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He is listed as businessperson by profession, with educational qualification BA. He has been a member of the 10th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 16th, 17th, 18th Lok Sabha. He currently serves as a Minister of State in the Union Government, holding Finance. Check his verified record below and rate his performance on NetaSampark.\n\n## Who is Pankaj Choudhary?\n\nPankaj Choudhary is the sitting Lok Sabha MP for Maharajganj in Uttar Pradesh, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He has been elected to the Lok Sabha 7 times.\n\nAccording to his Lok Sabha (Sansad) record, he was born on 20 November 1964 in Gorakhpur, Distt. Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh). His father's name is recorded as Late Bhagwati Prasad Chaudhary.\n\n## Ministerial role\n\nPankaj Choudhary is currently Minister of State – Finance in the Union Council of Ministers (Government of India), according to the official list of the Council of Ministers with portfolios (List of Council of Ministers with Portfolios, as on 25.07.2026 (pmindia.gov.in)). Portfolios can change; the official list is the authoritative source.\n\n## Rate Pankaj Choudhary: Neta Trust Score\n\n Pankaj Choudhary has not been rated yet. Be the first citizen of Maharajganj to rate your MP.\n\nThe Neta Trust Score is a score out of 100 built from citizen ratings on NetaSampark across 10 factors: leadership, transparency, accessibility, communication, responsiveness, development work, integrity & ethics, public engagement, citizen confidence and problem resolution. It reflects the opinions of NetaSampark users and is not an official government rating.\n\n## Political career\n\n- Current (as of Oct 2026): Minister of State – Finance\n- Member of the 10th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 16th, 17th, 18th Lok Sabha (Sansad record). Total terms: 7.\n- Elected to the 18th Lok Sabha from Maharajganj in 2024 as a BJP candidate.\n- State-level offices and other career events are not listed here; this section uses official Lok Sabha and Election Commission records only.\n\n## Maharajganj Lok Sabha election result 2024\n\n| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of valid votes |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| Pankaj Choudhary | BJP | 5,91,310 | 49.25% |\n| Virendra Chaudhary | INC | 5,55,859 | 46.29% |\n| Margin | | 35,451 | |\n\nPolling: 1 June 2024. Result: 4 June 2024. Electors: 20,07,065. Turnout: 60.31% (Election Commission of India).\n\nThe constituency has 5 Assembly segments: Pharenda, Nautanwa, Siswa, Maharajganj, PANIYRA.\n\n## Pankaj Choudhary's education and profession\n\nEducation: BA; Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) (Sansad).\nProfession: BUSINESSPERSON, with Agriculturist listed as other professions.\n\n## Pankaj Choudhary's assets and affidavit (2024)\n\nAs declared in his 2024 Lok Sabha election affidavit (compiled by ADR\u002FMyNeta):\n\n- Total assets: Rs 41,90,10,509 (about Rs 41.9 crore)\n- Total liabilities: Rs 3,82,47,129 (about Rs 3.8 crore)\n- Criminal cases declared: 0\n\nThese figures are self-declared and reflect the position at the time of filing.\n\n## Neta Updates from Pankaj Choudhary\n\nPankaj Choudhary has not yet started posting updates on NetaSampark. When his office joins NetaSampark Leader, citizens following this profile will see his announcements, constituency work and event updates here.\n\n · Are you Pankaj Choudhary or his office?\n\n## Sources\n\nLok Sabha member record (sansad.in), Election Commission of India statistical reports 2024, ADR\u002FMyNeta 2024 affidavit data, official Union Council of Ministers list with portfolios (pmindia.gov.in, as on 25.07.2026). 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