Durgesh Pathak
Indian politician
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Durgesh Pathak is an Indian politician and was 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]
Durgesh Pathak | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 26 June 2022 – 8 February 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Raghav Chadha |
| Succeeded by | Umang Bajaj |
| Constituency | Rajinder Nagar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Education | Master's in English |
| Alma mater | Allahabad University |
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 Chairman of Committee on Government Undertakings of (Delhi) and Committee on Municipal Corporation of (Delhi) post MCD Elections 2022.
In 2025 Delhi Assembly Elections he lost to BJP candidate in Rajinder Nagar constituency.[4][5]
Early life and career
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.[6] He is in-charge of Municipal Corporation of Delhi election for AAP.[7][8][9][10][11][6] 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] He lost his seat in the 2025 polls to BJP candidate Umang Bajaj by a margin of over 1,200 votes.
Electoral performance
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Umang Bajaj | 46,671 | 48.01 | ||
| AAP | Durgesh Pathak | 45,440 | 46.74 | ||
| INC | Vineet Yadav | 4,015 | 4.13 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 571 | 0.59 | ||
| Majority | 1,231 | 1.27 | |||
| Turnout | 97,211 | ||||
| BJP gain from AAP | Swing | ||||
| 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 | |
| NOTA | 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||