Durgesh Pathak
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
26 June 2022
Preceded byRaghav Chadha
ConstituencyRajinder Nagar
Personal details
BornUttar Pradesh, India
Political partyAam Aadmi Party
EducationMaster's in English
Alma materAllahabad 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]

He was anointed as Chairman of Committee on Government Undertakings of (Delhi) and Committee on Municipal Corporation of (Delhi) post MCD Elections 2022.

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

Delhi Assembly by-election, 2022: Rajinder Nagar[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Durgesh Pathak 40,319 55.76 -1.30
BJP Rajesh Bhatia 28,581 39.92 +2.22
INC Prem Lata 2,014 2.79 -1.01
RRP Ajay Tiwari 76 0.11 N/A
None of the Above None of the Above 546 0.76
Majority 11,555 15.84 -3.52
Turnout 71,892 43.75 -14.75
Registered electors 1,77,867
AAP hold Swing -1.30
Delhi Assembly elections, 2020: Karawal Nagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Mohan Singh Bisht 96,721 50.59 +16.85
AAP Durgesh Pathak 88,498 46.29 -13.55
INC Arbind Singh 2,242 1.17 -1.98
BSP Nathu Ram 824 0.43 -0.86
CPI(M) Ranjit Tiwari 414 0.22 -0.19
NOTA None of the above 373 0.20 -0.32
Majority 8,223 4.30 -21.80
Turnout 1,91,291 67.55 -2.28
BJP gain from AAP Swing +16.85

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ India, The Hans (3 February 2022). "BJP closed 34 North MCD schools last year: Durgesh Pathak". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "BJP stacks Delhi's streets with garbage: AAP leader Durgesh Pathak". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "Rajinder Nagar bypoll Results Highlights: AAP wins by 11,555 votes". Hindustan Times. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "Delhi by election result 2022". Election Commission of India. June 2022.
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