Biswajit Das (politician)

Biswajit Das
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
2 May 2021 – Incumbent
Preceded byDulal Bar
ConstituencyBagdah
In office
2011–2021
Preceded byGopal Seth
Succeeded byAshok Kirtania
ConstituencyBangaon Uttar
Personal details
Born (1967-04-11) April 11, 1967 (age 57)[1]
Political partyAll India Trinamool Congress(2010-2019),(2021-)
Other political
affiliations
Bharatiya Janata Party(2019-2021)
SpouseSuvra Das
Residence(s)Gopal Nagar, Bangaon, West Bengal
Education10th Pass
ProfessionSocial Worker & Farmer

Biswajit Das is an Indian politician from the All India Trinamool Congress party. In May 2021, he was elected as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Bagdah constituency.[2][3][4][5] He ran for the office as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and defeated Paritosh Kumar Saha of All India Trinamool Congress by 9,792 votes in 2021 West Bengal Assembly election, but returned to the All India Trinamool Congress later in 2021.[6]

In 2011 & 2016, he was elected to West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Bangaon Uttar as All India Trinamool Congress candidate before joining Bharatiya Janata Party in 2019.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Election Commission of Indi / Biswajit Das / Affidavit". affidavit.eci.gov.in.
  2. ^ "Bagdah Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Biswajit Das of BJP wins". News18. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  3. ^ "BJP blackmailing Matuas over CAA: TMC defector Biswajit". Indian Express. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Bagdah, West Bengal Assembly election result 2021". The India Today. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Biswajit Das (Criminal & Asset Declaration)". MyNeta.com. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Bengal BJP MLA Biswajit Das rejoins TMC, third leader to return after Mamata Banerjee's win". The Indian Express. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
State Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
from Bagdah (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

2021– present
Incumbent