Nihar Ranjan Ghosh
Nihar Ranjan Ghosh (born 11 August 1955) is an Indian politician who currently serves as Member of Legislative Assembly from Chanchal constituency and also served as Member of Legislative Assembly from English Bazar constituency.[1] He joined All India Trinamool Congress[2] party in November 2017.
Nihar Ranjan Ghosh | |
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| Former Chairman of English Bazar Municipality | |
| In office November 2017 – July 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury |
| Succeeded by | Sumala Agarwala |
| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Asif Mehbub |
| Constituency | Chanchal |
| In office 2016–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury |
| Succeeded by | Sreerupa Mitra Choudhury |
| Constituency | English Bazar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 August 1955 Malda |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress (2017-present) Independent (2006-2017) |
| Residence(s) | English Bazar, Malda |
| Alma mater | Akrumoni Coronation Institution (H.S) |
Early life
Ghosh was born to Suresh Ghosh who was a middle class person in Malda district. Ghosh passed 12th from Akrumoni Coronation Institution.
Political career
Ghosh is many times councillor in English Bazar Municipality as an Independent and his wife is also a councillor with his support. In 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly general election he won the English Bazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) seat with support of CPIM and Congress as an Independent party candidate. In November 2016 he joined West Bengal ruling party All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) as proposed by TMC leader Mamata Banerjee.
References
- "List of MLA's Elected from Malda District to the WBLA-2016" (PDF). malda.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- "Ghosh joint TMC in Malda". www.english.kolkata24x7.com. Retrieved 24 June 2019.