Biswanath Das

Biswanath Das is an Indian politician who has been a Member of Legislative Assembly for Jaynagar (Vidhan [Sabha constituency)|Jaynagar] since 2016. He is a member of the All India Trinamool Congress party.

Personal life

Biswanath Das was born on 3 October 1965, to a Bengali Hindu family in Jaynagar Majilpur. He is a postgraduate of the University of Calcutta. He was a school teacher before entering politics.

Political career

In the 2016 Vidhan Sabha election, the All India Trinamool Congress nominated Biswanath Das from the Jaynagar Vidhan Sabha constituency. In this election, he defeated his nearest rival Sujit Patwari of the Indian National Congress by 15,051 votes.