Sandeep Pathak

Educationalist

Indian Bataha, Mungeli, Chhattisgarh

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ProfessionEducationalist
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth04/10/1979
Age46 years
BirthplaceBataha, Mungeli, Chhattisgarh

Latest News about Sandeep Pathak

02/05/2026

Punjab Police registered two FIRs under non-bailable sections against Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak after his reported exit from the Aam Aadmi Party and switch to the Bharatiya Janata Party. The reports said the cases were filed in separate districts of Punjab and involved allegations including harassment of women and corruption. The BJP described the move as political vendetta.

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Bio/Wiki

Names earned
  • 'Chanakya' of AAP in Punjab
  • The Economics Times
  • Backroom boy, The Tribune

Physical Stats & More

Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University
  • Cambridge University, London
  • University of Oxford, England
  • Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad
  • National Chemical Laboratory, Pune
  • University of Cambridge, England
  • MIT
Degrees
  • Master of Science
  • Ph.D from Cambridge University (2011)
  • Postdoctoral research from the University of Oxford

Personal Life

SchoolSaraswati Shishu Mandir, Tilaknagar, Bilaspur
Village SchoolUp to class 6th in Bataha village

Relationships & More

Wife/SpouseTejus Pathak
Parents
FatherShivkumar Pathak (farmer)
MotherPrabha Pathak
Siblings
  • Pradeep Pathak
  • Pratibha Pathak

Career

Political PartyAam Aadmi Party (2022-Present)
Political Journey
  • In March 2022, he joined the Aam Aadmi Party.
  • On 21 March 2022, he was elected as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s nominees for the Rajya Sabha from Punjab.
  • Elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha on 10 April 2022.
  • Appointed AAP's Incharge in Gujarat & Co-incharge in Punjab on 21 March 2022.
  • Appointed Co-incharge for Himachal Pradesh on 4 June 2022.
  • Appointed National General Secretary (Organisation) of AAP.

Social Media

Twitterhttps://x.com/sandeeppathak04

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Sandeep Pathak, an Indian IIT professor, was elected as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate for the Rajya Sabha elections in Punjab.
2. He became an Assistant Professor in Physics at IIT Delhi in 2016.
3. Throughout his career, he has authored 43 research papers and assisted in 490 research works from 2011 to 2021, including around 10 published in 2015.
4. Sandeep resigned from his professorship at IIT Delhi in 2020 to work as an election strategist for the 2020 Delhi Assembly elections with the AAP.
5. Before his Rajya Sabha candidacy, he led campaign design for the AAP in the 2022 Punjab assembly elections using door-to-door outreach.
6. On 21 March 2022, Sandeep Pathak was appointed by the AAP to oversee the Gujarat Assembly polls scheduled for December 2022.
7. His research has over 11,348 citations and an H-index of 32.
8. Ph.D. focused on high-temperature superconducting materials.
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