Shankar Dolai | |
|---|---|
| Member of theWest Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2011–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ratan Pakhira |
| Succeeded by | Sital Kapat |
| Constituency | Ghatal (SC) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1958-01-03)3 January 1958 (age 68) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Residence(s) | Ghatal, West Bengal |
| Alma mater | College affiliated withUniversity of Calcutta |
| Occupation | Social worker |
| Profession | Politician |
Shankar Dolai (3 January 1958)[1] is an Indian politician fromWest Bengal. He is a former member of theWest Bengal Legislative Assembly fromGhatal Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Caste community, inPaschim Medinipur district. He was elected in the2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election representing theAll India Trinamool Congress.[2]
Dolai is fromGhatal, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. He is the son of late Haripada Dolai. He completed his graduation in arts at a college affiliated with theUniversity of Calcutta.[3]
Dolai was elected in the Ghatal Assembly constituency representing the All India Trinamool Congress in the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. He polled 107,682 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Kamal Chandra Dolui of theCommunist Party of India (Marxist), by a margin of 19,479 votes.[4] He first became an MLA winning the2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.[2] In 2011, he polled 101,355 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Chhabi Pakhira of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), by a margin of 16,277 votes.[5] However, his attempt to win for a third time was foiled bySital Kapat of theBharatiya Janata Party, who won the2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election defeating Dolai, by a margin of 966 votes.[6][7]