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{{short description|Indian politician }}
{{short description|Indian politician and botanist (born 1979)}}
 
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| honorific-suffix    =[[Member of Parliament|MP]]
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| office              = [[Ministry of Human Resource Development|Union Minister of State for Education]]
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| term_start          = 10 June 2024
| term_start1         = 19 June 2019
| alongside          = [[Jayant Chaudhary]]
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| minister            = [[Dharmendra Pradhan]]
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| majority4 = 10,386
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| spouse              = {{Marriage|Koyel Chowdhury|6 December 2008}}
| spouse              = {{marriage|Koyel Chowdhury|6 December 2008}}
| children            = 2
| children            = 2
| website            =  
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| date                = May
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| occupation = [[Politician]]
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| office              = 10th [[Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal|President of Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal]]
| office3            = 10th [[Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal|State President of Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal]]
| predecessor        = [[Dilip Ghosh (politician)|Dilip Ghosh]]
| predecessor3        = [[Dilip Ghosh (politician)|Dilip Ghosh]]
| termstart          = 20 September 2021
| successor3          = [[Samik Bhattacharya]]
| termstart3          = 20 September 2021
| termend3            = 2 July 2025
| residence          = {{ubl|[[Central Delhi district|30, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Road, New Delhi]]}}
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'''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>
'''Sukanta Majumdar''' (born 29 December 1979) is an Indian politician. He was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]], lower house of the [[parliament of India]] from [[Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Balurghat]],<ref name="Among BJP’s West Bengal winners, a tribal leader, businessman, software expert">{{cite news |date=4 March 2024 |title=Among BJP’s West Bengal winners, a tribal leader, businessman, software expert |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/among-bjps-bengal-winners-a-tribal-leader-businessman-software-expert-5747490/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250703105116/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/among-bjps-bengal-winners-a-tribal-leader-businessman-software-expert-5747490/ |archive-date=3 July 2025 |access-date=3 July 2025 |publisher=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> [[West Bengal]] in the [[2024 Indian general election]]. He served the 10th state president of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], [[West Bengal]].<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> From 20 September 2021 to July 2025, he served as president of the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal.<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>
 
== Early Life & Education ==
 
Majumdar was born on 29 December 1979 in a Mahishya kshtriya Family Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. He completed his schooling at Khadimpur High School in Balurghat. He pursued higher education at the [[University of North Bengal]], where he obtained a [[Ph.D.]] in [[Botany]]. His academic background includes an [[M.Sc.]] and [[Bachelor of Education|B.Ed. degree]]. He has published more than 15 scientific papers in national and international journals. <ref>{{cite web|title=Dr. Sukanta Majumdar: Age, Biography, Education, Wife|url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/dr.-sukanta-majumdar-76635.html|publisher=OneIndia|date=2024-04-12}}</ref><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://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>
 
== Political Career ==
 
Majumdar is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was elected as the Member of Parliament for the Balurghat constituency in the [[Balurghat Lok Sabha constituency#General election 2019|2019 general elections]], defeating the [[Trinamool Congress]] candidate [[Arpita Ghosh]] by a margin of over 33,000 votes.<ref>{{cite news|title=Balurghat Election Result 2019: BJP's Sukanta Majumdar defeats TMC MP Arpita Ghosh, wins by 33,293 votes|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/balurghat-election-result-2019-bjps-sukanta-majumdar-defeats-tmc-mp-arpita-ghosh-wins-by-33293-votes/399274|publisher=Times Now|date=2019-05-24}}</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> In September 2021 he succeeded [[Dilip Ghosh (politician)|Dilip Ghosh]] as the President of the BJP's West Bengal unit.<ref name="Hindu2021">{{cite news |title=Sukanta Majumdar replaces Dilip Ghosh as West Bengal BJP president |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/sukanta-majumdar-replaces-dilip-ghosh-as-west-bengal-bjp-president/article36601364.ece |work=The Hindu |date=20 September 2021}}</ref><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> In June 2024, he was appointed as the Union Minister of State for Education and the Union Minister of State for the Development of North Eastern Region in the [[Third Modi ministry]].<ref>{{cite news|title=PM Modi 3.0 council of ministers: Who is Sukanta Majumdar|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pm-modi-3-0-council-of-ministers-who-is-sukanta-majumdar/articleshow/110851183.cms|publisher=The Times of India|date=2024-06-11}}</ref>
 
== Personal life ==
 
Majumdar is married to Koyel Chowdhury, and they have two daughters. His father, Sushanta Kumar Majumdar, was a government employee, and his mother, Nibedita Majumdar, was a primary school teacher.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dr. Sukanta Majumdar: Age, Biography, Education, Wife|url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/dr.-sukanta-majumdar-76635.html|publisher=OneIndia|date=2024-04-12}}</ref>
 
