Jitendra Tiwari | |
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Mayor of Asansol | |
In office 13 October 2015 [1] –17 December 2020 [2] | |
Succeeded by | Amarnath Chatterjee |
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2016–2021 | |
Preceded by | Gouranga Chatterjee |
Succeeded by | Narendranath Chakraborty |
Constituency | Pandaveswar |
Personal details | |
Born | Asansol,India |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2021-present) |
Other political affiliations | All India Trinamool Congress (2011-2021) |
Profession | Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) [3] Mayor of Asansol [4] [5] [6] |
Jitendra Tiwari is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is the former mayor of Asansol and member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly representing the Pandaveswar [7] constituency. [8]
Tiwari has been in numerous controversies due to his acts and activism in political activities.
Tiwari started his political career with the Trinamool Congress in 2011. In December 2020,he left the Trinamool Congress but joined again after a few days. On 2 March 2021,he resigned from Trinamool Congress and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Dilip Ghosh. [14]
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