Swadhin Kumar Sarkar

Swadhin Kumar Sarkar is an Indian politician and a Member of Bhartiya Janta Party. He was MLA from Baishnabnagar-54 constituency from the period of 2016 to 2021. He lost the election in 2021 WBLA elections.

Swadhin Kumar Sarkar
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
2016–2021
Preceded byIsha Khan Choudhury
Succeeded byChandana Sarkar
ConstituencyBaisnabnagar
Personal details
Born1958 or 1959 (age 64–65)[1]
NationalityIndian
Political partyBJP
Residence(s)Sarkartola, Malda, India[1]
EducationB.Sc. (Bio), Bangabasi College[1]
ProfessionAgriculture[1]

Early life

Sarkar was born to Dwijinder Nath Sarkar. He hails from the village Sarkartola in Malda district of West Bengal. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Bangabasi College in 1981.[1]

Political career

In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Sarkar defeated his nearest rival Azizul Haque of Indian National Congress by 4,497, thus becoming one of three MLA of Bharatiya Janata Party to be elected in West Bengal Legislative Assembly.[2][3][4]

References
  1. "Swadhin Kumar Sarkar(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- BAISHNABNAGAR(MALDA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  2. Bose, Pratim Ranjan; Law, Abhishek (20 January 2018). "BJP again gets 10% vote-share in Bengal, takes tally to three". Business Line. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  3. Dasgupta, Piyasree (19 May 2016). "In 7 Kerala Seats, BJP Finished 2nd; Tally In Bengal Goes From Zero To Three". HuffPost. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  4. Gupta, Jayanta (16 April 2016). "BJP eyes 2014 gains in Hills". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
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