Dilip Sarkar (1958 – April 1, 2019) was an Indian politician from the state of

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. In 2013 assembly elections, he represented Badharghat constituency in

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Political career

In 2016, he was one of the six MLAs from

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who joined

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, due to unhappiness towards party because of allying

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. In August 2017, he joined

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after they cross voted against the party lines in 2017 Indian presidential election. In the 2018 election he stood from Badharghat again as BJP Candidate against CPI (M) candidate Jharna Das. Many CPI (M) leaders from Badharghat including former DYFI Bishalgarh Committee president and CPI (M) local committee member Bidhan Ch. Deb joined him. With their support he won the 2018 elections with a margin of 5,000 votes.

Death

Dilip Sarkar died at a private hospital in

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on 1 April 2019 following prolonged illness.

References

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