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Dilip Pandey (born 1 October 1980) is an Indian politician and has represented
Timarpur Timarpur is one of the seven electoral constituencies in North Delhi, India. It is located near University of Delhi and has an area under 2 square kilometers. Its population is about 10,000. Timarpur is the first government colony established ...
as a Member of the
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from 2020 to 2025. He was the Convenor of the
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Unit of
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(AAP) between July 2014 and April 2017.


Career

Pandey left his software job in 2013 to join the
Aam Aadmi Party The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP, ) is a List of political parties in India, political party in India. It was founded on 26 November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and his then-companions, following the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement against then gover ...
. Prior to this, Pandey worked for the Indian IT Major Tata Consultancy Services in the capacity of a Business consultant until FY 2011 and was posted at their Bangalore office.


Political career

Pandey participated in the Anna Movement. He is a spokesperson and member of the screening committee of the
Aam Aadmi Party The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP, ) is a List of political parties in India, political party in India. It was founded on 26 November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and his then-companions, following the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement against then gover ...
. In January 2014, Pandey was appointed secretary for political activities in the national capital. He took over as the convenor of the
Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...
unit in July 2014. Under his co-convenorship, the AAP won 67 out of 70 seats in 2015 Delhi assembly elections. Pandey later submitted his resignation in April 2017 after the AAP failed to get the majority in the 2017 MCD elections. He served as the official Spokesperson of the
Aam Aadmi Party The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP, ) is a List of political parties in India, political party in India. It was founded on 26 November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and his then-companions, following the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement against then gover ...
from 2014 to 2024. Dilip has been nominated as the
Aam Aadmi Party The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP, ) is a List of political parties in India, political party in India. It was founded on 26 November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and his then-companions, following the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement against then gover ...
’s in-charge for Delhi's North East
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constituency for the 2019 General Elections. He defeated BJP's Surinder Pal Singh (Bittoo) in the
2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly elections were held in Delhi on 8 February 2020 to elect 70 members of the Delhi Legislative Assembly. Voters turnout was recorded at 62.82%, a decline of 4.65% from the previous 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election, a ...
to win the Timarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency). MLA Dilip Pandey was appointed
Aam Aadmi Party The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP, ) is a List of political parties in India, political party in India. It was founded on 26 November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and his then-companions, following the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement against then gover ...
's chief whip in the Delhi Assembly in March 2020.


Electoral performance


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