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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Samir Kumar Jana
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| office = Member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 13 May 2011
| term_end =
| constituency = [[Patharpratima Assembly constituency|Patharpratima]]
| predecessor = Jajneswar Das
| successor =
| birth_place =
| birth_date =
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| party = [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| alma_mater =
| profession = Politician
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'''Samir Kumar Jana''' (born 1950)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Samir Kumar Jana(All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)):Constituency- Patharpratima (South 24 Parganas) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/WestBengal2021/candidate.php?candidate_id=255 |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref> is an Indian politician from [[West Bengal]]. He is a three time member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] from Patharpratima Assembly constituency in [[South 24 Parganas district]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Patharpratima Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/patharpratima-west-bengal-assembly-constituency |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref> He won the [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]] representing the [[All India Trinamool Congress]] party.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-02 |title=Patharpratima, West Bengal Assembly election result 2021 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/patharpratima-west-bengal-assembly-election-result-2021-live-updates-1797210-2021-05-01 |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Jana is from [[Patharpratima]], South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. He is the son of late Rathikanta Jana. He completed his MA in 1986 at [[University of Calcutta]]. Earlier, he also did BA at a college affiliated with University of Calcutta. He is a retired teacher.<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
Jana won from [[Patharpratima Assembly constituency]] representing the All India Trinamool Congress in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. He polled 120,181 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Asit Kumar Haldar of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], by a margin of 22,134 votes. He first became an MLA winning the [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]] defeating Jajneswar Das of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] by a margin of 14,773 votes with a vote share of 8.11 per cent.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Patharpratima Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Samir Kumar Jana of TMC wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/patharpratima-election-result-2021-live-updates-patharpratima-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-3696578.html |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-29 |title=West Bengal Assembly election 2021, Patharpratima profile: TMC's Samir Kumar Jana retained seat in 2016 |url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/west-bengal-assembly-election-2021-patharpratima-profile-tmcs-samir-kumar-jana-retained-seat-in-2016-9354441.html |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}</ref> He retained the seat for Trinamool Congress in 2016 Assembly election polling 107,595 votes, for a vote share 50.85 percent and won by a margin of 13793 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-02 |title=Patharpratima Election Result 2021 LIVE: How to check Patharpratima assembly (Vidhan Sabha) election winners, losers, vote margin, news updates - CNBC TV18 |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/politics/patharpratima-election-result-2021-live-how-to-check-patharpratima-assembly-vidhan-sabha-election-winners-losers-vote-margin-news-updates-9145921.htm |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=CNBCTV18 |language=en}}</ref> He won for the third time in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Live |first=A. B. P. |title=Patharpratima Election Results 2021 LIVE, Vote Counting, Leading, Trailing , Winners West bengal Patharpratima Constituency Election News LIVE |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/west-bengal-election-results-2021/wb-patharpratima-constituency-130.html |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref>

Earlier, he lost twice to Jajneswar Das of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] in [[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]] and [[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]] election before defeating him in [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]].<ref name=":1" />

== References ==
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[[Category:1950 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal]]
[[Category:West Bengal MLAs 2011–2016]]
[[Category:West Bengal MLAs 2016–2021]]
[[Category:West Bengal MLAs 2021–2026]]
[[Category:People from South 24 Parganas district]]
[[Category:University of Calcutta alumni]]
[[Category:West Bengal MLAs 2026–2031]]

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