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<div>{{short description|Indian politician}}<br />
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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Sunil Kumar Mandal<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1958|05|16}}<br />
| birth_place = Rameshwarpur , [[West Bengal]]<br />
| residence = [[Kanksa]], [[West Bengal]]<br />
| death_date =<br />
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| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] <br />
| constituency1 = [[Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bardhaman Purba]]<br />
| salary1 =<br />
| term_start1 = 2014<br />
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| predecessor1 = [[Anup Kumar Saha]]<br />
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| office2 = Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly <br />
| constituency2 = [[Galsi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Galsi]]<br />
| term_start2 = 2011<br />
| term_end2 = 2014<br />
| predecessor2 = [[Mehbub Mondal]]<br />
| successor2 = Sital Kartabya<br />
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| party =[[All India Trinamool Congress]] {{small|(1998-Present)}}<br />
| spouse = Kajali Mondal<br />
| college = <br />
| children = 2 [Dr.Soumitra Mondal,Souvik Mondal]<br />
| alma_mater = [[University of Burdwan]] -{{small|(B.A., B.Ed)}}<br />
| profession = [[Teacher]]<br />
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'''Sunil Kumar Mondal''' is an Indian politician and was a [[member of parliament]] to the [[16th Lok Sabha]] from [[Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency)]], [[West Bengal]]. He won the [[2014 Indian general election]] being an [[All India Trinamool Congress]] candidate.<ref>{{cite web|title=Constituencywise-All Candidates|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS2538.htm?ac=38|accessdate=17 May 2014}}</ref><br />
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While still a Forward Bloc MLA from [[Galsi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] he had voted for the Trinamool Congress candidate during the Rajya Sabha election in February 2014.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140208/jsp/bengal/story_17913772.jsp#.U6zdp0CyKt8|title = Turcoat turmoil at RS turnstile, 3 RSP and Block MLAs vote for Trinamul | publisher = The Telegraph, 8 February 2014 |accessdate = 22 June 2014}}</ref> Subsequently, he joined the Trinamool Congress.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Twin-defections-but-different-outcomes/articleshow/30076338.cms|title = Twin defections, but different outcomes| publisher = The Times of India, 9 February 2014 |accessdate = 22 June 2014}}</ref><br />
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On 19 December 2020, he joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/suvendu-adhikari-joins-bjp-in-presence-of-amit-shah-1751135-2020-12-19|title = Suvendu Adhikari ends all speculation, joins BJP, delivers jolt to Mamata and TMC | publisher = India Today |accessdate = 19 December 2020}}</ref> But after TMC's thumping victory in [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021 election]] he declared that he was "always with the TMC".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-02|title=I am always with TMC: BJP MP Sunil Mondal says 'Suvendu Adhikari had misled me'|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/i-am-always-with-tmc-bjp-mp-sunil-mondal-says-suvendu-adhikari-had-misled-me|work=The Free Press Journal|access-date=2021-10-20}}</ref><br />
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{{17th Lok Sabha members from all states}}<br />
{{16th LS members from West Bengal|state=expanded}}<br />
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[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:1958 births]]<br />
[[Category:People from Purba Bardhaman district]]<br />
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:17th Lok Sabha members]]<br />
[[Category:Indian academics]]<br />
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from West Bengal]]<br />
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