- Source: Biswanath Chowdhury
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
Biswanath Chowdhury, a graduate from Balurghat College, first became a MLA in 1977. Thereafter, he continued as MLA in 1982, 1987, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006. In the 2011 elections he lost to Sankar Chakraborty of All India Trinamool Congress.
Ministerial role
Chowdhury was minister for Jails and Social Welfare in West Bengal for 25 years from 1986 to 2011.
Death
Chowdhury died from cancer in Kolkata, on 27 July 2024, at the age of 82.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Mon Phagun
- Uttam Kumar
- Biswanath Chowdhury
- Biswanath
- Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
- Balurghat Assembly constituency
- Deaths in July 2024
- 2024 in India
- Dhananjoy Chatterjee
- Supriya Devi
- Biswanath Basu
- Deepa Dasmunsi
