Biswanath Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Jails and Social Welfare in theWest Bengal Government | |
| In office 1986–2011 | |
| Member of Legislative Assembly ofWest Bengal | |
| In office 2016–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Sankar Chakraborty |
| Succeeded by | Ashok Kumar Lahiri |
| Constituency | Balurghat |
| In office 1977–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Bireshwar Roy |
| Succeeded by | Sankar Chakraborty |
| Constituency | Balurghat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1942-08-01)1 August 1942 |
| Died | 27 July 2024(2024-07-27) (aged 81) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
Biswanath Chowdhury (1 August 1942 – 27 July 2024) was an IndianRevolutionary Socialist Party politician, and a MLA fromBalurghat eight times. He was the West Bengal minister for Jails and Social Welfare for quarter of a century.
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 toSankar Chakraborty ofAll India Trinamool Congress.[9]
Chowdhury was minister for Jails and Social Welfare in West Bengal for 25 years from 1986 to 2011.[10]
Chowdhury died from cancer inKolkata, on 27 July 2024, at the age of 82.[11]
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by ? | Minister for Jails and Social Welfare in theWest Bengal Government 1986–2011 | Succeeded by ? |
| State Legislative Assembly | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly fromBalurghat Assembly constituency 2016–2011 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly fromBalurghat Assembly constituency 2016–2021 | Succeeded by ? |
