Rohit K. Dasgupta

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Cllr Dr
Rohit K. Dasgupta
FRAS FHEA
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Personal details
Born Kolkata, India
NationalityBritish
Political party Labour Party, Co-operative Party
Alma mater University of the Arts London, University of Westminster, Jadavpur University
ProfessionAcademic, Politician
Known forQueer Politics, South Asian Studies, Cultural Industries, Labour Politics

Rohit K. Dasgupta FRAS , FHEA is an academic in the School of Culture and Creative Arts at the University of Glasgow [1] and a British Labour Party politician. [2] Prior to this he was based at the Institute for Media and Creative Industries at Loughborough University. [3] In 2018 he was elected Councillor in the London Borough of Newham for the Canning Town South Ward. [4] [5] He was re-elected for the same ward again in 2022 [6] He contested the Parliamentary seat of East Hampshire for the Labour Party in 2017, coming second with an increase of 7% vote share. [7] He is also Secretary of the Newham Branch of the Fabian Society. [8] In 2019 he was selected as an MEP candidate for the South East region (5th on the list) but failed to get elected. [9] Dasgupta is also a member of Labour's National Policy Forum and sits on the Work, Pensions and Equality Policy Commission. [10]

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Background

Dasgupta gained a BA degree in Comparative Literature from Jadavpur University, India, then graduated MA in English from the University of Westminster, PGCE from the University of West London, and PhD from the University of the Arts. [3]

Political career

He was elected as a Labour and Co-operative party Councillor in the London Borough of Newham for the Canning Town South Ward in the 2018 United Kingdom Local elections. [4] [5] [11] Following his election he was appointed Commissioner for Social Integration and Equalities in Newham since 2019 by the Mayor. He had previously contested the East Hampshire parliamentary seat in the General election, coming second with 17% of the vote share. [12] Dasgupta is also the Chair of his local Labour party branch [13] and Secretary of the Newham Fabian Society. [14] He was one of the first Bengalis from West Bengal, India to contest the British Parliamentary elections. [15] [16] [17] Dasgupta is also a member of BAME Labour, Labour Movement for Europe, Fabian Society, GMB and UCU. In 2018 he was elected on to the national committee of LGBT Labour. [18] In 2019 he was selected as an MEP candidate for the South East region but failed to get elected. [9] [19] He has previously expressed his opposition to Brexit and support for a second referendum. [20]

Academic career

Dasgupta is Senior Lecturer in Cultural Industries and Programme Convenor for Creative Industries and Cultural Policy at the University of Glasgow. He has previously worked at Loughborough University, Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton; University of the Arts London and University of Sussex . Dasgupta has authored and edited several books on media and digital culture, cinema, sexuality, gender, sexual health, anthropology and activism. [21] He has also written for outlets such The Independent, The Conversation, Tribune Magazine, Left Foot Forward, Labour List and the Huffington Post. [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] He has been involved in strike action against pension cuts, organising against homophobia and supporting inclusive relationship and sex education. [29] [30] [31]

Electoral history

2017 General Election

General Election 2017: East Hampshire [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Damian Hinds 35,26363.6+3.0
Labour Rohit Dasgupta9,41117.0+6.9
Liberal Democrats Richard Robinson8,40315.2+4.1
Green Richard Knight1,7603.2-3.0
Justice & Anti-Corruption Susan Jerrard5711.0+1.0
Majority25,85246.6-2.1
Turnout 55,56775.6+4.5
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 1.95

2018 Local Election

Canning Town South (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Griffiths 1,991 23
Labour Rohit Dasgupta 1,965 22
Labour Belgica Guana 1,693 19
Conservative Marc Pooler6437
Conservative Mark Seymour5596
Liberal Democrats Caroline Carey5526
Green Danny Keeling4645
Conservative Mahyar Tousi3784
CPA Myrtle Laing2223
CPA Sharmila Swarna1452
CPA Prossy Namwanje1442
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2019 European Parliament election

Date of electionRegionPartyVotesPercentage of votesResult
2019 European election South East England John Howarth(10), Cathy Shutt, Arran Richard Neathey, Emma Christina Turnbull, Rohit K. Dasgupta, Amy Lauren Fowler, Duncan Shaw Thomas Enright, Lubna Aiysha Arshad, Simon Guy Burgess, Rachael Eowyn WardLabour184,6787.27Not Elected

2022 Local Election

Canning Town South (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rohit Kumar Dasgupta 630
Labour Alan Griffiths 585
Labour Belgica Guana 536
Independent Carel Jane Buxton187
Green Oliver Reynolds185
Green Deb Scott161
Independent Darshi Wijesinghe155
Conservative Tim Gamble144
Conservative Marc James Pooler122
Green Benjamin Ian Smith106
Conservative Rachel Nabudde103
CPA Myrtle Verona Laing74
CPA Sharmila Sundar Swarna54
CPA Prossy Namwanje50
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

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