Asim Kumar Sarkar is an Indian politician from

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and a folk singer (

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). In May 2021, he was elected as a member of the

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from Haringhata (constituency). He defeated Nilima Nag of

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by 15,200 votes in 2021 West Bengal Assembly election. Recently mahogany and mango trees of the MLA's land were cut down by miscreants, the arrow of his accusation is against the opposition's miscreants.

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