Durgesh Pathak | |
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Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 26 June 2022 | |
Preceded by | Raghav Chadha |
Constituency | Rajinder Nagar |
Personal details | |
Born | Uttar Pradesh,India |
Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
Education | Master's in English |
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]
He was appointed as Chairman of Committee on Government Undertakings of (Delhi) and Committee on Municipal Corporation of (Delhi) post MCD Elections 2022.
He completed Master's in English from Allahabad University and moved to Delhi in 2010. [1] [4]
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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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