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Sujan Chakraborty | |
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| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 19 May 2016 – 2 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Manish Gupta |
| Succeeded by | Debabrata Majumder |
| Constituency | Jadavpur |
| In office 1998–2001 | |
| Preceded by | Sovandeb Chattopadhyay |
| Succeeded by | Arup Bhadra |
| Constituency | Baruipur |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 13 May 2004 – 16 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Krishna Bose |
| Succeeded by | Kabir Suman |
| Constituency | Jadavpur |
| Majority | 89,668 |
| Leader ofLeft Front inWest Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office May 2016 – May 2021 | |
| Deputy | Narmada Chandra Roy |
| National Secretary ofCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| Assumed office 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1959-03-16)16 March 1959 (age 66) Kalikapur,West Bengal, India |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Spouse | Mili Chakraborty |
| Alma mater | Jadavpur University |
Sujan Chakraborty (born 16 March 1959) is an Indian politician and a member of theCommunist Party of India (Marxist).[1][2] He was theMLA ofJadavpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) from 2016 to 2021.[1] In the 2016 West Bengal Assembly elections, he defeated his nearest rival, Minister for Power in the Government of West Bengal,Manish Gupta of the Trinamool Congress.[3] In 2021 he was defeated by Moloy Majumdar of AITC by a margin of 38869 votes. He was a member of the14th Lok Sabha representingJadavpur constituency inWest Bengal state. He is contesting the2024 Indian General Election as aCPI(M) candidate from theDum Dum Lok Sabha constituency.[4][5]
Chakraborty was the editor ofChhatra Sangram (Students' Struggle), the Bengali organ of the state unit of theStudents Federation of India from 1986 to 1988.[citation needed][1] He was the Secretary of the state unit of the organisation from 1988 to 1993 and the General Secretary of its central body from 1993 to 1994. From 1996 to 2000 Chakraborty was a member of the state unit of theCentre of Indian Trade Unions. Later, he became a member of theGeneral Council of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions. Member, (i)Indian Science Congress Association; (ii) Indian Pharmaceutical Association, (iii) Pharmacy Council of India, and (iv) West Bengal State Council of Technical Education; Written several articles on student movement, political and contemporary issues; presented research papers in various International Scientific Conferences in India and abroad. West Bengal State Committee (1988–93),West Bengal Pharmaceutical & Photochemical Development Corporation Ltd., 1996–2001; Infusion India Ltd., 1998–1999; West Bengal Rural Energy Development Corporation Ltd., 1999–2004.
Sujan Chakraborty was accused as one of the top beneficiary ofSaradha Scam bySudipta Sen in his letter that he has sent to thePrime Minister of India. It was mentioned in that letter that Chakraborty took 9 crore rupees to promote Saradha.[6][7]
On 2013, an FIR was filed by brother of Shibram Naskar, who was killed by CPI(M) goons, against Chakraborty. The former MP was booked under sections of the IPC dealing with culpable homicide, criminal conspiracy (sections 302, 120B and 34).
Allegedly, the case on Chakraborty was withdrawn after he made a pact with the deceased's brother.[8]
In some social media platform it was spread that he is a Bangladeshi citizen and his name is Sheikh Suja . But this news was fact checked and found to be false. the photo of Bangladesh National ID card place as the poof of this claim is found fabricated one.
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