Jagannath Sarkar (BJP politician)

Jagannath Sarkar (born 2 January 1963) is an Indian politician who has been a Member of Lok Sabha for Ranaghat since 2019.

For other people named Jagannath Sarkar, see Jagannath Sarkar (disambiguation).

Jagannath Sarkar
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from 's Nadia district
PresidentRamnath Kovind
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
23 May 2019
Preceded byTapas Mandal
ConstituencyRanaghat
Personal details
Born (1948-07-02) 2 July 1948
Santipur
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)
Arpita Sarkar
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(m. 1999)​
Children2
ResidenceSantipur, Nadia-741404
Alma materSantipur College (B.A, 1984)
Kalyani University (B.A, 1986-87)
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Personal life

Sarkar was born on 2 January 1963 to Bhim Chandra Sarkar and Nani Bala Sarkar in Tashuli village of Bankura district, West Bengal.[1] He graduated with Bachelor of Arts from Santipur College in 1984 and Bachelor of Education degree from Kalyani University in 1986-1987.[2] He married Arpita Sarkar (Baidya) on 2 November 1999, with whom he has a son and a daughter. Sarkar is a teacher and farmer by profession.[1]

Political career

Sarkar is the general secretary of the Nadia district unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party. On 10 April 2019, the party nominated him for the 2019 Indian general election from the Ranaghat constituency, after the nomination of Mukatmoni Adhikari was rejected.[3] On 23 May, he was elected to the Lok Sabha after defeating his nearest rival, Rupali Biswas of the Trinamool Congress.[4]

References
  1. "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  2. "Jagannath Sarkar(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- RANAGHAT(WEST BENGAL) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. "মনোনয়নপত্র খারিজ মুকুটমণি অধিকারীর, রানাঘাটে বিজেপির প্রার্থী জগন্নাথ সরকার" [Nomination paper of Mukotmoni Adhikari has been rejected, BJP's Ranaghat candidate is Jagannath Sarkar] (in Bengali). Sangbad Pratidin. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  4. "Ranaghat Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Jagannath Sarkar of BJP Wins". News18. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.


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