Prabir Kumar Ghosal
{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1957)}}
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Prabir Kumar Ghosal (born 1957){{Cite web |date=2021 |title=Prabir Kumar Ghosal (Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)):Constituency- Uttarpara (Hooghly) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/WestBengal2021/candidate.php?candidate_id=804 |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=www.myneta.info}} is an Indian politician from West Bengal. He is a former member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Uttarpara Assembly constituency in Hooghly district. He was elected in the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election representing the All India Trinamool Congress.{{Cite web |date=2 May 2021 |title=West Bengal Election: Uttarpara Assembly Constituency 2022 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/west-bengal-assembly-election/uttarpara-1915432990 |access-date=14 May 2025 |website=Hindustan Times}}
Early life and education
Ghosal is from Uttarpara, Hooghly district, West Bengal. He is the son of late Ajit Kumar Ghosal. He completed his graduation at a college affiliated with the University of Calcutta in 1980. His wife runs the family business.
Career
Ghosal was elected in the Uttarpara Assembly constituency representing the All India Trinamool Congress. He polled 84,918 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Srutinath Praharaj of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), by a margin of 12,000 votes.{{Cite web |date=2021-05-02 |title=Uttarpara Election Result 2021 LIVE: How to check Uttarpara assembly (Vidhan Sabha) election winners, losers, vote margin, news updates - CNBC TV18 |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/politics/uttarpara-election-result-2021-live-how-to-check-uttarpara-assembly-vidhan-sabha-election-winners-losers-vote-margin-news-updates-9155591.htm |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=CNBCTV18 |language=en}} Later in January 2021, he resigned from two Trinamool party posts but remained as a primary member. However, he shifted to the Bharatiya Janata Party and contested the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election on the BJP ticket. He polled 57,889 votes and lost to Kanchan Mullick of the Trinamool Congress, by a margin of 35,989 votes.{{Cite web |title=Uttarpara Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/uttarpara-west-bengal-assembly-constituency |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=resultuniversity.com}}{{Cite web |date=2021-05-02 |title=West Bengal results: Most TMC turncoats let BJP down as Mamata pulls off a stunning victory |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/west-bengal-results-most-tmc-turncoats-let-down-bjp-as-mamata-pulls-of-a-stunning-victory-7299142/ |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} Mullick, a first timer, polled 93,878 votes.{{Cite web |last=Live |first=A. B. P. |title=Uttarpara Election Results 2021 LIVE, Vote Counting, Leading, Trailing , Winners West bengal Uttarpara Constituency Election News LIVE |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/west-bengal-election-results-2021/wb-uttarpara-constituency-185.html?noHeader=true |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}