Sukanta Majumdar

Dr. Sukanta Kumar Majumdar is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Balurghat, West Bengal in the 2019 Indian general election. Currently, he is the 10th state president of Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal. He has done his PhD in Botany from the University of North Bengal. He is a professor of Botany at the University of Gour Banga. He was nominated as the Chief of West Bengal BJP on 20 September 2021.[1][2][3] He was appointed as President of Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal on 20 September 2021, replacing Dilip Ghosh.[4][5]

Sukanta Majumdar
Majumdar in August 2022
10th President of Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal
Assumed office
20 September 2021
Preceded byDilip Ghosh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
19 June 2019
Preceded byArpita Ghosh
ConstituencyBalurghat
Majority33,293
Personal details
Born (1979-12-29) 29 December 1979
Balurghat, West Bengal, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Koyel Chowdhury
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(m. 2008)​
Children2
EducationM.Sc., B.Ed., Ph.D. (Botany)
Alma materUniversity of North Bengal
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionTeaching
Signature
As of May, 2019
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References
  1. "Balurghat Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Dr. Sukanta Majumdar of BJP Wins". News 18. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. "Balurghat Election Result 2019: BJP's Sukanta Majumdar defeats TMC MP Arpita Ghosh, wins by 33,293 votes". Times Now. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  3. "Telling Numbers: 30% of MPs under age 40 are postgrads, including 2 doctorates". The Indian Express. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  4. "BJP MP Sukanta Majumdar replaces Dilip Ghosh as party's Bengal president". Hindustan Times. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  5. Singh, Shiv Sahay (20 September 2021). "Sukanta Majumdar replaces Dilip Ghosh as West Bengal BJP president". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
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