Tapas Banerjee
Indian politician
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Tapas Banerjee is an Indian advocate and politician from West Bengal belonging to All India Trinamool Congress. He is a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly representing Raniganj ( Vidhan Sabha constituency) since 2021. Earlier he was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly representing Asansol Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency) from 2011 to 2021.
Tapas Banerjee | |
|---|---|
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| 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 | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Education | B.Com & LLB |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer |
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]