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| | | office2 = [[Department of Agriculture (West Bengal)|Minister for Agriculture]]<br>[[Government of West Bengal]] | ||
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| office1 = Deputy Speaker of [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] | | office1 = Deputy Speaker of [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] | ||
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'''Asish Banerjee''' is an | '''Asish Banerjee''' is an Indian [[politician]] representing [[All India Trinamool Congress]], who was the minister in charge of the [[Department of Agriculture (West Bengal)|Department of Agriculture]] in the [[Government of West Bengal]] from 2017 to 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/ministers|title=Agriculture Minister|last=Banerjee|first=Dr. Asish|date=July 2017|website=wb.gov.in}}</ref> | ||
He is also [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|M.L.A]] of [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal Legislative Assembly.]] Elected from [[Rampurhat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] five times (term [[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]], [[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]], [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]], [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]] & [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=Rampurhat Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs |url=http://www.elections.in/west-bengal/assembly-constituencies/rampurhat.html |website=Elections in India |access-date=16 December 2020}}</ref> | He is also [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|M.L.A]] of [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal Legislative Assembly.]] Elected from [[Rampurhat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] five times (term [[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]], [[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]], [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]], [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]] & [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=Rampurhat Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs |url=http://www.elections.in/west-bengal/assembly-constituencies/rampurhat.html |website=Elections in India |access-date=16 December 2020}}</ref> | ||
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* https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/goal-to-promote-maize-in-bengal/cid/1720014 | * https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/goal-to-promote-maize-in-bengal/cid/1720014 | ||
* https://zeenews.india.com/west-bengal/small-reshuffle-in-west-bengal-government-2040130.html | * https://zeenews.india.com/west-bengal/small-reshuffle-in-west-bengal-government-2040130.html | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:West Bengal MLAs 2011–2016]] | [[Category:West Bengal MLAs 2011–2016]] | ||
[[Category:West Bengal MLAs 2016–2021]] | [[Category:West Bengal MLAs 2016–2021]] | ||
[[Category:Living people]] | [[Category:Living people]] | ||
[[Category:University of Burdwan alumni]] | [[Category:University of Burdwan alumni]] | ||
[[Category:University of Burdwan faculty]] | [[Category:University of Burdwan faculty]] | ||
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Dr. Asish Banerjee | |
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| Deputy Speaker of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2021 | |
| Speaker | Biman Banerjee |
| Preceded by | Sukumar Hansda |
| Minister for Agriculture Government of West Bengal | |
| In office 2017–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Purnendo Bose |
| Succeeded by | Sovandeb Chatterjee |
| Minister of State(Independent Charge) for Planning, Statistics & Programme Monitoring Government of West Bengal | |
| In office 2017–2021 | |
| Succeeded by | Amit Mitra |
| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Mahammad Hannan |
| Constituency | Rampurhat (Vidhan Sabha constituency) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 November 1951 Rampurhat, Birbhum, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Parent(s) |
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| Education | PhD |
| Alma mater | BA, MA & PhD from Burdwan University |
| Occupation | Associate Professor at Rampurhat College, (until 2001) |
Asish Banerjee is an Indian politician representing All India Trinamool Congress, who was the minister in charge of the Department of Agriculture in the Government of West Bengal from 2017 to 2021.[1] He is also M.L.A of West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Elected from Rampurhat (Vidhan Sabha constituency) five times (term 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 & 2021).[2]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Asish Banerjee was born in Rampurhat Birbhum district in West Bengal. He completed his bachelor's and master's degrees from Burdwan University. He also completed his PhD at the same university. During this period he was elected General Secretary of University Student'ls Council.
Career[edit | edit source]
After he completing his education at Burdwan University, Banerjee was an associate professor of Bengali at Rampurhat College under Burdwan University.
MLA of Rampurhat[edit | edit source]
He was elected as M.L.A from Rampurhat (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in 2001 and subsequently re-elected from same constituency in 2006, 2011 and 2016. Banerjee first time sworn in as a Minister of State under chief minister Mamata Banerjee in 2014 and allotted the independent charge of Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy. The next year he was nominated for minister in charge for Department of Biotechnology, Department of Statistics and Programme implementation, Planning.[3]
In 2017, he took charge as the Agriculture Minister of West Bengal Government in Mamata Banerjee ministry (2016–2021) from his predecessor Purnendo Bose.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Banerjee, Dr. Asish (July 2017). "Agriculture Minister". wb.gov.in.
- ↑ "Rampurhat Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Asish Banerjee replaces Purnendu Basu as state Agriculture minister". millenniumpost.in. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- https://www.facebook.com/Millennium-Post-1121157364607635/. "Asish Banerjee replaces Purnendu Basu as state Agriculture minister". Retrieved 6 May 2018.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help); External link in|last= - https://wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/ministers
- https://web.archive.org/web/20190606083438/http://aitcofficial.org/aitc/full-list-of-ministers-and-their-portfolios-in-the-new-west-bengal-government/
- https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/goal-to-promote-maize-in-bengal/cid/1720014
- https://zeenews.india.com/west-bengal/small-reshuffle-in-west-bengal-government-2040130.html
External links[edit | edit source]
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by |
Minister of State (Independent charge) of Ayush of Health and Family Welfare department in the West Bengal Government 2014 – |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by |
Minister of State of the departments of School Education and Higher Education in the West Bengal Government 2014 – |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by |
Minister of Science and Technology and Biotechnology department in the West Bengal Government – |
Succeeded by Partha Chatterjee |
| Preceded by |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Planning, Statistics & Programme Monitoring in the West Bengal Government in the Mamata Banerjee ministry (2016–2021) 2016 – 2017 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Purnendo Bose |
Agriculture Minister of West Bengal Government in Mamata Banerjee ministry (2016–2021) 2017 – |
Succeeded by |
| State Legislative Assembly | ||
| Preceded by Mahammad Hannan (FBL) |
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Rampurhat (Vidhan Sabha constituency) 2001 – |
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