AAP Appoints Dr Arun K. Mallik as State President in Andaman & Nicobar Islands

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has appointed Dr Arun K. Mallik as its new State President for the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, according to an official communication issued by AAP National Secretary Pankaj Kumar Gupta on Monday.

The communication states that Dr Mallik will take charge as the party's State President in the Union Territory.

Following the announcement, Dr Mallik expressed gratitude to the party's national leadership for entrusting him with the responsibility. In a social-media post, he thanked AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal for the confidence placed in him and acknowledged senior party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, along with AAP's Andaman & Nicobar leadership, including Adv. Bharti.

Dr Mallik is a public-health professional who has previously been associated with AAP's political activities in the Islands. His public profile identifies him as an AAP leader in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

According to the information provided by the party, Dr Mallik holds MBBS and MD qualifications in Community Medicine from AIIMS, New Delhi.

The appointment places Dr Mallik at the helm of AAP's state-level organisation in the Union Territory. The party has been seeking to expand its organisational and political presence in the Islands, where local issues including healthcare, infrastructure, public services and island-specific development remain significant areas of political engagement.

The latest appointment marks a change in AAP's state-level leadership and is expected to shape the party's organisational activities and public outreach in the Union Territory.

The appointment information is based on the AAP communication dated 10 August 2026 provided for this report. Independent verification of the communication could not be established through an official public source at the time of publication.