Durgesh Pathak
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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.
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 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.
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 Arvind Kejriwal and helped defeat Sheila Dixit 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 Municipal Corporation of Delhi 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. He lost his seat in the 2025 polls to BJP candidate Umang Bajaj by a margin of over 1,200 votes.
On 14 May 2026, the Delhi High Court Judge Swarana Kanta Sharma initiated criminal contempt proceedings against 06 AAP leaders, Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, [[Sanjay Singh, Vinay Mishra, Durgesh Pathak and Saurabh Bharadwaj. She said that they had posted defamatory, contemptuous and vilifying things against her, calling it contemptuous of Court. On 19 May, the Delhi High Court issued notice to these leaders in the given criminal contempt proceedings.
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 |
External links
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- . affidavit.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India.
| State Legislative Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byRaghav Chadha (AAP) | Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly from Rajinder Nagar Assembly constituency 2022 - 2025 | Succeeded byUmang Bajaj (BJP) |
| Aam Aadmi Party political offices | ||
| Preceded byOffice established | Co in-charge Aam Aadmi Party, Punjab – March, 2017 | Incumbent |
| Preceded by- | Member of Political Affairs Committee Aam Aadmi Party – present | Incumbent |
| Preceded by- | National Executive In-charge Aam Aadmi Party – present | Incumbent |
| Preceded by- | Incharge of MCD election for Aam Aadmi Party 2022 – present | Incumbent |