| PERSONAL DETAILS | |
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| Father's Name | Late Shri Sudhakar Pandey |
| Mother's Name | Late Smt. Chandrawati Pandey |
| Date of Birth | 15 Oct 1957 |
| Place of Birth | Vill. Pakkhanpur, Distt. Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Date Of Marriage | 08 Feb 1985 |
| Spouse's Name | Smt. Pratima Pandey |
| No.of Daughters | 1 |
| Educational Qualifications | M.A., Master of Journalism, Ph.D. (Hindi) Educated at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh |
| Profession | Agriculturist |
| Constituency | Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh) |
| Party's Name | Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) |
| Permanent Address | House No. B-22/157-7, Saraswati Nagar, Vinayaka, Varanasi-221010, Uttar Pradesh Telefax : (0542) 2361401 09415023457 (M) |
| Present Address | 9, Thyagraj Marg, New Delhi - 110011 Tel : 011-23018556 & 23018558 Fax No : 011-23465825 |
| POSITIONS HELD | |
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| 1991-1992 & 1996-2002 | Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Two terms) |
| 1991 - 1992 | Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party State Legislature, Uttar Pradesh |
| 1997 | Minister of State, Housing & Urban Development, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh |
| 1998 - 2000 | Minister of State (Independent Charge) Planning, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh |
| 2000 - 2002 | Minister of State (Independent Charge) Panchayti Raj, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh |
| May, 2014 | Elected to 16th Lok Sabha |
| 1 Sep. 2014 - 5 July 2016 | Member, Standing Committee on Rural Development Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Steel and Mines |
| 03 Dec. 2014 - 5 July 2016 | Member, Business Advisory Committee Member, Committee of Parliament on Official Language |
| 5 July 2016 - 2 Sept. 2017 | Union Minister of State, Ministry of Human Resource Development |
| 1 Sept. 2017 - 25 May 2019 | Member, Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare |
| May, 2019 | Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
| 30 May 2019 onwards | Union Cabinet Minister, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship |
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Listening to Classical Music & old songs
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| Chess |
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