Sandeep Pathak (Indian Educationalist) Biography

Quick Info

Profession	Educationalist
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	04/10/1979
Age	46 years
Birthplace	Bataha, Mungeli, Chhattisgarh

Latest News about Sandeep Pathak

24/04/2026

Sandeep Pathak defected from the Aam Aadmi Party to the Bharatiya Janata Party along with a faction of six other Rajya Sabha MPs led by Raghav Chadha. This high-profile switch occurred while he was serving as a Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab since April 2022. The defection marks a significant political realignment in Indian politics.

Do you like Sandeep Pathak?

You can vote only once.

Bio/Wiki

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

Physical Stats & More

Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

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

School	Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Tilaknagar, Bilaspur
Village School	Up to class 6th in Bataha village

Relationships & More

Wife/Spouse

Tejus Pathak

Parents

Father	Shivkumar Pathak (farmer)
Mother	Prabha Pathak
Siblings	Pradeep Pathak Pratibha Pathak

Career

Political Party	Aam 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.

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.

Sandeep Pathak Educationalist Indian Bataha, Mungeli, Chhattisgarh