Swapan Bhattacharjee (born 2 February 1952) is a

Bangladesh Awami League Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

politician and the incumbent

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of ...

member from

Jessore-5 Jessore-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Swapan Bhattacharjee, of the Awami League since 2018. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Manirampur Upazila. History The c ...

constituency since January 2014. His brother

Pijush Kanti Bhattacharjee Pijush Kanti Bhattacharjee (born 1 March 1940) is a Bangladeshi academic and politician from Jessore belonging to Bangladesh Awami League. He is a former member of the Jatiya Sangsad. He is a presidium member of the central committee of Banglade ...

is a former member of parliament.

Career

Bhattacharjee was elected to

on 5 January 2014 from Jessore-5 as an

independent candidate An independent or non-partisan politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views th ...

. He defeated the incumbent

candidate Khan Tipu Sultan by more than 20 thousand votes.

References

Living people 1952 births People from Jessore District Independent politicians in Bangladesh State Ministers of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives 10th Jatiya Sangsad members 11th Jatiya Sangsad members Bangladeshi Hindus {{Khulna-politician-stub