Avinash Pandey

Avinash Pande is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress. In December 2023 he became the General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee (AICC), in charge of Uttar Pradesh.

Early life and education Avinash Pande was born in Nagpur, Maharashtra. He holds postgraduate qualifications in economics and public administration, and is also trained as a lawyer.

In 2008, he contested elections to the Rajya Sabha but lost by one vote to industrialist Rahul Bajaj.

He was appointed AICC General Secretary in charge of Jharkhand in January 2022, before being given charge of Uttar Pradesh in December 2023.

Publications Avinash Pande has coordinated and compiled works on the poet Rashtra Kavi Pradeep, including Shabd Swar Ke Sumeru (1995) and Ek Deep Kavi Pradeep (2007).