Biswanath Chakraborty (born 1932) was an Indian politician from

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. Chakraborty was born on October 31, 1932 in

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(

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). He was the son of Dhananjay Chakraborty. Biswanath Chakraborty went to school at the Barisha High School in

. He would continue his studies in

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at the

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, the Ashutosh College and the

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- obtaining a

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degree. Chakraborty married Dipti, the couple had one daughter and two sons. Chakraborty worked as a lecturer, and was a member of the General Council of the West Bengal College and University Teachers Association. He served as a Commissioner of the South Suburban Municipality (Behala). He served as president and secretary of various schools in Behala.
Who's who 1972: General Election, March 1972
'. West Bengal Legislative Assembly Secretariat, 1974. p. 13 The

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fielded Chakraborty as its candidate for the Behala West seat in the

1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of West Bengal in 1971. The assembly election was held alongside the 1971 Indian general election. Parties and coalitions Ahead of the 1971 election the map of party coalitions was re ...

, confronting the incumbent

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legislator Rabin Mukherjee. Mukherjee retained the seat, with Chakraborty finishing in second place with 25,394 votes (43.07%). Chakraborty again stood as the CPI candidate for Behala West in the

1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of West Bengal on March 11, 1972. Background The election was the 4th assembly election in West Bengal within six years. In the previous assembly election held last year, Ajoy Mukher ...

, this time defeating Mukherjee having obtained 31,939 votes (51.55%).Election Commission of India.
STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1972 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF WEST BENGAL
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chakraborty, Biswanath 1932 births Possibly living people West Bengal MLAs 1972–1977 Communist Party of India politicians from West Bengal People from South 24 Parganas district