Tapas Banerjee | |
|---|---|
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 6 May 2021 – 4 May 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Runu Dutta |
| Succeeded by | Partha Ghosh |
| Constituency | Raniganj |
| In office 13 May 2011 – 4 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Amitava Mukhopadhyay |
| Succeeded by | Agnimitra Paul |
| Constituency | Asansol Dakshin |
| In office 1996–2001 | |
| Preceded by | Goutam Roy Choudhury |
| Succeeded by | Kalyan Banerjee |
| Constituency | Asansol Uttar |
| Personal details | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Education | B.Com & LLB |
| University of Calcutta | |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer |
Tapas Banerjee is an Indian advocate and politician from West Bengal belonging to All India Trinamool Congress. He was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly representing Raniganj ( Vidhan Sabha constituency) from 2021 to 2026. Earlier he was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly representing Asansol Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency) from 2011 to 2021.
He graduated with B.Com. & LLB from University of Calcutta.[1] He was elected as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Asansol Dakshin in 2011 and 2016.[2][3]
Political career
[edit]Tapas Banerjee won Asansol Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha Constituency) in the 2011 assembly elections. Banerjee defeated his nearest contender, Ashok Kumar Mukherjee of CPI(M), with a margin of 28,541 votes. Banerjee received 89,645 votes, while the runner-up Mukherjee, got 61,104. The voter turnout in the election was 78.69%.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Tapas Banerjee(All India Trinamool Congress(AITC)):Constituency- ASANSOL DAKSHIN(BARDHAMAN) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2016, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived from the original on 12 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ↑ "Asansol Dakshin Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". www.elections.in. Retrieved 19 December 2020.