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'''Bijoy Das''' was an [[India]]n politician from [[West Bengal]], belonging to the [[Indian National Congress]]. He represented the [[Pingla Assembly constituency|Pingla seat]] in the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] from 1971 to 1977.<br />
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Das was born in [[Jalchak]] in [[Midnapore district|Midnapur District]] on January 1, 1928.<ref name=who>''[https://books.google.at/books?newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&id=I78yAAAAMAAJ Who's who 1972: General Election, March 1972]''. West Bengal Legislative Assembly Secretariat, 1974. p. 16</ref> He was the son of Gunadhar Das.<ref name=who/> He went to school at Moyna Purnananda Vidyapith.<ref name=who/> Das was later educated at [[Midnapore College]] and [[University of Calcutta]], obtaining M.A. and B.T. degrees.<ref name=who/> Das was a teacher by profession, and a member of the Wes Bengal Headmasters Association.<ref name=who/> He was married to Prabhabati, the couple had four sons and two daughters.<ref name=who/> <br />
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As a local Indian National Congress politician, Das served as the upapradhan of the Jalchak Anchal Panchayat.<ref name=who/> The Indian National Congress fielded Das as its candidate for the [[Pingla Assembly constituency|Pingla seat]] in the [[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]. Das finished in second place with 25,225 votes (45.09%).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20140718182429/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1969 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF WEST BENGAL]''</ref> He won the Pingla seat in the [[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], obtaining 24,892 votes (45.93%).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20140718182727/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1971 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF WEST BENGAL]''</ref> He retained the Pingla seat in the [[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], obtaining 29,460 votes (58.62%).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20140404195120/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_WB_72.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1972 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF WEST BENGAL]''</ref> Das lost the Pingla seat in the [[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], finishing in second place with 13,030 votes (28.88%).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20140404203744/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1977 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF WEST BENGAL]''</ref><br />
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