Pankaj Chaudhary

Some Lesser Known Facts About Pankaj Chaudhary

• In 1989, Pankaj Chaudhary was elected as a Member of the Municipal Corporation in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. He served in the position till 1991.

• From 1990 to 1991, he served as a Deputy Mayor of the Municipal Corporation in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.

• In 1990, Pankaj Chaudhary began working as a Member of the Working Committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.

• He served as a Member of the Committee on Papers Laid on the Table and Member of the Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests from 1991 to 1996.

• From 1996 to 1997, Pankaj Chaudhary worked as a Member of the Committee on Communications and a Member of the Joint Committee on Offices of Profit.

• He served as a Member of the Committee on Railways, Member of the Committee on Petitions, and Member of the Consultative Committee in the Ministry of Civil Aviation from 1998 to 1999.

• Pankaj Chaudhary contested and lost the 1999 general elections to his opponent Akhilesh Singh of the Samajwadi Party.

• He contested and won the 2004 general elections and was appointed as a Member of the Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, and Forests, and Member of the Committee on Tourism.

• In 2007, Pankaj Chaudhary was appointed as a Member of the Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS).

• In 2009, he contested the general elections from the Maharajganj constituency in Maharashtra. However; he lost to his opponent and Indian National Congress candidate Harsh Vardhan.

  

• In 2014, Pankaj Chaudhary re-contested the general elections from the Maharajganj constituency of Maharashtra and won. He was elected as a member of the 16th Lok Sabha.

• He served as a Member of the Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests, Member of the Consultative Committee in the Ministry of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water and Sanitation from 2014 to 2018.

• From 2016 to 2019, Pankaj Chaudhary worked as a Member of the Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers.

• In September 2019, he was appointed as a Member of the Standing Committee on Railways, Member of the Consultative Committee in the Ministry of Rural Development and the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.

• In 2021, Pankaj Chaudhary was appointed as the Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance.

• In his constituency, he prioritizes social service and environmental protection. He has helped arrange marriages for the daughters of elderly widows, disabled individuals, and those living in poverty. He has also facilitated access to various government assistance programs for these individuals.

• Pankaj Chaudhary likes visiting historical places, watching cultural programmes, listening to the news, reading books, and watching cricket and badminton tournaments in his free time.

• He is the President of the District Badminton Association located in Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh.

• Shooting, playing badminton and carrom are his favourite recreational activities.

• Pankaj Chaudhary serves as a Life Member of the National Rifle Association.

• He likes travelling to distant places in his leisure time. His favourite travelling destinations include Cameroon (Africa), Malaysia, Singapore, the U.A.E. (Abu Dhabi and Dubai), and Uganda.

• During his tenure as an MLA, Pankaj Chaudhary focused on many social and cultural activities in his constituency. These activities include the upliftment of the poor and Dalits, and the construction of dharamshalas, schools, and wells. He also helped many students of economically backward classes and physically challenged.

• He owns an organisation named Harbansram Bhagwandass Ayurdevic Sansthan Private Limited in Urdu Bazar, Gorakhpur.