Manju Basu | |
|---|---|
| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency:- 107. Noapara, North 24 Parganas | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Sunil Singh |
| In office 2011–2016 | |
| Preceded by | Kushadhwaj Ghosh |
| Succeeded by | Madhusudan Ghose |
| In office 2001–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Madan Mohan Nath |
| Succeeded by | Kushadhwaj Ghosh |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Spouse | Bikash Basu |
| Residence(s) | Netaji Pally, PO Ichapur Nawabgunj, PS Noapara, dist North 24 Paraganas |
| Alma mater | M.A. |
Manju Basu is an All India Trinamool Congress politician and is a Member of Legislative Assembly from Noapara.
A graduate in humanities and education, she was a school teacher by profession.[1] She entered active politics in 2000 after her husband, Bikash Basu, also a school teacher and a Trinamool Congress activist, was killed in the run up to the election the following year.[2][3]
She was nominated a Trinamool Congress candidate from Noapara in 2001 and she won the election.[4] However, she lost in 2006[5] but won again in 2011.[6] In the 2016 General Election she lost the seat again. The Congress candidate Madhusudan Ghosh won the seat. Again, in 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election she defeated her nearest rival Sunil Singh of BJP.
References
- ↑ "Election Watch Reporter". My Neta. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ↑ "Dozen dose of dynasty on Trinamul list". The Telegraph, 19 March 2011. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ↑ "13-year-old shot dead in front of pandal". The Telegraph, 26 October 2000. Archived from the original on 12 November 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
