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.^[1][2]

Avinash Pande
Avinash Pande, EX MP Rajya Sabha, INC
General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee (in-charge of Uttar Pradesh)
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 December 2023
Preceded by	Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 5 July 2010 – 4 July 2016
Constituency	Maharashtra
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office 1985–1990
Constituency	Nagpur East
Personal details
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress
Alma mater	Nagpur University
Occupation	Politician

Early life and education

Avinash Pande was born in Nagpur, Maharashtra.^[3] He holds postgraduate qualifications in economics and public administration, and is also trained as a lawyer.^[3]

Political career

Mr. Pande won the **Nagpur East** seat in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in 1985 as an INC candidate.^[4]

In 2008, he contested elections to the Rajya Sabha but lost by one vote to industrialist Rahul Bajaj.^[1] He was later elected to the Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra and served from 5 July 2010 to 4 July 2016.^[5]

He was appointed AICC General Secretary in charge of Jharkhand in January 2022,^[3] before being given charge of Uttar Pradesh in December 2023.^[1][2]

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).