Tapas Banerjee

Tapas Banerjee is an Indian advocate and politician from West Bengal belonging to All India Trinamool Congress. He was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly representing Asansol Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency) from 2011 to 2021.

Tapas Banerjee
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
6 May 2021
Preceded byRunu Dutta
ConstituencyRaniganj
In office
13 May 2011 – 4 May 2021
Preceded byAmitava Mukhopadhyay
Succeeded byAgnimitra Paul
ConstituencyAsansol Dakshin
In office
1996–2001
Preceded byGoutam Roy Choudhury
Succeeded byKalyan Banerjee
ConstituencyAsansol Uttar
Personal details
Political partyAll India Trinamool Congress
EducationB.Com & LLB
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer

He graduated with B.Com. & LLB from University of Calcutta.[1] He was elected as a member the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Asansol Dakshin in 2011 and 2016.[2][3]

Political career

Tapas Banerjee won Asansol Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in the 2011 assembly elections. Banerjee defeated his nearest contender, Ashok Kumar Mukherjee of CPI(M), with a margin of 28,541 votes. Banerjee received 89,645 votes, while the runner-up Mukherjee, got 61,104. The voter turnout in the election was 78.69%.[4]

References
  1. "Tapas Banerjee(All India Trinamool Congress(AITC)):Constituency- ASANSOL DAKSHIN(BARDHAMAN) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  2. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  3. "General Elections, India, 2016, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  4. "Asansol Dakshin Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". www.elections.in. Retrieved 19 December 2020.


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