Dilip Pandey | |
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 Charcoal on paper drawing of Dilip Pandey byAmitabh Mitra | |
| Member of theDelhi Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 12 February 2020 – 8 February 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Pankaj Pushkar |
| Succeeded by | Surya Prakash Khatri |
| Constituency | Timarpur |
| Spokesperson ofAam Aadmi Party | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| CovenorAam Aadmi Party, Delhi | |
| In office 2015–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Ashutosh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1980-10-01)1 October 1980 (age 44) ZamaniaUttar Pradesh,India |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Spouse | Priyanka Pandey |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Delhi |
| Profession | Activist,politician,novelist |
| Website | Official website |
Dilip Pandey (born 1 October 1980) is an Indian politician and has representedTimarpur as a Member of theDelhi Legislative Assembly from 2020 to 2025.[1] He was the Convenor of theDelhi Unit ofAam Aadmi Party (AAP) between July 2014 and April 2017.[2]
Pandey left his software job in 2013 to join theAam Aadmi Party.[3]Prior to this, Pandey worked for the Indian IT Major Tata Consultancy Services in the capacity of a Business consultant until FY 2011 and was posted at their Bangalore office.[citation needed]
Pandey participated in the Anna Movement. He is a spokesperson[4] and member of the screening committee of theAam Aadmi Party.[5][6] In January 2014, Pandey was appointed secretary for political activities in the national capital.[7]
He took over as the convenor of theDelhi 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 the2017 MCD elections.[10]
He served as the official Spokesperson of theAam Aadmi Party from 2014 to 2024.[11][1]
Dilip has been nominated as theAam Aadmi Party’s in-charge for Delhi's North EastLok Sabha constituency for the 2019 General Elections.[12]
He defeatedBJP's Surinder Pal Singh (Bittoo) in the2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election to win theTimarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency).[13][14]
MLA Dilip Pandey was appointedAam Aadmi Party's chief whip in theDelhi Assembly in March 2020.[15]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | ||
| AAPhold | Swing | +6.55 | |||
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| Preceded by | State Convener of AAP, Delhi 2015 – 2017 | Incumbent |
| New political party | Spokesperson ofAAP ? – present | Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly fromTimarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) 2020– | Incumbent |
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