Ranajit Kumar Roy

Ranajit Kumar Roy (রণজিত কুমার রায়) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Jessore-4.

Ranajit Kumar Roy
Member of Parliament
Personal details
Born1 February 1955
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

Early life

Roy was born on 1 February 1955. He has studied up to H.S.C or grade 12.[1]

Career

Roy was elected to Parliament in 2008 from Jessore-4 as an Awami League candidate.[2]

Roy was re-elected to Parliament in 2014 from Jessore-4 as an Awami League candidate.[3]

Roy was re-elected to Parliament in 2019 from Jessore-4 as an Awami League candidate with 273,234 votes while his nearest rival, TS Ayub of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 30,874.[4] His nomination was opposed by Awami League activists from Jessore who described him as corrupt at a press conference at the Dhaka Reporters' Unity; allegations he has refuted.[5]

References
  1. "Ranajit Kumar Roy Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  2. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results - Amar Desh Online". amardesh.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  3. "Ranajit Kumar Roy History". Amarmp. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  4. "Jashore-4 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  5. "Don't nominate 'corrupt' lawmakers". The Daily Star. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.


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