Gautam Chakroborty

Gautam Chakroborty (1954 – 27 May 2022) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Tangail-6 constituency. He also served as the state minister of water resources.[1]

Gautam Chakroborty
গৌতম চক্রবর্তী
Member of Parliament
for Tangail-6
In office
14 July 1996 – 27 October 2006
Preceded byKhandaker Abu Taher
Succeeded byKhondokar Abdul Baten
State Minister of Water Resources
In office
28 October 2001 – 27 October 2006
Succeeded byMd. Mahbubur Rahman
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party

Early life

Born in Pakistan, Gautam received his education up to LLB.[2]

Career

Chakroborty was elected to parliament from Tangail-6 (Nagarpur-Delduar) in 1996 and 2001 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) beating Bangladesh Awami League candidate Khondokar Abdul Baten twice.[3] He received the nomination from the party in the 2008 Bangladesh General Election but lost the contest to Ahasanul Islam Titu of Awami League.[4][5]

Death

Chakroborty died from cardiac arrest in the afternoon/evening according to reports on 27 May 2022.[6]

References
  1. "AL, BNP freshers face strong rivals in Tangail-2,3,4,6". The Daily Star. 7 December 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  2. "Literate to PhD holders in eight Tangail seats". The Daily Star. 27 December 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  3. "Delimitation brightens AL's prospect in Tangail-6". The Daily Star. 6 November 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  4. "2 ex-JCD leaders to fight BNP nominees". The Daily Star. 2 December 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  5. "Get 11th Bangladesh National Election 2018 Results". The Daily Star. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  6. "Former state minister Gautam Chakraborty dies". Dhaka Tribune. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.


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