Swapan Majumdar (born 1982) is an Indian politician from

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. He was elected as a member of the

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from the Bangaon South Assembly Constituency in North 24 Paraganas district in 2021.

Early life and education

Majumdar is from 96

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. He completed Class 8 at Mondalpara High School in 1996.

Career

Majumdar won Bongaon seat representing

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in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election defeating Alo Rani Sarkar of

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by a margin of 2,004 votes. He is nominated by BJP, to contest the Barasat Lok Sabha constituency in the

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. He was allegedly involved in a smuggling racket and was arrested in 2017. He denied the allegations and said that he was framed by the police.

References

Living people Year of birth missing (living people) West Bengal MLAs 2021–2026 Politicians from North 24 Parganas district Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from West Bengal 1982 births {{WestBengal-politician-stub