Indian Politician & current MLA from Raniganj Paschim Bardhaman
Tapas Banerjee is an Indian advocate and politician from West Bengal belonging to All India Trinamool Congress . He was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly representing Asansol Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency) from 2011 to 2021.
He graduated with B.Com. & LLB from University of Calcutta .[ 1] He was elected as a member the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Asansol Dakshin in 2011 and 2016.[ 2] [ 3]
Political career
Tapas Banerjee won Asansol Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in the 2011 assembly elections. Banerjee defeated his nearest contender, Ashok Kumar Mukherjee of CPI(M), with a margin of 28,541 votes. Banerjee received 89,645 votes, while the runner-up Mukherjee, got 61,104. The voter turnout in the election was 78.69%.[ 4]
References
^ "Tapas Banerjee(All India Trinamool Congress(AITC)):Constituency- ASANSOL DAKSHIN(BARDHAMAN) - Affidavit Information of Candidate" . myneta.info . Retrieved 19 December 2020 .
^ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF) . Constituency-wise Data . Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014 .
^ "General Elections, India, 2016, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" . Constituency-wise Data . Election Commission. Retrieved 14 June 2016 .
^ "Asansol Dakshin Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs" . www.elections.in . Retrieved 19 December 2020 .