Smita Bakshi | |
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Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2011–2021 | |
Preceded by | Dinesh Bajaj |
Succeeded by | Vivek Gupta |
Constituency | Jorasanko |
Personal details | |
Born | Girish Park,Kolkata,West Bengal,India | 5 July 1959
Political party | Trinamool Congress |
Residence | Girish Park |
Alma mater | B.SC from Scottish Church College,Calcutta University (1978) |
Smita Bakshi is an Indian politician from Kolkata,West Bengal,India. She was the M.L.A of West Bengal Legislative Assembly representing the 165,Jorasanko (Vidhan Sabha constituency) two times (term 2011 &2016). [1] She was MLA of Jorasanko,Councillor of KMC Ward 25 &Chairperson of Borough IV,Working President of West Bengal Trinamool Mahila Congress. [2]
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In the 2016 elections,Smita Bakshi of All India Trinamool Congress defeated BJP candidate Rahul Sinha who came second by a very small margin.
West Bengal assembly elections,2016:Jorasanko | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes |
AITMC | SMITA BAKSHI | 44,766 |
BJP | RAHUL SINHA | 38,476 |
RJD | AVINASH KUMAR AGARWAL | 15,639 |
BSP | UTTAM MALI | 816 |
SUCI | BIJNAN KUMAR BERA | 641 |
INDEPENDENT | UTTAM ACHARYA | 618 |
INDEPENDENT | SUNIL ROY | 306 |
JD(S) | MANOJ KUMAR JAISWAL | 300 |
INDEPENDENT | BISWABASU MUKHERJEE | 296 |
INDEPENDENT | SHYAMAL SAMADDAR | 218 |
INDEPENDENT | SANJEEV KUMAR JAIN | 180 |
NOTA | 2,374 |
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