Gautam Chakroborty
{{Short description|Bangladeshi politician (1954–2022)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Gautam Chakroborty
| native_name = গৌতম চক্রবর্তী
| native_name_lang = bn
| constituency_MP = Tangail-6
| term_start = 14 July 1996
| term_end = 27 October 2006
| predecessor = Khandaker Abu Taher
| successor = Khondokar Abdul Baten
| office1 = State Minister of Water Resources
| term_start1 = 28 October 2001
| term_end1 = 27 October 2006
| successor1 = Mahbubur Rahman
| party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
| nationality = Bangladeshi
}}
Gautam Chakroborty (1954 – 27 May 2022) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Tangail-6 constituency. He also served as the state minister of water resources.{{cite news|title=AL, BNP freshers face strong rivals in Tangail-2,3,4,6|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-66493|accessdate=4 March 2018|work=The Daily Star|date=7 December 2008|language=en}}
Early life
Career
Chakroborty was elected to parliament from Tangail-6 (Nagarpur-Delduar) in 1996 and 2001 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) beating Bangladesh Awami League candidate Khondokar Abdul Baten twice.{{cite news|title=Delimitation brightens AL's prospect in Tangail-6|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-62037|accessdate=4 March 2018|work=The Daily Star|date=6 November 2008|language=en}} He received the nomination from the party in the 2008 Bangladesh General Election but lost the contest to Ahasanul Islam Titu of Awami League.{{cite news|title=2 ex-JCD leaders to fight BNP nominees|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-65766|accessdate=4 March 2018|work=The Daily Star|date=2 December 2008|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=14 November 2018|title=Get 11th Bangladesh National Election 2018 Results|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/results|access-date=23 September 2020|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}
Death
Chakroborty died from cardiac arrest in the afternoon/evening according to reports on 27 May 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2022/05/27/former-state-minister-gautam-chakraborty-dies|title=Former state minister Gautam Chakraborty dies|work=Dhaka Tribune|date=27 May 2022|access-date=27 May 2022}}
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Category:People from Tangail District
Category:Politicians from Dhaka Division
Category:Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians
Category:State ministers of water resources of Bangladesh
Category:7th Jatiya Sangsad members
Category:8th Jatiya Sangsad members
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