Braja Kishore Goswami (born 3 December 1988) is an Indian politician who currently serves as a

Member of Legislative Assembly A Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected to sit in a legislative assembly. The term most commonly refers to members of the legislature of a federated state or an autonomous region, but is also used for several national ...

from Santipur constituency in

West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...

. He is also a prominent social reformer and religious glory of

Shantipur Shantipur is a city and a municipality in the Ranaghat subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. The fort area of this city, also known as Daak-Garh (calling or gathering room) is thought ...

in Nadia,

. He is one of the youngest educated political leaders of West Bengal.

Personal life

Goswami is the son of Prashanta Kumar Goswami. He did his schooling at Bhushan Das Shishu Niketan School at Shantipur. Later, he completed his MA in political science from

Kalyani University The University of Kalyani, established in 1960, is a Government of West Bengal administered, UGC affiliated, NAAC accredited, collegiate public research university in Kalyani, West Bengal, India. It offers courses at the Undergraduate, Post ...

in Kolkata in 2012. His mother, Shankari Goswami, is a housewife. Pravupada Shanti Sokha Goswami, his grandfather was a prominent religious figure as well as a social reformer.

Political career

He won the 2021 by-election held 30 October 2021 from the Santipur Assembly constituency representing the All India Trinamool Congress and defeated his nearest rival, Niranjan Biswas.

References

External links

West Bengal Legislative Assembly
{{DEFAULTSORT:Goswami, Braja Kishore Living people Indian National Congress politicians from West Bengal Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal 1988 births West Bengal MLAs 2021–2026 Politicians from Nadia district University of Kalyani alumni