Sukumar De | |
|---|---|
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Constituency | Nandakumar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 October 1960 Nandakumar,West Bengal,India |
| Party | Trinamool Congress |
| Residence(s) | Nandakumar,West Bengal |
| Profession | Politician |
Sukumar De (born 1960) [1] is an Indian politician from West Bengal. He won as an three time MLA from Nandakumar Assembly constituency representing the Trinamool Congress. [1] [2] [3] [4]
De is from Nandakumar,Purba Medinipur District,West Bengal. He is the son of Kshudiram De. He is a graduate in arts. [1]
De first became an MLA winning the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election defeating Brahmamoy Nanda of the Samajwadi Party. [3] He retained the seat in the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election representing Trinamool Congress. In 2016,he defeated his nearest rival Siraj Khan,who was an independent candidate supported by the LF - INC alliance. [3] He won for the third consecutive time in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election defeating Nilanjan Adhikary of the Bhratiya Janata Party by a margin of 5,406 votes. [2]