Durgesh Pathak is an Indian politician and Member of Legislative Assembly in Delhi. He is a senior member of the

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and Political Affairs Committee (the highest decision-making body) and National Executive In-charge of the party. 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. 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.

Politics

In 2013, he managed the election campaign for AAP national convenor

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and helped defeat

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the incumbent Delhi Chief Minister. He is a member of Political Affairs Committee (the highest decision-making body) and National Executive In-charge of the party. He is in-charge of

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election for AAP. 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.

Electoral performance

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pathak, Durgesh Living people Politicians from New Delhi Delhi MLAs 2020–2025 Aam Aadmi Party MLAs from Delhi University of Allahabad alumni Year of birth missing (living people)