Arun Pathak (Uttar Pradesh politician)

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Arun Pathak (born 14 April 1973) is an Indian politician, social activist and teacher. He was born and raised in Kanpur. He is a member of BJP. He also studied and worked as a chemistry teacher at BNSD Inter College in Kanpur. In 2015 he was elected as Member of Legislative Council in a by-election from Kanpur Division Graduates Constituency as the BJP candidate.[1]

He defeated a member of the Swarup family of Kanpur; successive members of that family had previously held the seat since 1916.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kanpur Legislative Council bypoll: BJP-backed Arun Pathak wins". The Economic Times.
  2. ^ "BJP candidate Arun Pathak wins graduate MLC seat from Kanpur". The Indian Express. 11 February 2017.