Biswanath Chowdhury

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Biswanath Chowdhury
Minister for Jails and Social Welfare
in the West Bengal Government
In office
1986–2011
Member of Legislative Assembly of West Bengal
In office
2016–2021
Preceded bySankar Chakraborty
Succeeded byAshok Kumar Lahiri
ConstituencyBalurghat
In office
1977–2011
Preceded byBireshwar Roy
Succeeded bySankar Chakraborty
ConstituencyBalurghat
Personal details
Born(1942-08-01)1 August 1942
Died27 July 2024(2024-07-27) (aged 81)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
PartyRevolutionary Socialist Party

Biswanath Chowdhury (1 August 1942 – 27 July 2024) was an Indian Revolutionary Socialist Party politician, and a MLA from Balurghat eight times. He was the West Bengal minister for Jails and Social Welfare for quarter of a century.

Seven-time MLA

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Biswanath Chowdhury, a graduate from Balurghat College,[1] first became a MLA in 1977.[2] Thereafter, he continued as MLA in 1982,[3] 1987,[4] 1991,[5] 1996,[6] 2001[7] and 2006.[8] In the 2011 elections he lost to Sankar Chakraborty of All India Trinamool Congress.[9]

Ministerial role

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Chowdhury was minister for Jails and Social Welfare in West Bengal for 25 years from 1986 to 2011.[10]

Death

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Chowdhury died from cancer in Kolkata, on 27 July 2024, at the age of 82.[11]

References

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  11. ^ Veteran Politician Biswanath Chowdhury Passes Away
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