Ajay Chakraborty (born 8 December 1943) was a member of the
14th Lok Sabha
The 14th Lok Sabha (17 May 2004 – 18 May 2009) was convened after the 2004 Indian general election held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of first Manmohan Singh ministry (2004–2009). Indian Nation ...
of
India
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. He represented the
Basirhat constituency of
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ...
and is a member of the
Communist Party of India (CPI) political party. He had won the Basirhat seat five times in a row. He faced a humiliating defeat in the 2009
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-p ...
election when he lost the Basirhat seat to Trinamool Congress candidate Sk. Nurul Islam.
External links
Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
1943 births
Living people
Communist Party of India politicians from West Bengal
People from Basirhat
India MPs 2004–2009
India MPs 1996–1997
India MPs 1998–1999
India MPs 1999–2004
Lok Sabha members from West Bengal
People from North 24 Parganas district
West Bengal municipal councillors
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