Dilip Pandey

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Dilip Pandey
Timarpur
Spokesperson of Aam Aadmi Party
Assumed office
2014
Covenor Aam Aadmi Party, Delhi
In office
2015–2017
Preceded byAshutosh
Personal details
Born (1980-10-01) 1 October 1980 (age 43)
Zamania
Activist, politician, novelist
WebsiteOfficial website

Dilip Pandey (born 1 October 1980) is an Indian politician and has represented Timarpur as a Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly since 2020. He was the Convenor of the Delhi Unit of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) between July 2014 and April 2017.

Career

Pandey left his software job in 2013 to join the Aam Aadmi Party.[1] 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]

Political career

Pandey participated in the Anna Movement. He is a spokesperson[2] and member of the screening committee of the Aam Aadmi Party.[3][4] In January 2014, Pandey was appointed secretary for political activities in the national capital.[5]

He took over as the convenor of the

2017 MCD elections.[8]

He served as the official Spokesperson of the Aam Aadmi Party from 2014 till date.[when?][9]

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.[10]

He defeated

Timarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
.

MLA Dilip Pandey was appointed

Delhi Assembly in March 2020.[11]

Electoral performance

Delhi Assembly elections, 2020: Timarpur[12]
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. .
  • Pandey, Dilip (2016). Khulti Girhein 'खुलती गिरहें'. Delhi: Rajkamal Prakashan.
    ISBN 9788126728480. Archived from the original
    on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.

References

Aam Aadmi Party political offices
Preceded by State Convener of AAP, Delhi
2015 – 2017
Incumbent
New political party Spokesperson of AAP
? – present
Incumbent
State Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member of the 
Timarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
2020
Incumbent