Laxminarayan Pandey (28 March 1928 – 19 May 2016) was a member of the 5th, 6th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Mandsaur constituency of Madhya Pradesh and was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party.[1][2]

Dr. Laxminarayan Pandey
Member 5th, 6th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th Lok Sabha
In office
1989 - 2009
Preceded byBalkavi Bairagi (INC)
Succeeded byMeenakshi Natarajan (INC)
ConstituencyMandsaur
Personal details
Born(1928-03-25)25 March 1928
Jaora, Jaora State, British India
Died19 May 2016(2016-05-19) (aged 88)
Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseChandrawali Pandey
Children3 sons and 4 daughters
ResidenceJaora
Source: [1 2]

Political career

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Pandey has had many spells as an MP. The first was in 1971 and 1977 where he was elected on the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) and Bharatiya Lok Dal (BLD) ticket, respectively. Pandey was the first MP from Mandsaur for Jan Sangh and a very close aide of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and LK Advani.

Death

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He died aged 88 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh after battling old-age related illnesses in a private hospital.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Lok Sabha veterans with a difference". The Times of India. 23 April 2004. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  2. ^ "100% success rate for Sonia in MP". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 19 May 2009.
  3. ^ Ex BJP MP Laxminarayan Pandey dead
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