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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office1 = [[17th West Bengal Assembly|Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = 6 May 2021
| predecessor1 = Samir Chakraborty
| constituency1 = [[Taldangra Assembly constituency|Taldangra, Bankura]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1956|8|5}}
| birth_place = [[Bankura district|Bankura]], [[West Bengal]], India
| party = [[Trinamool Congress]]
| alma_mater = [[Ranchi University]] (1979)
| education = [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]], [[Bachelor of Laws|L.L.B]]
| profession = Advocate
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term_start = 4 June 2024
| term_end1 = 4 June 2024
| predecessor = [[Subhash Sarkar]]
| constituency = [[Bankura Lok Sabha constituency|Bankura]]
| majority = 32,778
| majority1 = 12,377
| successor1 = [[Falguni Singhababu]]
}}

'''Arup Chakraborty''' (born 5 August 1956) is an [[Indian politician]] from West Bengal. A member of [[Trinamool Congress]], he had served as [[17th West Bengal Assembly|member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] from [[Taldangra Assembly constituency|Taldangra constituency]] in [[Bankura district|Bankura]] from 2021 to 2024. In 2024 General Elections, He was elected as [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] for Bankura Constituency, by defeating BJP's ex - union minister of state [[Subhas Sarkar]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-06-05 |title=Bankura election results 2024 live updates: TMC's Arup Chakraborty wins |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/bankura-election-results-2024-west-bengal-bankura-lok-sabha-elections-poll-result-updates-subhas-sarkar-bjp-arup-chakraborty-tmc-nilanjan-dasgupta-cpm/articleshow/110671689.cms |access-date=2024-06-05 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Birth and education ==
Chakraborty was born in Mejia, [[Bankura district|Bankura]] on 5 August 1956. He holds [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] & [[Bachelor of Laws|L.L.B]] from [[Ranchi University]] in 1979.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arup Chakraborty(All India Trinamool Congress(AITC)):Constituency- TALDANGRA(BANKURA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/WestBengal2021/candidate.php?candidate_id=333 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=myneta.info}}</ref>

== Career ==
He is the district party president for TMC in Bankura.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-03-22 |title=Former CPM MLA beaten up in Bankura |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/former-cpm-mla-beaten-up-in-bankura/articleshow/12364955.cms |access-date=2024-03-30 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He was elected as vice president of Bankura Zila Parishad in 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-07-01 |title=Another TMC leader Arup Chakraborty asks partymen to kill intruders |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/another-tmc-leader-arup-chakraborty-asks-partymen-to-kill-intruders/articleshow/37583760.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-03-30 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> He was known for his controversial comments, some of which drew criticism.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Another TMC leader asks partymen to 'sacrifice' intruders |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/east/story/arup-chakraborty-trinamool-congress-tmc-intruders-bankura-district-west-bengal-198947-2014-07-01 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bangla |first=TV9 |date=2024-03-08 |title=Bankura: 'নিজের কর্মীদের দিয়েই গাড়ি ভাঙিয়েছেন কেন্দ্রীয় শিক্ষা প্রতিমন্ত্রী',বিস্ফোরক তৃণমূল বিধায়ক |url=https://tv9bangla.com/west-bengal/bankura/bankura-union-minister-of-state-for-education-subhas-sarkar-broke-the-car-with-his-own-workers-explosive-trinamool-mla-arup-chakraborty-1031114.html |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=TV9 Bangla |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-28 |title=Lok Sabha Election: দলের মৃতপ্রায় অবস্থা! ভোটের মুখে বেফাঁস তৃণমূল প্রার্থী, অস্বস্তিতে জোড়াফুল শিবির |url=https://banglahunt.com/trinamool-congress-is-in-dying-condition-says-bankura-tmc-candidate-arup-chakraborty-sp/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=banglahunt.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ব্রিটিশদের বিরুদ্ধে লড়েছে তৃণমূল! বিধায়কের মন্তব্যে নয়া বিতর্ক |url=https://eisamay.com/west-bengal-news/others/arup-chakraborty-trinamool-congress-mla-controversial-remarks-on-indian-national-movement/articleshow/105054601.cms |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=Eisamay |language=bn}}</ref>

In 2024, he became an MP from [[Bankura Lok Sabha constituency|Bankura Lok Sabha seat]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chatterjee |first=Pradip |date=2024-03-19 |title=LS polls: 'Son of the soil' is TMC's 'bet in Bankura' |url=https://www.millenniumpost.in/bengal/ls-polls-son-of-the-soil-is-tmcs-bet-in-bankura-556608 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.millenniumpost.in |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Businessmen {{!}} In august company">{{cite news |last1=India Today |date=13 July 2024 |title=Businessmen {{!}} In august company |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/18th-lok-sabha-the-debutants/story/20240722-businessmen-in-august-company-2565840-2024-07-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807175452/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/18th-lok-sabha-the-debutants/story/20240722-businessmen-in-august-company-2565840-2024-07-13 |archive-date=7 August 2024 |access-date=7 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:1956 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:West Bengal MLAs 2021–2026]]
[[Category:Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal]]
[[Category:India MPs 2024–2029]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Ranchi University alumni]]
[[Category:People from Bankura district]]

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