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Who is Sukanta Majumdar

Sukanta Majumdar is an Indian politician. Born in December, 1979, Sukanta is a Lok Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) from the Balurghat constituency in West Bengal since 2019. Apart from being an LS MP, Majumdar is also an Union minister. He serves as an MoS of two ministries namely education and development of north eastern region.
 
His father, Sushanta Kumar Majumdar, was a government employee and his mother Nibedita Majumdar was a primary school teacher.
 
Sukanta Majumdar was groomed as a Sangh worker under the guidance of his mentor Debi Das Chaudhuri (former president of the Bharatiya Jan Sangh).

Sukanta Majumdar's education and career
 
He holds an M.Sc, B.Ed and a PhD degree in Botany from the University of North Bengal. He is also a professor of Botany at the University of Gour Banga in the Malda district of West Bengal.
 
According to his profile on the Lok Sabha website, Majumdar has published over 15 scientific papers in national and international journals.
 
Sukanta Majumdar's political rise
 
Sukanta Majumdar, who has a longstanding association with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), became the first-time parliamentarian from the Balurghat in 2019 after defeating Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Arpita Ghosh with a margin of 33,293 votes.
 
In 2024 LS polls, Majumdar defeated TMC's Biplab Mitra by a margin of over 10,000 votes.
 
Sukanta Majumdar was named as the President of West Bengal BJP on September 20, 2021, succeeding Dilip Ghosh. For the first time, the state leadership made a president belonging to the North Bengal region.
 
He has been entrusted with one of the most challenging responsibilities because of his past efforts to revive the party's position in North Bengal.

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