Tilak Kumar Chakraborty (born 1966) is an Indian politician from

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. He is a member of the

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from Mahisadal Assembly constituency in

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. He won the

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representing the

All India Trinamool Congress The All India Trinamool Congress (; AITC), simply known as Trinamool Congress, is an Indian political party that is mainly influential in the state of West Bengal. It was founded by Mamata Banerjee on 1 January 1998 as a breakaway faction f ...

party.

Early life and education

Chakraborty is from

Mahisadal Mahishadal is a town in Mahishadal (community development block), Mahishadal Community development block in India, CD block in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Culture David McCutchion, David J ...

, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. He is the son of Bhabaniprasad Chakraborty. He completed his BCom in 1988 at

Mahishadal Raj College Mahishadal Raj College, established in 1946, is the second oldest college in Purba Medinipur district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. It is affiliated to Vidyasagar University. History Mahishadal Raj College ...

which is affiliated with

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. He runs his own business and his wife works in a primary school.

Career

Chakraborty won from Mahisadal Assembly constituency representing the All India Trinamool Congress in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. He polled 101,986 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Biswanath Banerjee of the

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, by a margin of 2,386 votes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chakraborty, Tilak Kumar 1966 births Living people Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal West Bengal MLAs 2021–2026 People from Purba Medinipur district