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Sandeep Pathak | |
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| National General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Assumed office 18 August 2026 | |
| President | Nitin Nabin |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 10 April 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Partap Singh Bajwa |
| Constituency | Punjab |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1979 Mungeli, Chhattisgarh, India |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (since 2026)[1][2] |
Other political affiliations | Aam Aadmi Party (2022-2026) |
| Education | University of Cambridge (Ph.D) (2011) |
Known for | Aam Aadmi Party: Gujarat Incharge, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh Co-incharge Ex-Professor: IIT Delhi Research Associate: University of Oxford & MIT |
Sandeep Pathak (born 4 October 1979) is an Indian academician-turned-politician from Bharatiya Janata 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 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.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
He was appointed Aam Aadmi Party's Incharge in Gujarat & Co-incharge in Punjab on 21 March 2022.[6] Later he was appointed Co-incharge for Himachal Pradesh on 4 June 2022.[7]
On 24 April 2026, he defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party along with a faction of 6 other Rajya Sabha MPs led by Raghav Chadha.[8]
Soon thereafter, the Punjab Police filed two FIRs against Pathak in two different districts of Punjab, where the Punjab Police raided his house in Delhi but Pathak escaped from his house. Pathak and BJP have criticized these FIRs as being political vendetta. Pathak has also said he was completely unware of the details of these FIRs and has moved Punjab and Haryana High Court for relief, where he has been provided Interim relief, and the matter is pending. [9][10][11][12][13][14] [15]
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Sandeep Pathak (born 4 October 1979) is an Indian academician-turned-politician from Bharatiya Janata 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.
Sandeep Pathak (born 14 May 1978) is an Indian film, television and theatre actor in Marathi and Hindi Language. He has featured in television shows such as Asambhav, Eka Lagnachi Dusri Goshta. His notable films are Poshter Girl, Harishchandrachi Factory, Ek Hazarachi Note, Rangaa Patangaa. He is also known for his work in theatre with plays such as Varhad Nighalay Londonla, Sakharam Binder, Asami Asa Mi, Vyakti Aani Valli. He has done many comedies shows like Hasa Chakat Fu, Fu Bai Fu and Comedy Express.
Pathak (Devanagari: पाठक) is a surname native to India and Nepal. Pathak is mainly used by Hindu Brahmin communities of North India, East India, Nepal and Western India. Notable people with the surname Pathak include: Amit Pathak (born 1972), former first-class cricketer Amita Pathak, Indian actress Arun Pathak (born 1975), Indian politician and social activist Arun Pathak (Bihar politician) advisor to the Governor of Bihar Arun Pathak (Uttar Pradesh politician) (born 1973), Indian politician, social activist and teacher Brajesh Pathak (born 1964), Indian politician Bindeshwar Pathak (1943-2023), Indian sociologist Chirag Pathak (born 1987) first-class cricketer Dil Bhusan Pathak (born 1972) Investigative Broadcaster and Media Advocate Dina Pathak (1922–2002), Indian actor and director Falguni Pathak (born 1964), Indian singer Gangadhar Pathak (1923–?), Indian writer, poet and historian Gopal Swarup Pathak (1896–1982), Vice President of India (1969–1974) Harin Pathak (born 1947), Indian politician Heera Pathak (1916–1995), Indian poet, literary critic, and wife of Ramnarayan Krishan Pathak (born 1997), field hockey goalkeeper for the Indian national side Mohit Pathak, music director, singer and lyricist N. R. Pathak (1915–1985), Indian humanitarian, social worker, and politician Parag Pathak (born 1980), Nepalese-American academic Pashchim Pathak (born 1976), Indian Cricket umpire Prashant Pathak, Indo-Canadian investor, businessman and philanthropist Punit Pathak (born 1986), dancer, choreographer and actor Raghunandan Swarup Pathak (1924–2007), Chief Justice of India Ramnarayan V. Pathak (1887–1955), Indian poet, short story writer, and literary critic Rameshwar Pathak (1938-2010), Indian singer Ratna Pathak (born 1963), Indian actress Riti Pathak (born 1977) is a member of the Lower House of Parliament in India from Sidhi in Madhya Pradesh who belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party Ritu Pathak (born 1987), Bollywood playback singer Sabitri Bogati (Pathak), Nepalese politician Sandeep Pathak, Indian politician and Rajya Sabha member Sandeep Pathak, cinema and theatre actor Sankaet Pathak, Indian-American businessman Sanjay Pathak (born 1970), Indian former politician Shanta Pathak (1927–2010), British businesswoman Shivam Pathak, singer-songwriter Shruti Pathak, playback singer Shyam Pathak, Indian actor Subrat Pathak (born 1979), Bharatiya Janata Party politician, elected to the Lok Sabha in the 2019 Indian general election . Supriya Pathak (born 1961), Indian actress Surender Mohan Pathak (born 1940), Indian author V. S. Pathak (1926–2003), Indian historian and writer Vandana Pathak, film, stage and TV actress Vijay Bahadur Pathak, Indian politician Vinay Kumar Pathak, Vice Chancellor of Dr A.P.J.Abdul Kalam University, Lucknow Vinay Pathak (born 1968), Indian actor
Poshter Girl is a 2016 Indian Marathi-language drama film directed by Sameer Patil and written by Hemant Dhome, the film was produced by Chalo Film Banaye and Viacom18 Motion Pictures, it stars Sonalee Kulkarni, Jitendra Joshi, Hrishikesh Joshi, Aniket Vishwasrao, Hemant Dhome, Siddharth Menon, Sandeep Pathak, Akshay Tanksale, Anand Ingale and Vaibhav Mangale. The film was theatrically released on 12 February 2016.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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