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'''Ujjal Chatterjee''' (born 1959)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Ujjal Chatterjee (All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)): Constituency- Kulti (Paschim Bardhaman) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/WestBengal2021/candidate.php?candidate_id=1871 |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref> is an Indian politician from [[West Bengal]]. He is a former member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] from [[Kulti Assembly constituency]] in [[Paschim Bardhaman district]]. He won the [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]] representing the [[All India Trinamool Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Complete List of West Bengal Assembly Elections 2016 Winners |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/complete-list-of-west-bengal-assembly-elections-2016-winners-1245300.html |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=West Bengal Assembly Election Results in 2016 |url=https://www.elections.in/west-bengal/assembly-constituencies/2016-election-results.html |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=www.elections.in}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Chatterjee is from [[Kulti]], Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal. He is the son of late Umapada Chatterjee. He completed his BCom at a college affiliated with the University of Burdwan in 1980. His wife used to run her own business.<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
Chatterjee was first elected as an MLA when he won the [[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]] from Kulti Assembly constituency representing the All India Trinamool Congress.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Kulti Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/kulti-west-bengal-assembly-constituency |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref> He retained the seat for the Trinamool Congress winning the [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]] and was elected for a third time in the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.<ref name=":1" /> In the [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021 Assembly election]], he lost to [[Ajay Kumar Poddar]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. In 2011, he polled 77,610 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Maniklal Acharya of the [[All India Forward Bloc]], by a margin of 28,566 votes.<ref name=":1" /> In 2016, he polled 68,952 votes and defeated his closest opponent, [[Ajay Kumar Poddar]] of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 19,488 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-02 |title=Kulti Election Result 2021 LIVE: How to check Kulti assembly (Vidhan Sabha) election winners, losers, vote margin, news updates - CNBC TV18 |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/politics/kulti-election-result-2021-live-how-to-check-kulti-assembly-vidhan-sabha-election-winners-losers-vote-margin-news-updates-9131371.htm |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=CNBCTV18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-03 |title=West Bengal Assembly election 2021, Kulti profile: TMC's Ujjal Chatterjee won seat in past two polls |url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/west-bengal-assembly-election-2021-kulti-profile-tmcs-ujjal-chatterjee-won-seat-in-past-two-polls-9406181.html |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}</ref> He lost the 2021 poll to Poddar of the BJP by a margin of 679 votes.

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