Sovandeb Chattopadhyay | |
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Member of Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 2001 |
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Constituency | Rashbehari |
Personal details | |
Born | 1944 |
Political party | Trinamool Congress |
Spouse(s) | Supriya Chattopadhayay |
Religion | Hindu |
Sovandeb Chattopadhyay is an Indian politician representing Trinamool Congress.
He is the Chief Whip of his party in the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha.[1]
A boxer in his younger days, he is a veteran trade union leader, armed with degrees in science and law.[2][3] He is president of Kolkata Auto Rickshaw Operators’ Union.[4]
Sovandeb Chattopadhyay won the Rasbehari seat in 2001 and 2006. In 2011 he was pitted against a green-horn and won by nearly 50,000 votes.[2]