Pankaj Kumar Malik

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Chaudhary Pankaj Singh Malik is an Indian politician and member of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Malik represented the Charthawal constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party.

Chaudhary Pankaj Singh Malik
MLA in 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly
In office March 2022 – Incumbent
Preceded by	Vijay Kumar Kashyap
Constituency	Charthawal
MLA in 16th Uttar Pradesh Assembly
In office March 2012 – March 2017
Succeeded by	Tejendra Nirwal
Constituency	Shamli
MLA in 15th Uttar Pradesh Assembly
In office May 2007 – March 2012
Preceded by	Paramjeet Malik
Constituency	Baghra
Personal details
Born	(1978-12-06) 6 December 1978 (age 46) Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Samajwadi Party 2021–present
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress (2004–2021)
Residence	Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh

Early life and education

Malik was born in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India in 1978. He holds a LL.B. degree from D.A.V. College, Muzaffarnagar. Prior to joining politics, he was an agriculturist by profession.^[1]

Political career

Malik started his political career in Baghra by election 2004 where he was defeated by Rashtriya Lok Dal candidate Paramjeet Singh Malik by 3701 votes. He has been a MLA for two straight terms from 2007 to 2017. He represented Baghra (Assembly constituency) in 15th legislative assembly and Shamli (Assembly constituency) in 16th legislative assembly. Currently he is a member of the Samajwadi Party and MLA from Charthawal (Assembly constituency).^[1]

Posts held

#	From	To	Position	Comments
01	2007	2012	Member, 15th Legislative Assembly	[2]
02	2012	2017	Member, 16th Legislative Assembly	[3]
02	2022	Incumbent	Member, 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly

Elections contested

Year	Election Type	Constituency	Result	Votes Secured	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party	Opposition vote	Ref
2004	MLA	Baghra	Lost	39,004	Paramjeet Malik	RLD	42,705
2007	MLA	Baghra	Won	37,649	Yogendra chairman	RLD	26,188
2012	MLA	Shamli	Won	53,947	Choudhary Virender Singh	SP	50,206
2017	MLA	Shamli	Lost	40,365	Tejendra Nirwal	BJP	70,085
2022	MLA	Charthawal	Won	97,363	Sapna Kashyap	BJP	92,029

See also

• India portal
• Politics portal

• Indian National Congress
• Politics of India
• Shamli (Assembly constituency)
• Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
• Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly