Pradeep Bhandari

Journalist

Indian Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Quick Info

ProfessionJournalist
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth30/06/1985
Age40 years
BirthplaceIndore, Madhya Pradesh, India

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Bio/Wiki

NicknameChotu

Physical Stats & More

Height5' 9" (175 cm)
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

School
  • Daly College, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
  • Cambridge International, Indore
College/UniversityManipal Institute of Technology, Karnataka
Educational QualificationBachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology, Karnataka (2008-2012)
Additional Training12-week course in Economic Reasoning and Public Policy Analysis at Takshashila Institution (2012)

Personal Life

ReligionHinduism
Political InclinationBharatiya Janata Party
HobbiesTravelling, Photography, Cricket, Debating

Relationships & More

Marital StatusUnmarried

Family

FatherDilip Bhandari (Retired police officer, President Awardee)
MotherRajni Bhandari (Founder of largest NGO on Thalassemia)
Siblings
  • Shubhra Bhandari
  • Shilpa Bhandari

Career

Current PositionNational Spokesperson, Bharatiya Janata Party (appointed July 2024)
Previous Positions
  • Consulting Editor, Zee News (March 2024 - resigned)
  • News Director, India News channel under ITV Network (August 2022)
  • Consulting Editor, Republic Bharat (resigned February 2021)
  • CEO, Jan Ki Baat (founded 2016)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Pradeep Bhandari is the CEO of Jan Ki Baat, a digital media platform in India.
2. He hails from Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
3. After completing his graduation in 2012, he pursued a course in Economic Reasoning and Public Policy Analysis at Takshashila Institution.
4. In 2012, he interned as a digital design engineer at Texas Instruments Company.
5. He excelled in the Model United Nations extracurricular activity that year.
6. In 2012, he founded Orange Revolution in Bengaluru and briefly worked at ST-Ericsson as a design engineer.
7. In 2014, he joined IIM Ahmedabad’s My Parliament Team.
8. In 2013, he served as the Youth Wing Coordinator with the Thalassemia and Child Welfare Group in Indore, an NGO founded by his mother.
9. In 2014, he began teaching at Pink Flower Public School in Indore and achieved notable success.
10. In 2016, he launched Jan Ki Baat and assumed the role of CEO.
11. In 2018, he appeared on the ABP News debate TV show Samvidhan Ki Shapath.
12. In 2019, he authored the book Modi Mandate 2019: Dispatches from Ground Zero.
13. In 2020, his coverage on Sushant Singh Rajput's death case garnered him significant attention for his distinctive reporting.
14. During his report outside the NCB Office in Mumbai in 2020, he was attacked by some fellow journalists.
15. He worked as consulting editor at Republic Bharat, hosting the show Lalkaar, before resigning in February 2021.
16. In August 2022, he was appointed news director of India News channel under ITV Network, where he hosts the prime-time show Janta Ka Mukadama.
17. On 10 March 2024, he joined Zee News as consulting editor.
18. In July 2024, BJP national president J.P. Nadda appointed him as a national spokesperson of the party.
19. Jan Ki Baat, founded by him, is known for accurate predictions in over 39 Indian elections through opinion and exit polls.
20. He has hosted prime-time news shows including Aap ka Sawal, Taal Thok Ke, and 24 Ki Sarkaar.
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