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Sukanta Majumdar
Indian politician and botanist (born 1979) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sukanta Majumdar is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Balurghat, West Bengal in the 2019 Indian general election. he served the 10th state president of Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal. He has done his PhD in Botany from the University of North Bengal.[1][2][3] He took the charge of President of Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal from 20 September 2021.[4][5]
Quick Facts 49th Union Minister of State for Education, Government of India, Prime Minister ...
Sukanta Majumdar | |
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সুকান্ত মজুমদার | |
![]() Majumdar in August 2022 | |
49th Union Minister of State for Education, Government of India | |
Assumed office 11 June 2024 serving with Jayant Chaudhary | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Minister | Dharmendra Pradhan |
Preceded by | Subhash Sarkar |
3rd Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region, Government of India | |
Assumed office 11 June 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Minister | Jyotiraditya Scindia |
Preceded by | B.L. Verma |
10th State President of Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal | |
Assumed office 20 September 2021 | |
Preceded by | Dilip Ghosh |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 19 June 2019 | |
Preceded by | Arpita Ghosh |
Constituency | Balurghat |
Majority | 33,293 |
Personal details | |
Born | (1979-12-29) 29 December 1979 (age 44) Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal, India |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse |
Koyel Chowdhury (m. 2008) |
Children | 2 |
Education | M.Sc., B.Ed., Ph.D. (Botany) |
Alma mater | University of North Bengal |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Teaching |
Signature | ![]() |
As of May, 2019 Source: |
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