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Durgesh Pathak
Office Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly








Predecessor Raghav Chadha



Constituency Rajinder Nagar


Born Uttar Pradesh, India



Nationality Indian


Political party Aam Aadmi Party



Alma mater Allahabad University



Durgesh Pathak is an Indian politician and Member of Legislative Assembly in Delhi. He is a senior member of the Aam Aadmi Party and Political Affairs Committee (the highest decision-making body) and National Executive In-charge of the party.[1]

He won the Delhi Assembly by-election, 2022 as the AAP candidate for the seat of MLA from the Rajendra Nagar assembly constituency in Delhi.[2][3]

Early life and career

He completed Master's in English from Allahabad University and moved to Delhi in 2010.[1][4]

Politics

In 2013, he managed the election campaign for AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal and helped defeat Sheila Dixit the incumbent Delhi Chief Minister.[1]

He is a member of Political Affairs Committee (the highest decision-making body) and National Executive In-charge of the party.[4] He is in-charge of Municipal Corporation of Delhi election for AAP.[5][6][7][8][9][4] In June 2022, he contested from Rajendra Nagar in Delhi Assembly by-election, 2022 against BJP's candidate Rajesh Bhatia and won by 11,000 lead.[3]

Electoral performance

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Newsmaker | At 31, an old AAP hand and now party’s Rajinder Nagar candidate. The Indian Express(31 May 2022). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  2. AAP’s candidate for Rajinder Nagar bypoll Durgesh Pathak files nomination. Hindustan Times(4 June 2022). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  3. 3.0 3.1 BJP Will Stop Development Work If Its Candidate Wins: AAP Heavyweights Campaign For Durgesh Pathak. outlookindia.com/(21 June 2022). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Durgesh Pathak | Aam Aadmi Party(24 July 2017). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  5. Durgesh Pathak seeks time from LG to address Delhi’s garbage problem | Delhi News - Times of India. The Times of India(31 May 2022). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  6. AAP writes to MCD, oppose reported move to hike tax. Hindustan Times(31 May 2022). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  7. Non-existent NGO got school tender from Delhi civic body: AAP leader Durgesh Pathak. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  8. BJP closed 34 North MCD schools last year: Durgesh Pathak. www.thehansindia.com(3 February 2022). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  9. BJP stacks Delhi's streets with garbage: AAP leader Durgesh Pathak. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 June 2022.

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