Biswanath Das (born 3 October 1965) is an Indian politician who has been a Member of Legislative Assembly for Jaynagar since 2016. He is a member of the All India Trinamool Congress party.[1][2]

Biswanath Das
Member of Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2016 (2016)
Preceded byTarun Kanti Naskar
ConstituencyJaynagar
Personal details
Born (1965-10-03) 3 October 1965 (age 59)
Jaynagar Majilpur, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India
Political partyAll India Trinamool Congress
Parent
  • Satish Chandra Das (father)
ResidenceKolkata
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionSchool Teacher

Personal life

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Biswanath Das was born on 3 October 1965, to a Bengali Hindu family in Jaynagar Majilpur. He is a postgraduate of the University of Calcutta. He was a school teacher before entering politics.

Political career

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In the 2016 Vidhan Sabha election, the All India Trinamool Congress nominated Biswanath Das from the Jaynagar Vidhan Sabha constituency. In this election, he defeated his nearest rival Sujit Patwari of the Indian National Congress by 15,051 votes.

References

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  1. ^ "Biswanath Das (Criminal & Asset Declaration)". myneta.info. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  2. ^ List of sitting members of West Bengal Legislative Assembly (MLAs)