Gouri Sankar Dutta was an
Indian Politician
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from the state of
West Bengal
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. He was a member of the
West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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. He represented the
Tehatta assembly constituency as a member of the
All India Trinamool Congress
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. In March 2021, he along with Bachchu Hansda joined
Bharatiya Janata Party
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after being denied ticket for
2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
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. He died of
COVID-19
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at age 70 on 28 April 2021.
Education
Dutta passed B.Com. in 1970 from
Calcutta University
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. He has also undergone studies under Institute of Chartered Accountants of India but did not appear at the examination.
References
West Bengal MLAs 2016–2021
Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal
Year of birth missing
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from West Bengal
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India
2021 deaths
University of Calcutta alumni
Politicians from Nadia district
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