Dipendu Biswas
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 Biswas in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 September 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Basirhat, West Bengal, India | ||
Dipendu Biswas | |
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| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2016–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Samik Bhattacharya |
| Constituency | Basirhat Dakshin |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Trinamool Congress (2014–2021, 2026–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Bharatiya Janata Party (2021) |
Dipendu Biswas (29 September 1981) is an Indian retired professional footballer,[1][2].
Biswas's father is from Bengal and mother is from Kerala, Thalasseri, Kannur district. He graduated from the Tata Football Academy in 1996.[3] He rejoined Mohun Bagan in 2012.[3]
His earnings in 1998–99 were reported to be Rs1.2 million and in 1999–2000 were Rs0.8 million.[4] In 2011, he was one of a handful of players who were sold land by the government at subsidised prices because they had "made the state proud at national and international levels."[5]
Political career
In 2014, he ran for election from Basirhat in West Bengal under the Trinamool Congress party, and was defeated by Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate Samik Bhattacharya. In the 2016 state assembly elections, he defeated Bhattacharya by more than 20,000 votes. He joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on 8 March 2021 after not being considered by Trinamool to contest the legislative elections.[6] However, he was not made a candidate even by the BJP, and though he was inducted into the West Bengal State Committee, he left the party within a couple of months.[7]