Pawan Pandey

Pawan Kumar Pandey is an Indian politician & former Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Akbarpur constituency on Shiv Sena Ticket in Ambedkar Nagar district.

[1][2][3] He was among those accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case arising from the destruction of a mosque in December 1992.

He is alleged to have been involved in the planning of the demolition of the Babri Masjid under the leadership of Uma Bharti, Lal Krishna Advani, Ashok Singhal and other members of the Vishva Hindu Parishad.

His nephew Ritesh Pandey was MP from Ambedkarnagar district and a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party from 2019-2024.

[5] His son Prateek Pandey contested a seat at Katehri in 2022 Vidhan Sabha elections of Uttar Pradesh as a Bahujan Samaj Party candidate.