==See also==
* [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
* [[Balurghat Lok Sabha constituency]]
* [[Third Modi ministry]]
* [[Education in India]]
* [[Northeast India]]


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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5035 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]
*[https://loksabha.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5035&lastls=17 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]
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Dr.
Sukanta Majumdar
Majumdar in 2026
Union Minister of State for Education
Assumed office
10 June 2024
Serving with Jayant Chaudhary
MinisterDharmendra Pradhan
Preceded bySubhash Sarkar
3rd Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region
Assumed office
10 June 2024
MinisterJyotiraditya Scindia
Preceded byB.L. Verma
10th State President of Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal
In office
20 September 2021 – 2 July 2025
Preceded byDilip Ghosh
Succeeded bySamik Bhattacharya
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
19 June 2019
Preceded byArpita Ghosh
ConstituencyBalurghat, West Bengal
Majority10,386
Personal details
Born (1979-12-29) 29 December 1979 (age 46)
Balurghat, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)
Koyel Chowdhury
(
m. 2008)
Children2
Residence
EducationM.Sc., B.Ed., Ph.D. (Botany)
Alma materUniversity of North Bengal
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionTeacher
Signature
As of May, 2019
Source: [1]

Sukanta Majumdar (born 29 December 1979) is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the parliament of India from Balurghat,[1] West Bengal in the 2024 Indian general election. He served the 10th state president of Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal.[2][3][4] From 20 September 2021 to July 2025, he served as president of the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal.[5][6]

Early Life & Education[edit | edit source]

Majumdar was born on 29 December 1979 in a Mahishya kshtriya Family Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. He completed his schooling at Khadimpur High School in Balurghat. He pursued higher education at the University of North Bengal, where he obtained a Ph.D. in Botany. His academic background includes an M.Sc. and B.Ed. degree. He has published more than 15 scientific papers in national and international journals. [7][8][9]

Political Career[edit | edit source]

Majumdar is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was elected as the Member of Parliament for the Balurghat constituency in the 2019 general elections, defeating the Trinamool Congress candidate Arpita Ghosh by a margin of over 33,000 votes.[10][11] In September 2021 he succeeded Dilip Ghosh as the President of the BJP's West Bengal unit.[12][13] In June 2024, he was appointed as the Union Minister of State for Education and the Union Minister of State for the Development of North Eastern Region in the Third Modi ministry.[14]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Majumdar is married to Koyel Chowdhury, and they have two daughters. His father, Sushanta Kumar Majumdar, was a government employee, and his mother, Nibedita Majumdar, was a primary school teacher.[15]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Among BJP's West Bengal winners, a tribal leader, businessman, software expert". The Indian Express. 4 March 2024. Archived from the original on 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Balurghat Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Dr. Sukanta Majumdar of BJP Wins". News 18. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Balurghat Election Result 2019: BJP's Sukanta Majumdar defeats TMC MP Arpita Ghosh, wins by 33,293 votes". Times Now. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Telling Numbers: 30% of MPs under age 40 are postgrads, including 2 doctorates". The Indian Express. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "BJP MP Sukanta Majumdar replaces Dilip Ghosh as party's Bengal president". Hindustan Times. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  6. ↑ Singh, Shiv Sahay (20 September 2021). "Sukanta Majumdar replaces Dilip Ghosh as West Bengal BJP president". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Dr. Sukanta Majumdar: Age, Biography, Education, Wife". OneIndia. 12 April 2024.
  8. ↑ "Balurghat Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Dr. Sukanta Majumdar of BJP Wins". News 18. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "Telling Numbers: 30% of MPs under age 40 are postgrads, including 2 doctorates". The Indian Express. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  10. ↑ "Balurghat Election Result 2019: BJP's Sukanta Majumdar defeats TMC MP Arpita Ghosh, wins by 33,293 votes". Times Now. 24 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "Balurghat Election Result 2019: BJP's Sukanta Majumdar defeats TMC MP Arpita Ghosh, wins by 33,293 votes". Times Now. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  12. ↑ "Sukanta Majumdar replaces Dilip Ghosh as West Bengal BJP president". The Hindu. 20 September 2021.
  13. ↑ "BJP MP Sukanta Majumdar replaces Dilip Ghosh as party's Bengal president". Hindustan Times. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  14. ↑ "PM Modi 3.0 council of ministers: Who is Sukanta Majumdar". The Times of India. 11 June 2024.
  15. ↑ "Dr. Sukanta Majumdar: Age, Biography, Education, Wife". OneIndia. 12 April 2024.


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