Sujan Chakraborty (born 16 March 1959) is an Indian
Communist politician and member of
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxist–Leninist communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in terms of membership and electoral seats and one of the na ...
.
He was the
MLA of
Jadavpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Jadavpur Assembly constituency is a Vidhan Sabha, Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission of Ind ...
from 2016 to 2021.
In the 2016 West Bengal Assembly elections, he defeated his nearest rival, Minister for Power in the Government of West Bengal,
Manish Gupta of the Trinamool Congress.
In 2021 he was defeated by Moloy Majumdar of AITC by a margin of 38869 votes. He 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 ...
representing
Jadavpur constituency in
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 ...
state.
Chakraborty was the editor of ''
Chhatra Sangram'' (Students' Struggle), the Bengali organ of the state unit of the
Students Federation of India
The Students' Federation of India (abbreviated as SFI) is an Indian left-wing student organisation politically aligned to the ideologies of Independence, Democracy and Socialism. Currently, V. P. Sanu and Mayukh Biswas are elected as the All I ...
from 1986 to 1988.
He was the secretary of the state unit of the organization from 1988 to 1993 and general secretary of its central body from 1993 to 1994. From 1996 to 2000 Chakraborty was a member of the state unit of the
Centre of Indian Trade Unions. Later, he became a member of the
General Council of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions. Member, (i) Indian Science Congress Association; (ii) Indian Pharmaceutical Association, (iii) Pharmacy Council of India, and (iv) West Bengal State Council of Technical Education; Written several articles on student movement, political and contemporary issues; presented research papers in various International Scientific Conferences in India and abroad. West Bengal State Committee (1988–93),West Bengal Pharmaceutical & Photochemical Development Corporation Ltd., 1996–2001; Infusion India Ltd., 1998–1999; West Bengal Rural Energy Development Corporation Ltd., 1999–2004.
References
External links
Sujan Chakraborty Profile
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Living people
1959 births
Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from West Bengal
People from South 24 Parganas district
India MPs 2004–2009
Jadavpur University alumni
Lok Sabha members from West Bengal
Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidates in the 2014 Indian general election
West Bengal MLAs 2016–2021
Deputy opposition leaders