Gautam Chowdhuri (born 1973) is an Indian politician from

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. He is a member of the

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from Howrah Uttar Assembly constituency in

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. He won the

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representing the All India Trinamool Congress.

Early life and education

Chowdhuri is from

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, West Bengal. He is the son of late Narayan Chowdhuri. He passed Class 12 in 1993 from

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Career

Chowdhuri won from

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representing

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in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. He polled 71,575 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Umesh Rai of the

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, by a margin of 5,522 votes.

References

1973 births Living people Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal West Bengal MLAs 2021–2026 People from Howrah {{WestBengal-politician-stub