Subhash Mondal (born 1968) is an Indian politician from

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. He is a former three time member of the

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from Bhatar Assembly constituency in

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. He won 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. ...

representing the

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. Earlier, he was elected in the

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and

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elections representing the

Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)) is a Communism in India, communist List of political parties in India, political party in India. It is the largest communist party in India in terms of membership and electora ...

Early life and education

Mondal is from

Bhatar Bhatar is a village in Bhatar CD block in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Police station Bhatar police station has jurisdiction over Bhatar CD Blocks. The area cove ...

, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal. He is the son of Herambra Kumar Mondal. He completed his LLB at

Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University Tilka Majhi Bhagalpur University, formerly Bhagalpur University, is a public university in Bhagalpur, Bihar, India. It was established on 12 July 1960, having local colleges initially associated with Patna University. Its campus is around in ar ...

in the year 1996. Earlier, he did his BSc at a college affiliated with the

University of Burdwan The University of Burdwan (also known as Burdwan University or B. U.) is a public state university located in Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal, India. It was established by the West Bengal Government as a teaching and affiliating university on 1 ...

, Burdwan in 1989. His wife is a teacher.

Career

Mondal was first elected as an MLA from Bhatar Assembly constituency representing the Communist Party of India in the

1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of West Bengal in 1996. The election took place simultaneously with the 1996 Indian general election. This was the last election Jyoti Basu contested, as he retired from politics in 2 ...

defeating defeated Banamali Hajra of Trinamool Congress, and retained the seat for the Communist Party 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 ...

where he beat

Susanta Ghosh Susanta Ghosh is an Indian politician belonging to CPI(M). He was a state cabinet minister of West Bengal in the Government of West Bengal for a long time and was the Member of the Legislative Assembly from Garbeta from 1987 to 2016. In the 2006 ...

of the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...

. Later, he shifted to Trinamool Congress and was nominated to contest the 2016 Assembly election. In 2016, he polled 92,544 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Bamacharan Banerjee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) by a margin of 6,280 votes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mondal, Subhash 1968 births Living people Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from West Bengal Politicians from Purba Bardhaman district Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University alumni West Bengal MLAs 1996–2001 West Bengal MLAs 2001–2006 West Bengal MLAs 2016–2021