CHAUDHARY, SHRI PANKAJ
B.J.P.- MAHARAJGANJ (UTTAR PRADESH)

Father's Name  :Late Shri Bhagwati Prasad Chaudhary

Date of Birth  :1 January 1958

Place of Birth :Sheshpur in Distt. Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

Marital Status :Married on 11 May 1990

Spouse's Name  :Smt. Bhagyashri Chaudhary

Children       :One son and one daughter

Educational Qualifications :
B.A. 
Educated at Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur 
(Uttar Pradesh)

Profession :
Political and Social Worker, Trader

Permanent Address :
Harbansh Gali, Mahalla Sheshpur, P.O. Geeta Press, Gorakhpur-273001 
(Uttar Pradesh)
Tels. (0551) 336868, 338988, 343293

Positions Held :

1989-91Member, Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur, 
Uttar Pradesh
1990-91Deputy Mayor, Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)
1990 onwardsMember, Working Committee, B.J.P., Uttar Pradesh
1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)
1996Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)

Social and Cultural Activities :
Upliftment of the poor and dalits

Special Interests :
Social service, environment protection and visiting foreign countries

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Visiting historical places and watching cultural programmes

Sports and Clubs :
Shooting, Badminton and Carrom; Life Member, National Rifle Association

Election result :

Maharajganj Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate10,90,652
Total votes polled6,16,754
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Pankaj Chaudhary (B.J.P.)1,82,855
(2) Shri Harsha Vardhan (B.S.P.)1,49,305
(3) Shri Akhilesh (S.P.)1,19,462
(4) Shri Hari Shanker Tiwari [A.I.I.C. (T)]70,610