Avinash Pande Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	• Politician • Advocate
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in feet & inches- 5’ 8”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 75 kg in pounds- 165 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Politics
Political Party	Indian National Congress (1977-present)
Political Journey	• 1977 - President of the National Students' Union of India, the student wing of the Indian National Congress • 1983 - Joined as a member of the Maharashtra Youth Congress • 1985 - Elected to the Maharashtra assembly from the Nagpur East constituency • 1988 - Vice-president of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee • 1998 - Secretary of All India Congress Committee • 2002 - General Secretary of the Indian Youth Congress • June 2010 - Elected to the Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra • January 2022 - Appointed as the AICC General Secretary in charge of Jharkhand • December 2023 - Appointed as the AICC General Secretary in charge of Uttar Pradesh
Personal Life
Date of Birth	26 July 1958 (Saturday)
Age (as of 2023)	65 Years
Birthplace	Nagpur, Maharashtra
Zodiac sign	Leo
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Nagpur
School	Saraswati Vidyalaya, Nagpur
College/University	Nagpur University
Educational Qualification(s)	• Bachelor of Commerce (1979) • MA in Economics (1982) • Diploma in Business Management • MA in Public Administration • Bachelor of Legislative Law
Caste	Brahmin [1]The Indian Express
Address	7, Bhagwaghar Layout North, Ambazari Road, Dharampeth, Nagpur
Controversies	• Criminal Cases against Avinash Pande -Charges related to house-trespass in order to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment (IPC Section-451) -Charges related to Assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty (IPC Section-353) -Charges related to Voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from his duty (IPC Section-332) -Charges related to voluntarily causing hurt (IPC Section-323)
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Preeti Pande
Children	Son(s)- 2 • Dewang Pande (entrepreneur) • Gaurang Pande Daughter- None
Parents	Father- Narayan Prasad Pande Mother- Gayatridevi Pande Note: She died on 8 May 2021.
Money Factor
Assets/Properties	Movable assets Cash: 75,000 Deposits in Banks, Financial Institutions and Non-Banking Financial Companies: 19,83,408 Bonds, Debentures and Shares in Companies: 50,00,000 Jewellery: 500 gm Gold, 30Kg Silver Immovable Assets Agricultural Land: 24,70,000 Non-Agricultural Land: 2,00,00,000 Buildings: 1,60,00,000 Note: The given estimates are according to the year 2009. It excludes the assets owned by his wife and dependents (minor). [2]My Neta
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 28 crore (as of 2009) [3]My Neta

Some Lesser Known Facts About Avinash Pande

• In 1995, Avinash Pande compiled and coordinated the book titled ‘Shabd Swar Ke Sumeru.’ The book is based on the life of Rashtra Kavi Pradeep.

• In 2007, he compiled and coordinated the book Ek Deep Kavi Pradeep.

• In 2008, he lost the Rajya Sabha elections from Maharashtra by one vote to Rahul Bajaj, an Indian billionaire businessman.

• Avinash Pande has served as a member of various consultative committees such as the Committee for the Ministry of Industry (1986), Minimum Wages Committee for Bidi Workers (1987), India’s 40th year of Independence Celebration Committee (1987), Ministry of Human Resource Development (2010), Urban Development (2010), and Hindi Salahkar Samiti under the Ministry of Panchayati Raj (2010).

• From 2006 to 2010, Avinash Pande served as the chairman of the Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation Ltd.

• In 2010, he served as one of the members of the Governing Council of the National Mission of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.
  

  Avinash Pande addressing a gathering for the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

• In 2010, he served as a member of the Development Council for Sugar Industries.

• In August 2020, following a month-long dispute between the Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot, Avinash Pande was replaced by the Congress senior leader Ajay Maken as the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in charge of Rajasthan on the recommendation of a three-member committee. ^[4]The Wire

• The three-member committee was formed to resolve the concerns expressed by Sachin Pilot and the other rebel MLAs of Rajasthan. One major concern was that Sachin Pilot held the post of Deputy CM in addition to leading the PCC, whereas the Gehlot Camp wanted Rajasthan to adopt the “One Leader One Post” model. It was alleged that Avinash Pande worked as per Ashok Gehlot‘s interests and was biased towards Ashok Gehlot.
  

  Ashok Gehlot with Avinash Pande (right)

• In December 2023, Avinash Pande preceded Priyanka Gandhi as the AICC (All India Congress Committee) General Secretary in charge of Uttar Pradesh.
• In his leisure time, he enjoys playing football.
  

  Avinash Pande playing football