Jagannath Sarkar (born 2 January 1963) is an Indian politician who has been a Member of Lok Sabha for Ranaghat since 2019.
Jagannath Sarkar | |
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 Signature of Jagannath Sarkar | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Tapas Mandal |
| Constituency | Ranaghat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 January 1963 Bankura, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Nadia-741404 |
| Education | Bachelor of Education |
| Alma mater | Kalyani University |
Personal life
editSarkar was born on 2 January 1963 to Bhim Chandra Sarkar and Nani Bala Sarkar in Tashuli village of Bankura district, West Bengal.[1] He graduated with Bachelor of Arts from Santipur College in 1984 and Bachelor of Education degree from Kalyani University in 1986-1987.[2] He married Arpita Sarkar (Baidya) on 2 November 1999, with whom he has a son and a daughter. Sarkar was a teacher and taught in Vidyamandir school in Fulia and others. He was also a farmer by profession.[1]
Political career
editSarkar is the general secretary of the Nadia district unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party. On 10 April 2019, the party nominated him for the 2019 Indian general election from the Ranaghat constituency, after the nomination of Mukut Mani Adhikari was rejected.[3] On 23 May, he was elected to the Lok Sabha after defeating his nearest rival, Rupali Biswas of the Trinamool Congress.[4] On 26 June 2021, he filed F.I.R/Complaint against social media user for "defaming his name and false news about him".
References
edit- ^ a b "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Jagannath Sarkar(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- Ranaghat(West Bengal) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "মনোনয়নপত্র খারিজ মুকুটমণি অধিকারীর, রানাঘাটে বিজেপির প্রার্থী জগন্নাথ সরকার" [Nomination paper of Mukotmoni Adhikari has been rejected, BJP's Ranaghat candidate is Jagannath Sarkar] (in Bengali). Sangbad Pratidin. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Ranaghat Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Jagannath Sarkar of BJP Wins". News18. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
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