Tapas Banerjee

Tapas Banerjee
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2021
Preceded by	Runu Dutta
Constituency	Raniganj
In office 13 May 2011 – 4 May 2021
Preceded by	Amitava Mukhopadhyay
Succeeded by	Agnimitra Paul
Constituency	Asansol Dakshin
In office 1996–2001
Preceded by	Goutam Roy Choudhury
Succeeded by	Kalyan Banerjee
Constituency	Asansol Uttar
Personal details
Political party	All India Trinamool Congress
Education	B.Com & LLB
Alma mater	University of Calcutta
Profession	Politician, lawyer

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 of 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

1. "Tapas Banerjee(All India Trinamool Congress(AITC)):Constituency- ASANSOL DAKSHIN(BARDHAMAN) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
2. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
3. "General Elections, India, 2016, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
4. "Asansol Dakshin Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". www.elections.in. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

State Legislative Assembly
New seat	Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Asansol Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency) 2011–	Incumbent