Surajit Kumar Biswas

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Surajit Kumar Biswas (born 1940)[1] is an Indian politician from West Bengal. He is a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Bongaon Dakshin Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Caste community, in North 24 Parganas district. He won the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election representing the All India Trinamool Congress.[2]

Early life and education

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Biswas is from Gaighata, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. He is the son of late Nilratan Biswas. He completed his BA at a college affiliated with the University of Calcutta in 1961. He is a retired state government employee and his wife is a retired higher secondary school teacher.[1]

Career

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Biswas won from Bongaon Dakshin Assembly constituency representing the All India Trinamool Congress in the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. He polled 92,379 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Ramendranath Audhya of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), by a margin of 26,904 votes.[3][4][5] He first became an MLA winning the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election where he polled 87,677 votes to defeat Anuj Baran Sarkar, also of CPI (M), by a margin of 21,889 votes.[6][2] He was denied a ticket to contest the 2021 Assembly election.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Surajit Kumar Biswas(All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)):Constituency - Bongaon Dakshin (SC) (North 24 Parganas) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Bongaon Dakshin Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  3. ^ "IndiaVotes AC Summary: Bongaon Dakshin (SC) 2016". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  4. ^ Live, A. B. P. "Bongaon-dakshin Election Results 2021 LIVE, Vote Counting, Leading, Trailing , Winners West bengal Bongaon-dakshin Constituency Election News LIVE". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Bongaon Dakshin Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Swapan Majumder of BJP Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin". News18. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  6. ^ "West Bengal Election: Bongaon Dakshin Assembly Constituency 2021". Hindustan Times. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  7. ^ Choudhurri, Atonu (19 April 2021). "Promise of citizenship: How BJP is winning over Matua Dalit refugees of Bongaon South". Newslaundry. Retrieved 30 April 2025.