Shyamal Chakraborty (born 1956) is an Indian politician from Tripura. He is an MLA from Sonamura Assembly constituency in Sipahijala District. He won the 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election, representing the Communist Party of India (Marxist),[1] In March 2024, he was appointed as the deputy leader of the opposition.[2]
Early life and education
editChakraborty is from Sonamura, Sipahijala District, Tripura. He is the son of late Upendra Chakraborty. He passed Class 12 in 1973.[3]
Career
editChakraborty won from Sonamura Assembly constituency representing the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in the 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election. He polled 20,039 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Debabrata Bhattacharjee of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 2,415 votes. He first became an MLA winning the 2013 Tripura Legislative Assembly election defeating Subal Bhowmik of the Indian National Congress. He polled 18,043 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Bhowmik by a margin of 1,526 votes.[1] He retained the seat for the 2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election for the CPI (M), defeating Bhowmik again, who contested on BJP ticket this time.[1] In 2018, he polled 19,275 votes and won by a margin of 3,432 votes. He won for a third consecutive time in the 2023 Assembly election.[4][5][6]
References
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- ^ "TRIPURAINFO : The first news, views & information website of TRIPURA". tripurainfo.com. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ "Shyamal Chakraborty(Communist Party of India (Marxist)(CPI(M))):Constituency- SONAMURA(SEPAHIJALA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ Digital Desk, Northeast Live (2023-02-14). "Sonamura Constituency & Candidates contesting the 2023 Assembly Elections". Northeast Live. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ "Tripura Election Results 2023: Constituency-wise full list of winners". India Today. 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ News Bureau, ABP (2023-03-02). "Tripura Elections Result 2023 Winners List Live: Check The Full List Of Winners". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 2024-11-04.