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{{short description|Indian politician }}

{{use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-suffix =[[Member of Parliament|MP]]
| education =[[M.Sc.]], [[B.Ed.]], [[Ph.D.]] (Botany)
| alma_mater=[[University of North Bengal]]
| name = Sukanta Majumdar
| image =
| image_size =
| caption = Majumdar official portrait
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|12|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Balurghat]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency1 = [[Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Balurghat]]
| term_start1 = 19 June 2019
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = [[Arpita Ghosh]]
| successor1 =
| majority1 = 33,293
| nationality = Indian
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = {{Marriage|Koyel Chowdhury|6 December 2008}}
| children = 2
| website =
| footnotes =
| date = May
| year =2019
| signature = Dr.sukanta-majumdar-signature.jpg
| source = http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5035
| profession = [[Teaching]]
| occupation = [[Politician]]
| office = 10th [[Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal|President of Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal]]
| predecessor = [[Dilip Ghosh (politician)|Dilip Ghosh]]
| termstart = 20 September 2021
}}
'''Dr. Sukanta Kumar Majumdar''' is an Indian politician. He was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]], lower house of the [[Parliament of India]] from [[Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Balurghat]], [[West Bengal]] in the [[2019 Indian general election]]. Currently, he is the 10th state president of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], [[West Bengal]]. He has done his [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] in [[Botany]] from the [[University of North Bengal]]. He is a professor of Botany at the [[University of Gour Banga]]. He was nominated as the Chief of West Bengal BJP on 20 September 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/balurghat-election-results-2019-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-2154547.html | title=Balurghat Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Dr. Sukanta Majumdar of BJP Wins | publisher=News 18| date=23 May 2019 | accessdate=24 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/article/balurghat-wb-election-2019-balurghat-election-results-candidates-voter-population-polling-percentage/407165 | title=Balurghat Election Result 2019: BJP's Sukanta Majumdar defeats TMC MP Arpita Ghosh, wins by 33,293 votes | publisher=Times Now | date=24 May 2019 | accessdate=18 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/telling-numbers-30-of-mps-under-age-40-are-postgrads-including-2-doctorates-5761537/ | title=Telling Numbers: 30% of MPs under age 40 are postgrads, including 2 doctorates | publisher=The Indian Express | date=3 June 2019 | accessdate=18 March 2020}}</ref> He was appointed as President of Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal on 20 September 2021, replacing [[Dilip Ghosh (politician)|Dilip Ghosh]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-20|title=BJP MP Sukanta Majumdar replaces Dilip Ghosh as party's Bengal president|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bjp-mp-sukanta-majumdar-replaces-dilip-ghosh-as-party-s-bengal-president-101632151173618.html|access-date=2021-09-20|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Singh|first=Shiv Sahay|date=2021-09-20|title=Sukanta Majumdar replaces Dilip Ghosh as West Bengal BJP president|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sukanta-majumdar-replaces-dilip-ghosh-as-west-bengal-bjp-president/article36575560.ece|access-date=2021-09-20|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5035 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]
{{17th Lok Sabha members from all states}}

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[[Category:Lok Sabha members from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from West Bengal]]
[[Category:1979 births]]
[[Category:People from Balurghat]]
[[Category:Bengali Hindus]]
[[Category:University of North Bengal alumni]]

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