Pankaj Kumar Malik

Chaudhary Pankaj Singh Malik is an Indian politician and member of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Malik represented the Charthawal constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party.

Early life and education

Malik was born in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India in 1978. He holds a LL.B. degree from D.A.V. College, Muzaffarnagar. Prior to joining politics, he was an agriculturist by profession.

Malik started his political career in Baghra by election 2004 where he was defeated by Rashtriya [Lok Dal] candidate Paramjeet Singh Malik by 3701 votes. He has been a Member of the Legislative [Assembly (India)|MLA] for two straight terms from 2007 to 2017. He represented Baghra (Assembly constituency) in 15th legislative assembly and Shamli (Assembly constituency) in 16th legislative assembly. Currently he is a member of the Samajwadi Party and MLA from Charthawal (Assembly constituency).

Year	Election Type	Constituency	Result	Votes Secured	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party	Opposition vote	Ref
2004	MLA	Baghra		39,004	Paramjeet Malik	RLD	42,705
2007 [Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election\|2007]	MLA	Baghra	Won	37,649	Yogendra chairman	RLD	26,188
2012 [Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election\|2012]	MLA	Shamli	Won	53,947	Choudhary Virender Singh	SP	50,206
2017	MLA	Shamli		40,365	Tejendra Nirwal	BJP	70,085
2022	MLA	Charthawal		97,363	Sapna Kashyap	BJP	92,029