeep Singh Puri

|

Labour and Employment|

Bhupendar Yadav

New and Renewable Energy|

Raj Kumar Singh

Planning|

Rao Inderjit Singh

Power|

Raj Kumar Singh

| Science and Technology|

Jitendra Singh

|

Ports, Shipping and Waterways|

Sarbananda Sonowal

Statistics and Programme
Implementation|

Rao Inderjit Singh

Tourism|

Prahlad Singh Patel

Youth Affairs and Sports|

Anurag Thakur

* v
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* e

Ministers of State

| Agriculture and
Farmers Welfare|

Shobha Karandlaje

|

Animal Husbandry, Dairying
and Fisheries|

L. Murugan

Atomic Energy|

Jitendra Singh

Chemicals and Fertilizers|

Bhagwanth Khuba

Commerce and Industry|

Anupriya Patel

Communications|

Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan

Consumer Affairs, Food
and Public Disturbution|

Raosaheb Danve

Corporate Affairs|

Rao Inderjit Singh

Defence|

Ajay Bhatt

Electronics and IT|

Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Environment, Forest
and Climate Change|

Ashwini Kumar Choubey

| External Affairs|

V. Muraleedharan

|

Finance|

Pankaj Chaudhary
Bhagwat Karad

Food Processing Industry|

Shobha Karandlaje

Health and Family Welfare|

Bharati Pawar

Heavy Industry and Public
Enterprises|

Arjun Ram Meghwal

Home Affairs|

Ajay Mishra Teni
Nityanand Rai
Nisith Pramanik

Jal Shakti|

Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises|

Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma

Parliamentary Affairs|

Arjun Ram Meghwal
V. Muraleedharan

Personnel, Public Grievances
and Pensions|

Jitendra Singh

| Prime Minister's Office|

Jitendra Singh

|

Railways|

Raosaheb Danve
Darshana Jardosh

Road Transport
and Highways|

V. K. Singh

Rural Development|

Niranjan Jyoti

Social Justice and Empowerment|

A. Narayanaswamy
Ramdas Athawale
Pratima Bhoumik

Steel|

Faggan Singh Kulaste

Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship|

Raj Kumar Singh

Space|

Jitendra Singh

Tribal Affairs|

Bharati Pawar

Women and Child Development|

Mahendra Munjapara
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