Rakesh Pandey

Rakesh Pandey is an Indian politician currently serving as a member of the 18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, representing the Jalalpur constituency. He previously served as a Member of Parliament in the 15th Lok Sabha from 2007 to 2014, representing the Ambedkar Nagar constituency as a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party. Before his tenure in the Lok Sabha, he was a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2007. In January 2022, Pandey transitioned from the Bahujan Samaj Party to the Samajwadi Party, subsequently winning his current seat in the 2022 state assembly elections. By profession, he is an agriculturalist.