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Girish Narain Pandey | |
|---|---|
 Pandey in 2019 | |
| member of uttar pradesh legislative assembly | |
| In office 1991–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Indresh vikram |
| Succeeded by | Ashok Kumar singh |
| Constituency | sareni |
| 14th Lok Sabha Candidate | |
| Constituency | Raebareli |
| Cabinet minister for Law and Justice Uttar Pradesh Government | |
| In office 15 August 1992 – 06 December 1992 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 07 July 1939 Shivpuri,Lalganj,Raebareli Uttar pradesh India |
| Died | 28 March 2025 SGPGI Lucknow |
| Political party | Bhartiya Janta Party |
| Other political affiliations | Bhartiya Jan Sangh (1960–1977) Janta Party (1977–1980) |
| Spouse | Veena pandey |
| Children | Three daughters and Three Son(s) |
| Residence(s) | Lalganj,Raebareli,Uttar pradesh |
| Alma mater | MA,LLB |
| Occupation | Politician and Educationist |
| Profession | Lawyer and Agriculturist |
Girish Narain Pandey[1][2] (07 July 1939 — 28 March 2025) was an Indian politician, social activist and member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak sangh, Bhartiya Jan Sangh and Bhartiya Janta Party. he served as cabinet minister of law and Justice in Uttar Pradesh Government and Member of uttar pradesh legislative assembly from Sareni,Raebareli district.He was among the key witness of the famous electoral malpractice case against the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi,which led to her disqualification and, eventually, imposition of the Emergency in 1975.[3]
Early Life
[edit]Girish was born on 07 July 1939 to Triyugi Narain Pandey and Kshama Vati Pandey at Shivpuri village, Raebareli district, Uttar Pradesh in a middle-class Brahmin family. His father was a senior employee in the Indian Railways. He was the third of the three brothers and one sister.[1]
Personal Life
[edit]He married Veena Pandey in 1958, with whom he had three daughters and three sons.[1] He completed his schooling from Ajmer then he completed his Matric and intermediate from Lucknow. After that he moved to Motilal nehru engineering college Allahabad but later dropped out. He then completed his Master's and degree in Law from Kanpur University in the year 1960.[1][1]
Social Life
[edit]Drawn towards public service and social causes from a young age he joined Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh from his school days in lucknow where he worked with Deendayal upadhyaya and Atal Vihari Vajpayee, and when he moved to Allahabad for his professional education he met with Murli Manohar Joshi with whom he started active participation in RSS and droped out from his college to become pracharak. when he moved to his hometown lalganj raebareli he started working for Rss and Jan sangh and he became polling agent of Raj Narain in the 1971 general elections of raebareli. and he was the main and key witness of the case 'State of Uttar Pradesh v. Raj Narain ', despite many threat's and inducements he testified, against the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, which led to her disqualification and, eventually, imposition of the Emergency in 1975.[4]
He also got imprisoned in emergency for about nineteen months. and after the emergency was over he started working for janta party and then Pandey joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on its formation in 1980.
Political Career
[edit]Girish narain pandey contested his first election in 1967 from Dalmau,Raebareli representing Bhartiya jan sangh. then he participated in Ram janmabhoomi movement. pandey then contested assembly elections in 1991 from Sareni Raebareli and won the election and became the first ever MLA of BJP in Raebareli district and was made cabinet minister for law and justice department. pandey was again elected in 1993. He also contested Loksabha Election from Raebareli in 2004 against Sonia gandhi. He never changed parties and was life long member of RSS and BJP.[5]
Other Works
[edit]With the help of Vidya bharti he established Saraswati Vidaya Mandir, Shishu Mandir, Ballika Vidya Mandir in Lalganj. and was founder and administrator of many other educational institutes in Raebareli district.
He was Honoured with a number of awards for his contribution to public and Social Affairs.
Death
[edit]He died on 28 March 2025 during treatment in Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, within just 24 hours of his wife's death.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "GIRISH NARAYAN PANDAY(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- Rae Bareli(UTTAR PRADESH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate".
- ^ Chaudhary, Parmod (25 June 2025). "जिनकी गवाही से पलट गई थी इंदिरा गांधी की सत्ता, भारत में लगा था आपातकाल; कौन थे गिरिश नारायण पांडेय?" [At whose testimony the Indira Gandhi government collapsed, and emergency was imposed; who was Girish Narayan Pandey?]. Dainik Savera Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ पांडेय, गिरीश नारायण (17 Aug 2018). "लालगंज आए अटल ने सरेनी सीट जिताने का किया था आह्वान". By Jagran. p. 3. Retrieved 17 Aug 2018.
{{cite news}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help) - ^ Newswrap, हिन्दुस्तान , नई दिल्ली (24 June 2025). "Emergency in India Triggered by Rai Bareli Girish Narayan Pandey". हिन्दुस्तान , नई दिल्ली. p. 1. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
{{cite news}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help); Check date values in:|archive-date=(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "UTTAR PRADESH Lok Sabha 2004 GIRISH NARAYAN PANDAY Rae Bareli (UTTAR PRADESH)". myneta.info.
- ^ श्रीवास्तव, भावेश (March 28, 2025). "पूर्व विधि मंत्री गिरीश नारायण पांडेय का निधन:पत्नी के एक दिन बाद पीजीआई में ली अंतिम सांस, रायबरेली में शोक की लहर". Dainik Bhaskar. p. 1. Retrieved July 7, 2025.