Surja Kanta Atta (born 1964) is an Indian politician from

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. He is a member of the

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from Narayangarh Assembly constituency in

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. He won the

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representing the All India Trinamool Congress.

Early life and education

Atta is from Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. He is the son of Ananta Atta. He passed Class 12 in 1997. His wife is a teacher.

Career

Atta won from Narayangarh Assembly constituency representing

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in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. He polled 100,894 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Ramprasad Giri of the

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, by a margin of 2,416 votes.

References

1964 births Living people Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal West Bengal MLAs 2021–2026 People from Paschim Medinipur district {{WestBengal-politician-stub