Sanjay Pathak

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Sanjay Pathak
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Member of Legislative Assembly, Government of Madhya Pradesh (BJP)
Incumbent
Assumed office
August 2014
Residence Katni, Madhya Pradesh

Sanjay Satyendra Pathak is an Indian politician from Madhya Pradesh. He served as the Minister of state in Government of Madhya Pradesh [1] from 2016 to 2018 and is a five-time MLA from Vijayraghavgarh Assembly Constituency of Katni District in Madhya Pradesh.

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Early life

Pathak's late father, Satyendra Pathak was also a politician. Following his father's footsteps, he too entered politics and won five times as MLA. He is a businessman and one of the richest MLAs in Madhya Pradesh according to the affidavit he filed to Election Commission. [2]

Career

Pathak contested Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election 2008 for the first time and won. He retained his seat winning the 2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election representing Indian National Congress from Vijayraghavgarh Assembly Constituency. He defeated Padma Shukla of BJP by a narrow margin of 929 votes. However, he resigned from his seat in April 2014 due to ideological differences with Indian National Congress and joined BJP. He re-contested and won the August By-Poll [3] with a huge margin of 53,397 votes. He, later, served as the Minister of State for Small, Micro and Medium Enterprises in the Government of Madhya Pradesh from July 2016 till December 2018.

He was re-elected from Vijayragahavgarh again in December 2018 and served the constituency before being re-elected in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election 2023, he again won by a massive margin to become MLA for the fifth time. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Social Work

Pathak gained a lot of popularity for his contribution to the District hospital in Katni. The bhoomipujan of this building was performed by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in the presence of Member of Parliament and State BJP President V D Sharma and PWD Minister Gopal Bhargava. [9]

In 2022, he arranged a two day medical camp in Barhi (Katni), with a team of over 150 doctors from Bhopal. The medical camp was a mega success with its effect reaching to over 1 lakh people in the form of free medical tests and medicines. Those with relatively serious medical requirements were taken to Bhopal for further treatment. [10]

In 2023, Pathak established a religious/spiritual pilgrim for the poor and needy. It was inaugurated by Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the then Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. Shri Harihar Teerth Dham is a one stop pilgrimage destination for all. The Bhoomi Poojan was blessed with the presence of esteemed spiritual Gurus from all across India, including prominent names like Acharya Mahamandaleshwar of the Juna Akhara, Swami Avdheshanand Giri Ji Maharaj, JagatGuru Shri RamBhadracharya Ji Maharaj, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Didi Sadhvi Rithambara and many more. [11]

In 2020 to 2021, when the COVID-19 pandemic was at its peak, he helped the needy by providing them with food, medical aid, medicines and financial support. He had converted his family owned SYNA International School in Katni into a charitable COVID care centre to help the infected recover. His efforts helped to save hundreds of life. [12]

In 2013, he had rescued the pilgrims in the aftermath of the flash floods in Uttarakhand. He flew down from Katni to Uttrakhand to help the stuck pilgrims. His efforts were praised by the entire nation. [13]

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