Swapan Bhattacharjee (born 2 February 1952) is a

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politician and the former

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member from Jessore-5 constituency. His brother Pijush Kanti Bhattacharjee is a former member of parliament.

Career

Bhattacharjee was elected to

on 5 January 2014 from Jessore-5 as an

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. He defeated the incumbent

candidate Khan Tipu Sultan by more than 20 thousand votes.

References

Living people 1952 births People from Jessore District Politicians from Khulna Division Independent politicians in Bangladesh State ministers of local government, rural development and co-operatives 10th Jatiya Sangsad members 11th Jatiya Sangsad members Bangladeshi Hindus {{Khulna-AL-politician-stub