[2] He completed his Master of Arts (MA) in History from Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, in 2008.
[2][3] Tripathi was a volunteer in the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement led by Anna Hazare, where he campaigned alongside Arvind Kejriwal, encouraging youth to join the agitation.
[2][4] In the December 2013 Delhi assembly elections, Tripathi won the Model Town seat, defeating Congress's Kanwar Karan Singh and BJP’s Ashok Goel by 7,875 votes.
He promised a commercial area for traders and raised issues like the slums' ration mafia, which allegedly attacked him, leading to a hospital stay.
[4] Tripathi also highlighted the rape and murder of a girl in Rana Pratap Bagh and was arrested after BJP and Congress alleged his involvement in the rape-murder, then released after 12 days.
[7][8] Tripathi, along with another AAP MLA Sanjeev Jha, were convicted of rioting and inciting attacks on the Burari police station in North Delhi in 2015.
The Department of Vigilance, citing strong evidence including CCTV footage, recommended prosecution against Tripathi, the Lieutenant Governor referred the matter to the Delhi Assembly Speaker for sanction.