Ravindra Kumar Pandey

Ravindra Kumar Pandey (born 20 January 1959; ) is an Indian politician belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a member of the Indian Parliament, representing Giridih (Lok Sabha constituency). He was denied ticket in the 2019 Lok Sabha election as the seat was given to AJSU's Chandraprakash Choudhary, who won the election thus being first Lok Sabha member from AJSU.

Biography

His father was late Krishna Murari Pandey, and his mother is Ramdulari Devi. He is a Bhumihar born in a place called Ghutiatand, in Bokaro district, Jharkhand state, India. He holds a bachelor's degree, and was educated at K. B. College, Bermo. He is married to Laxmi Pandey, and has three sons and two daughters. He has been M.P. from Giridih for 5 terms. He defeated Jagannath Mahto in 2014 Lok Sabha elections. He is a native from Tamsi of Aurangabad district of Bihar.