Parash Dutta (born ) is an Indian politician from

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. He is a former member of the

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from Jagatdal Assembly constituency in

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. He won the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election representing the

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. He quit the

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(BJP) and joined the Trinamool Congress in 2001 and was elected from Behala Purba Assembly constituency in

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Early life and education

Dutta is from

Jagatdal Jagatdal (also known as Jagaddal) is a neighbourhood in Bhatpara of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). History "We can find the n ...

, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. He is the son of late Santosh Kumar Dutta. He completed his BCom at a college affiliated with

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in 1971.

Career

Dutta first became an MLA after he was elected from the Behala Purba (East) Assembly constituency representing the All India Trinamool Congress in the

2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly elections were held in Indian state of West Bengal in 2001 to elect 294 members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Seat Allotment Results Left Front led by Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 196 seats, a ...

. He defeated Kumkum Chakraborti of the

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. He shifted to Jagadal seat in the North 24 Parganas district and was elected for the second time in the

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election Assembly election was held in Indian state of West Bengal in 2011 to elect the members of West Bengal Legislative Assembly as the term of the incumbent government was about to expire naturally. The election was held in six phases between 18 Ap ...

. In 2011, he polled 86,388 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Haripada Biswas of the

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, by a margin of 36,032 votes. He was elected for a third term in the

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly elections were held in 2016 for 294 seats of the ''Vidhan Sabha'' in the Indian state of West Bengal. The All India Trinamool Congress under Mamata Banerjee won 211 seats, and thus was re-elected with an enhanced majority. ...

from Jagadal seat. In 2016, he polled votes and once again defeated his closest opponent, BIswas of AIFB, by a margin of 27,045 votes. In September 2020, he decided not to contest the 2021 Assembly election, alleging anti party activities by his own Trinamool party members in his constituency.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dutta, Parash 1948 births Living people Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal Politicians from North 24 Parganas district West Bengal MLAs 2001–2006 West Bengal MLAs 2011–2016 West Bengal MLAs 2016–2021 People from Barrackpore subdivision