Avinash Pandey

Who is Avinash Pandey?

Avinash Pande is an Indian politician belonging to the Congress party. He has been an Youth Congress leader and had held post of General Secretary in the Indian Youth Congress, when Shri Maninder Singh Bitta was the President. He has been a Member of the Legislative Council, Maharashtra and was appointed Chairman, Maharashtra State Small Scale Industries Development Corporation. He unsuccessfully fought the Rajya Sabha elections from Maharashtra in 2008, against industrialist Rahul Bajaj. He is presently Congress party AICC Secretary. Last time he was defeated by Rahul Bajaj by 1 vote for Rajya Sabha .

He was again nominated to contest June 2010 Rajya Sabha from Maharastra. He won the election unopposed.

Profession : Politics, Social Work, Agriculture and Business.

Positions Held :

1985-89 :Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly 1986 :Member, Maharashtra State Mathadi Board Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Industry 1986-87 :Chairman, Public Undertakings Committee, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly 1987 :Member, Accommodation Committee, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Chairman, Minimum Wages Committee for Bidi Workers Member, India's 40th year of Independence Celebration Committee 1987-88 :Member, Maithilisharan Gupt Centenary Committee 1988 :Member, Nagpur University Senate, Member, Jawaharlal Nehru Centenary Celebration Committee 2006-10 :Chairman, Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation Ltd. Jul-2010:Elected to Rajya Sabha July 2010 onwards Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Coal Permanent Special Invitee, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Human Resource Development Aug. 2010 onwards Member, Committee on Urban Development Sept. 2010 onwards Member, Committee on Petitions Member, Hindi Salahkar Samiti for the Ministry of Panchayati Raj Member, Governing Council of the National Mission of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Member, Development Council for Sugar Industries