Tapan Dasgupta is an Indian politician who served as minister of Agriculture Marketing in West Bengal under the ministry of Mamata Banerjee from 2016 till 2021.[1] Being a member of Trinamool Congress,[2] he is currently serving as a member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Saptagram constituency since 2011.[3]
Tapan Dasgupta | |
|---|---|
| President , Hooghly District Trinamool Congress | |
| In office 24 July 2005 – 4 July 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Akbar Ali Khondkar |
| Succeeded by | Dilip Yadav |
| Constituency | Saptagram, Hooghly |
| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 20 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Minister of Agriculture Marketing Government of West Bengal | |
| In office 20 May 2016 – 5 May 2021 | |
| Governor | Keshari Nath Tripathi Jagdeep Dhankhar |
| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Preceded by | Rabindranath Bhattacharjee |
| Succeeded by | Becharam Manna |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Trinamool Congress |
| Residence(s) | Hooghly, West Bengal |
Early life and education
editDasgupta was graduate student of Rishi Bankim College, Naihati. He completed his studies and did B.A. in Calcutta University in 1975.[4]
Controversies
editMamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, took action in July 2019 to remove minister Dasgupta from his position as party president of the Hooghly district unit. This came just a few days after his name was mentioned in connection with the kickback scandal. Dilip Yadav, a local leader, has taken over from Dasgupta in this role.[5]
References
edit- ^ Suryagni Roy (14 September 2021). "No votes, no water and electricity: Bengal minister Tapan Dasgupta threatens voters". India Today. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "List of Ministers in Mamata's cabinet". The Hindu. 27 May 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "TMC leader Aditya Niyogi shot at in West Bengal's Hooghly district". The New Indian Express. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "Tapan Dasgupta(All India Trinamool Congress(AITC)):Constituency- SAPTAGRAM(HOOGHLY) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "'Cut money' fallout: CM Mamata Banerjee sacks Hooghly district unit chief Tapan Dasgupta". The Indian Express. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2022.