Pankaj Bandyopadhyay was an Indian politician and marine engineer belonging to

All India Trinamool Congress The All India Trinamool Congress (English: All India Grassroots Congress; AITC), colloquially the Trinamool Congress ( TMC) is an Indian political party which is predominantly active in West Bengal. The party is led by Mamata Banerjee, the cur ...

. He was elected as MLA of Tollyganj Vidhan Sabha Constituency in

West Bengal Legislative Assembly The West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian states and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is located in the B. B. D. Bagh area of Kolkata, the capital of the state. Members of the Legislative as ...

in 1972, 1996 and 2001. He served as Leader of the Opposition of West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2006. Bandyopadhyay was married to Aparna Bandyopadhyay. Pragga Bandyopadhyay is their only daughter. Bandyopadhyay died on 26 October 2018 at the age of 73.

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2018 deaths Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal West Bengal MLAs 1972–1977 West Bengal MLAs 1996–2001 West Bengal MLAs 2001–2006 Leaders of the Opposition in West Bengal Indian engineers 1945 births {{WestBengal-politician-stub