Khan was born in a Bengali Hindu family of Shunri jati on 8 December 1980 to Dhanonjoy Khan and Chhaya Rani Khan at Durlabhpur in Bankura district,West Bengal.[8] He studied at Panchmura Mahavidyalaya.[9] His wife,Sujata Mondal Khan,joined Trinamool Congress,after Saumitra Khan filed for divorce. On 7 February 2023,with the order of the Hon'ble court of Bankura,he got divorced. This has led to an ongoing controversy in West Bengal politics. Another controversy occurred when he demanded a separate state of Junglemahal state.[10]
In 2014 Indian general election,Khan was elected to the 16th Lok Sabha from Bishnupur constituency. After getting elected,he said that his priority as an MP would be to develop Bishnupur as a tourist spot and to protect the rights of workers who make Baluchari Sari.[13] On 9 January 2019,he defected to Bharatiya Janata Party. Subsequently,he was expelled by his former party.[14]The Times of India reported that Mukul Roy,who himself defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party played an important role in recruiting Khan.[15] The "dynastic rule" in the Trinamool Congress and the political violence in the state were the reasons cited by Khan to switch parties.[16]
In February 2019 it was alleged that Khan had extorted money from job aspirants on false promises.[17] The Kolkata High Court announced that he could not be arrested though it prevented him from entering Bankura.[17] In the following month,Khan was interrogated by the Bankura police.[18] On 12 April,the Supreme Court of India refused to overturn the ban on him although he was allowed to enter the district for filing his nomination papers.[19] In the absence of Khan,his wife Sujata Khan started campaigning for him for the upcoming general election.[20] Khan managed to win from the same constituency with a margin of 78,047 votes even without holding any roadshow or addressing any political rally.[21][22][23]
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