Sabyasachi Dutta
Sabyasachi Dutta | |
|---|---|
| সব্যসাচী দত্ত | |
| Member of Legislative Assembly, West Bengal | |
| Assumed office 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Rabindranath Mondal |
| Constituency | Rajarhat New Town |
| Mayor, Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation | |
| In office 2015–2019 | |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | Krishna Chakraborty |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (1 October 2019 - Present)[1] |
| Other political affiliations | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Alma mater | South Calcutta Law College, Calcutta University (LL. B.) |
Sabyasachi Dutta is an Indian politician from West Bengal. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party and is MLA from Rajarhat New Town Vidhan Sabha Constituency. He has also served as the first Mayor of Bidhannagar from 2015 to 2019.[2][3]
Before joining BJP, he was a member of the All India Trinamool Congress. He joined Bharatiya Janata Party on 1 October 2019 in presence of BJP President Amit Shah.[4] He has been appointed as the Secretary of the West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on 1 June 2020.[5][6][7]
Early life and education
Born to Gouri Sankar Dutta, Sabyasachi Dutta got a Bachelor of Laws in the year 1994 from South Calcutta Law College under Calcutta University.
Political career
Dutta started his political career from Indian National Congress and later joined the All India Trinamool Congress in the late 1990s.
Sabyasachi Dutta was elected councillor in the Bidhannagar Municipality for the first time in the 2000 Municipal elections. He was re-elected in 2005 and 2010 Municipal elections. In 2011, he was elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly from Rajarhat New Town constituency. In 2015,after merger of several municipality and establishment of the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation, he was elected as the Mayor of the corporation. In 2016, he won for the second time as Member of Legislative Assembly.
References
- ^ "TMC MLA Sabyasachi Dutta joins BJP". India Today. 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Mamata nominates MLA Sabyasachi Dutta as mayor of Bidhannagar". Business Standard. 13 October 2015.
- ^ "Sabyasachi Dutta new Bidhannagar mayor". Indian Express. 14 October 2015.
- ^ "TMC MLA Sabyasachi Dutta joins BJP". India Today. 1 October 2019.
- ^ https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/west-bengal-bjp-gives-key-posts-to-turncoats-to-quell-discontent-845663.html
- ^ https://bjpbengal.org/state-office-bearers/
- ^ https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bjp-rejigs-its-west-bengal-unit-ahead-of-state-polls-turncoats-rewarded-2239052