Swadhin Kumar Sarkar
{{short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}
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|term_end=2021
|predecessor=Isha Khan Choudhury
|successor=Chandana Sarkar
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Swadhin Kumar Sarkar is an Indian politician and a Member of Bhartiya Janta Party. He was MLA from Baishnabnagar-54 constituency from the period of 2016 to 2021. He lost the election in 2021 WBLA elections.
Early life
Sarkar was born to Dwijinder Nath Sarkar. He hails from the village Sarkartola in Malda district of West Bengal. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Bangabasi College in 1981.{{cite web |title=Swadhin Kumar Sarkar(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- BAISHNABNAGAR(MALDA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/westbengal2016/candidate.php?candidate_id=671 |website=myneta.info |access-date=14 July 2019}}
Political career
In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Sarkar defeated his nearest rival Azizul Haque of Indian National Congress by 4,497, thus becoming one of three MLAs of Bharatiya Janata Party to be elected in West Bengal Legislative Assembly.{{cite news |last1=Bose |first1=Pratim Ranjan |last2=Law |first2=Abhishek |title=BJP again gets 10% vote-share in Bengal, takes tally to three |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/bjp-again-gets-10-voteshare-in-bengal-takes-tally-to-three/article8621772.ece |access-date=5 March 2021 |work=Business Line |date=January 20, 2018 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Dasgupta |first1=Piyasree |title=In 7 Kerala Seats, BJP Finished 2nd; Tally In Bengal Goes From Zero To Three |url=https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/2016/05/19/kerala_1_n_10044102.html |access-date=5 March 2021 |work=HuffPost |date=19 May 2016 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Gupta |first1=Jayanta |title=BJP eyes 2014 gains in Hills |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/BJP-eyes-2014-gains-in-Hills/articleshow/51544153.cms |access-date=5 March 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=16 April 2016 |language=en}}
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Category:People from Malda district
Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from West Bengal
Category:West Bengal MLAs 2016–2021
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