Gurupada Mete

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Gurupada Mete (1969 – 1 October 2020)[1] was an Indian politician from West Bengal. He was a former two time member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Indas Assembly constituency, which was reserved for Scheduled Caste community, in Bankura district. He won the 2011 and 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election representing the All India Trinamool Congress.[2] He died on 1 October 2020 due to COVID-19.[3]

Early life and education

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Mete was from Indas, Bankura district, West Bengal. He was the son of late Sasadhar Mete. He studied Class 10 but failed to clear the Madhyamik Pariksha. Later, he discontinued his studies. He was into farming.[1]

Career

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Mete first became an MLA winning from Indas Assembly constituency representing the All India Trinamool Congress in the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. He polled 85,589 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Santanu Kumar Bora of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), by a margin of 4,005 votes.[4] He retained the seat for the All India Trinamool Congress winning the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election defeating Dilip Kumar Malik, also of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), by a margin of 18,837 votes.[5][6][7]

Death

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Mete died of COVID-19 at a private hospital in Howrah on 1 October 2020. He was in the hospital for about a month and suffered multiple complications related to heart and kidney.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gurupada Mete(All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)): Constituency- Indus (SC) (Bankura) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  2. ^ "West Bengal elections: Here is TMC's full list of candidates". The Indian Express. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Trinamool MLA Gurupada Mete, Covid Positive, Dies In Hospital". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Indas Election Result 2021 LIVE: How to check Indas assembly (Vidhan Sabha) election winners, losers, vote margin, news updates - CNBC TV18". CNBCTV18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Indas Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  6. ^ Live, A. B. P. "Indas Election Results 2021 LIVE, Vote Counting, Leading, Trailing , Winners West bengal Indas Constituency Election News LIVE". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  7. ^ "West Bengal Assembly election 2021, Indas (SC) profile: TMC won seat in previous two elections". Firstpost. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  8. ^ "TMC MLA Gurupada Mete Dies After Testing Covid-19 Positive; CM Mamata Banerjee Expresses Grief". News18. Retrieved 7 May 2025.