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'''Sandeep Kumar Pathak''' is an Indian politician from [[Aam Aadmi Party]] and [[Rajya Sabha]] MP from [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Punjab|Punjab]] since April 2022. He is a former assistant professor of [[IIT Delhi]], former research associate at [[University of Oxford]] and [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]]. He is also currently [[Aam Aadmi Party|Aam Aadmi Party's]] Incharge in [[Gujarat]] & Co-incharge in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and [[Himachal Pradesh]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Tribune News |title=Sandeep Pathak replaces Raghav Chadha as Punjab co-incharge as AAP appoints new office-bearers in 9 states |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/aap-appoints-new-office-bearers-in-9-states-sandeep-pathak-is-gujarat-in-charge-379458 |access-date=2022-03-21 |website=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en}}</ref>
'''Sandeep Kumar Pathak''' (born 4 October 1979) is an Indian politician from [[Aam Aadmi Party]] and [[Rajya Sabha]] MP from [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Punjab|Punjab]] since April 2022. He is a former assistant professor of [[IIT Delhi]], former research associate at [[University of Oxford]] and [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]]. He is also currently [[Aam Aadmi Party|Aam Aadmi Party's]] Incharge in [[Gujarat]] & Co-incharge in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and [[Himachal Pradesh]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Tribune News |title=Sandeep Pathak replaces Raghav Chadha as Punjab co-incharge as AAP appoints new office-bearers in 9 states |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/aap-appoints-new-office-bearers-in-9-states-sandeep-pathak-is-gujarat-in-charge-379458 |access-date=2022-03-21 |website=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en}}</ref>


== Early life and education ==
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* [https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/shri-sandeep-kumar-pathak Profile] at [[National portal of india|National Portal of India]]
* [https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/shri-sandeep-kumar-pathak Profile] at [[National portal of india|National Portal of India]]
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Latest revision as of 11:51, 26 September 2024

Sandeep Pathak
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
10 April 2022
President
Chairman of the House
Preceded byPartap Singh Bajwa
ConstituencyPunjab, India
Personal details
Born (1979-10-04) 4 October 1979 (age 45)
Mungeli, Chhattisgarh, India
Political partyAam Aadmi Party
Education Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Known forAam Aadmi Party: Gujarat Incharge, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh Co-incharge
Ex-Professor: IIT Delhi
Research Associate: University of Oxford & MIT

Sandeep Kumar Pathak (born 4 October 1979) is an Indian politician from Aam Aadmi Party and Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab since April 2022. He is a former assistant professor of IIT Delhi, former research associate at University of Oxford and MIT. He is also currently Aam Aadmi Party's Incharge in Gujarat & Co-incharge in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh[1]

Early life and education

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He was born in Bataha village in Mungeli, Chhattisgarh to agriculturist parents. He completed his education till class 6th from his village and then moved to Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh to his aunt's house for further studies. He completed his master's in Chhattisgarh and then moved to Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad and National Chemical laboratory, Pune for further studies.

He then moved to the University of Cambridge to pursue Ph.D on high-temperature superconducting materials. Post that he pursued post-doctoral research as research associate in University of Oxford and MIT.[2]

Professional career

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He joined the faculty of IIT Delhi in 2016. His area of work at the IIT is stated to be fabrication of perovskite-based photovoltaic devices, photo-physical properties and he has a number of research papers to his credit.[3]

Political career

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He was recognized for his behind-the-scenes work in the 2022 Punjab elections, on behalf of the Aam Aadmi Party, and was nominated by the party as a candidate for a seat in the Rajya Sabha, to which he was elected, unopposed, in April 2022.[4]

He was appointed Aam Aadmi Party's Incharge in Gujarat & Co-incharge in Punjab on 21 March 2022.[5] Later he was appointed Co-incharge for Himachal Pradesh on 4 June 2022.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Service, Tribune News. "Sandeep Pathak replaces Raghav Chadha as Punjab co-incharge as AAP appoints new office-bearers in 9 states". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  2. ^ Nanda, Rupashree. "Surveys Key, Good Chance in Gujarat: AAP's Silent Strategist Sandeep Pathak Opens Up to News18". News18. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  3. ^ Mishra, Soni. "Who is Sandeep Pathak, AAP's surprise pick for Rajya Sabha?". The Week. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  4. ^ "All five nominees of AAP from Punjab elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha". newsonair.gov.in. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  5. ^ Service, Tribune News. "Sandeep Pathak replaces Raghav Chadha as Punjab co-incharge as AAP appoints new office-bearers in 9 states". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  6. ^ Mohan, Vibhor. "Sandeep Pathak is Aam Aadmi Party's Himachal Pradesh co-incharge". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
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Rajya Sabha
Preceded by Member of Parliament
in Rajya Sabha for Punjab

2022 –
Incumbent