Pankaj Sanghvi
Pankaj Sanghvi | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Residence | Indore, MP, India |
| Education | B. Com. |
| Alma mater | Devi Ahilya University, Indore |
| Profession | Politician |
| As of April, 2019 | |
Pankaj Sanghvi is an Indian politician serving in the Indian National Congress.
Personal life
Pankaj Sanghvi has completed B. Com. from Devi Ahilya University, a State University in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.[citation needed]
Political career
Sanghvi was active in student politics in Indore district. He started his political career by contesting a local corporation election in 1983. He was pitted against the BJP stalwart, Sumitra Mahajan in the 1998 Indian general election for the Indore seat, but lost by a slender margin of nearly 49,000 votes.[1]
In 2009, he was the Congress party's candidate for the position of the Mayor in the local corporation elections, against Krishna Murari Moghe of the BJP, having roped in actor Salman Khan for a roadshow as well.[2][3][4] But he lost the elections by a margin of 4,000 votes.[5] He was again in the arena in the Madhya Pradesh State Elections in 2013 from Indore-5 seat. He lost to Mahendra Hardia of the BJP by a margin of 15,000 votes.[6]
He again stood from Indore during the Indian general election, 2019 against Shankar Lalwani of the BJP from the Indore Lok Sabha seat.[7] However, he lost by a massive margin of 5,50,000 votes.[8]
References
- ↑ "Statistical report on General elections, 1998 to the 12th lok sabha - Volume I (National and State Abstracts & Detailed Results)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ↑ "I'm not campaigning for any political party: Salman Khan amid Congress' claim". The Tribune. 21 Mar 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ↑ "No politics for Salman Khan". Deccan Chronicle. 22 Mar 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ↑ "Lok Sabha polls: Congress tries to rope in Salman Khan to campaign for it in Indore". India Today. Indore, MP: Living Media Group. Press Trust of India. 19 Mar 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ↑ Trivedi, Vivek (16 Apr 2019). "Congress Names Pankaj Sanghvi From BJP Citadel Indore as Saffron Party Still Undecided". News18. Indore, MP: Network18. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). Chief Election Officer, Madhya Pradesh. New Delhi, India. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ↑ "Pankaj Sanghvi is Cong candidate from Indore". The Hitavada. Indore, MP. 17 Apr 2019. p. English. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ↑ "Indore Election Result 2019: Shankar Lalwani defeats Pankaj Sanghvi in Indore by majority votes". The Times of India. Indore, MP: Times Group. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
See also
- Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
- Indian general election, 2019
- 2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
- Indian general election, 1998
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