Shilbhadra Dutta

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2021}}
{{infobox officeholder
|office = Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
|term_start=2011
|predecessor = ''New seat''
| constituency = [[Barrackpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Barrackpore]]
|party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Six TMC MLAs and four from Congress, Left join BJP at Amit Shah's rally |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/six-tmc-mlas-and-four-from-congress-left-join-bjp-at-amit-shah-s-rally/story-RFHXnmUrCOVn9swJHsf8eJ.html |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=5 January 2021 |date=20 December 2020}}</ref>(since 2020)
* [[All India Trinamool Congress]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Barrackpore MLA Shilbhadra Dutta quits Trinamool Congress, becomes third major member to exit |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/barrackpore-mla-shilbhadra-dutta-quits-trinamool-congress-third-major-member-to-exit/articleshow/79792444.cms |website=[[The Economic Times]] |access-date=5 January 2021 |date=18 December 2020}}</ref>(1998-2020)
* [[Indian National Congress]] (before 1998)
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1955}}
| nationality = Indian
| profession = Politician and advocate
|residence = [[Sodepur]], [[West Bengal]], India<ref name=a>{{cite web |title=Candidate details:myneta.info |url=https://myneta.info/westbengal2011/candidate.php?candidate_id=671 |website=myneta.info |access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref>
}}
'''Shilbhadra Dutta''' (born 1955) is an Indian politician who is serving as a member of [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] from [[Barrackpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Barrackpur]] constituency since 2011.
==Education==
He has done post graduate and went to Calcutta University and got M.Com and LLB (law) degree. <ref name=a/>
==Political career==
He came to [[Indian National Congress]] party and played a important role. But he later joins Trinamool Congress in 1998 with hands of [[Mamata Banerjee]]. Then he got a ticket as a candidate for Barrackpur seat at 2011 (after destabilising [[Titagarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Titagarh]] constituency; as per Delimination Act). He got 79,515 votes and won. After 5 years, he won again that seat in 2016.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}
===Political controversies and party shifting===
At December 2020, Trinamool Congress authorities appointed [[Prashant Kishor]] as IT incharge and adviser for 2021 Vidhan Sabha elections in West Bengal.<ref>{{cite news |last1=PTI |title='Adviser' Prashant Kishor has altered political discourse of Mamata's TMC |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/adviser-prashant-kishor-has-altered-political-discourse-of-mamata-s-tmc-119110601735_1.html |accessdate=22 February 2020 |work=Business Standard |date=22 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> There after most of the Trinamool leaders especially Dutta was critisising against Kishor for controlling the party. Kishor's team (I-PAC) went to Dutta's house after that. But Dutta declined their advice and said that what he is doing, he thought that well before doing it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/shilbhadra-declines-political-talks-with-i-pac-team/articleshow/79519871.cms|title=Shilbhadra Dutta declines ‘political talks’ with I-PAC team|newspaper =Times of India|date=2 December 2020|access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref>

At 18th of December, 2020, after [[Suvendu Adhikari]] resigns his MLA seat, Dutta also resigns from TMC but remained his MLA seat. Later at 20th of December, Union Minister of Home Affairs [[Amit Shah]]'s rally at Medinipur, Adhikari joined in [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] along with 9 MLAs including Dutta. Although, Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool rejected that incident.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}
===Contest on 2021 West Bengal assembly elections===
On March 2021, [[Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal|BJP Bengal]] had prepared list of candidates getting ticket on [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021 Legislative assembly polls]]. It was declared later that BJP will give Dutta to [[Khardaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Khardaha constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Khanna|first=Rohit|last2=Mar 4|first2=Sujoy Khanra / TNN /|last3=2021|last4=Ist|first4=06:00|title=Suvendu likely BJP pick for big fight in Nandigram {{!}} Kolkata News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/suvendu-likely-bjp-pick-for-big-fight-in-nandigram/articleshow/81320164.cms|access-date=2021-03-04|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=West Bengal Assembly polls 2021: BJP leaders fly to Delhi; TMC holds review meet to finalise candidates|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/west-bengal-assembly-polls-2021-bjp-tmc-to-take-final-call-on-candidates|access-date=2021-03-04|website=Free Press Journal|language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:Members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
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[[Category:1955 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:All India Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from West Bengal]]

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