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Sujan Chakraborty (born 16 March 1959) is an Indian Communist politician and a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).[1][2] He was the MLA of Jadavpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) from 2016 to 2021.[1] In the 2016 West Bengal Assembly elections, he defeated his nearest rival, Minister for Power in the Government of West Bengal, Manish Gupta of the Trinamool Congress.[3] In 2021 he was defeated by Moloy Majumdar of AITC by a margin of 38869 votes. He was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha representing Jadavpur constituency in West Bengal state. He is contesting the 2024 Indian General Election as a CPI(M) candidate from the Dum Dum Lok Sabha constituency. [4][5]
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Chakraborty was the editor of Chhatra Sangram (Students' Struggle), the Bengali organ of the state unit of the Students Federation of India from 1986 to 1988.[citation needed][1] He was the Secretary of the state unit of the organization from 1988 to 1993 and the General Secretary of its central body from 1993 to 1994. From 1996 to 2000 Chakraborty was a member of the state unit of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions. Later, he became a member of the General Council of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions. Member, (i) Indian Science Congress Association; (ii) Indian Pharmaceutical Association, (iii) Pharmacy Council of India, and (iv) West Bengal State Council of Technical Education; Written several articles on student movement, political and contemporary issues; presented research papers in various International Scientific Conferences in India and abroad. West Bengal State Committee (1988–93),West Bengal Pharmaceutical & Photochemical Development Corporation Ltd., 1996–2001; Infusion India Ltd., 1998–1999; West Bengal Rural Energy Development Corporation Ltd., 1999–2004.
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- ^ "Dum Dum Constituency Lok Sabha Election Results 2014 - 2024". The Times of India. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 17 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
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View on GrokipediaSujan Chakraborty (born 16 March 1959) is an Indian politician and senior leader within the Communist Party of India (Marxist), serving on its central committee.[1][2]
Educated at Jadavpur University with qualifications including a Master of Pharmacy and a Ph.D., Chakraborty has held positions such as chairman of the West Bengal Pharmaceutical and Photochemical Development Corporation from 1996 to 2001.[1][3]
He represented the Jadavpur Lok Sabha constituency as a Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2009 and served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Jadavpur, winning the seat in 2016 and leading the Left Front legislature party in the West Bengal Assembly.[1][4][2]
Chakraborty, a former general secretary of the Students' Federation of India, has been active in West Bengal politics for decades, contesting elections including the 2024 Lok Sabha polls from Dum Dum constituency, and remains a vocal opposition figure critiquing issues like financial scams and governance failures under the ruling Trinamool Congress.[5][6][7]
Early life and education
Family background and upbringing
Sujan Chakraborty was born on 16 March 1959 in Kalikapur, a village in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India.[1] His father, Kanailal Chakraborty, and mother, Binapani Chakraborty, both passed away prior to recent records.[1] [6] Chakraborty was raised in Kalikapur, where his family's permanent address remained throughout his early years, reflecting a rural upbringing in a region characterized by agricultural and semi-urban communities near Kolkata.[1] Specific details on his parents' occupations or family socioeconomic status are not publicly documented in official biographies, though the area's context suggests modest, working-class roots typical of many in post-independence West Bengal villages.[1]Academic and professional training
Chakraborty obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Political Science and Social Movements from Jadavpur University in 1995.[2][8] His doctoral research emphasized advanced analysis of political science and social movements, including contributions to scholarly examinations of Left-wing politics in India.[2] Following his academic pursuits, Chakraborty engaged in research and publications on topics such as Marxist theory, labor movements, and democratic socialism within the contemporary Indian context, which informed his subsequent entry into political roles.[2] No formal professional training outside academia and party-affiliated student organizations is documented in available records.[1]Political activism and rise
Student movement involvement
Chakraborty initiated his political engagement through the Students' Federation of India (SFI), the student organization affiliated with the Communist Party of India (Marxist), during his time at Jadavpur University, where he pursued advanced studies culminating in a PhD in political science focused on social movements.[2] As a student activist in the 1980s, he organized campaigns centered on educational access, campus democracy, and broader social justice concerns, reflecting SFI's emphasis on left-wing mobilization against perceived institutional inequities.[2] From 1986 to 1989, Chakraborty edited Chhatra Sangram, the official Bengali periodical of the West Bengal SFI unit, which served as a platform for disseminating ideological positions, critiquing government education policies, and rallying student support for protests.[9] [10] In this role, he contributed to amplifying SFI's advocacy for affordable higher education and opposition to commercialization of universities, amid West Bengal's politically charged campus environment. Chakraborty subsequently ascended to the position of general secretary of the SFI's West Bengal state committee, where he coordinated statewide student actions, including demonstrations against fee hikes and for union elections, strengthening the organization's grassroots presence in colleges and universities during the late 1980s and early 1990s.[11] [12] His leadership emphasized ideological training and mass mobilization, aligning with CPI(M)'s broader strategy to cultivate youth cadres for sustained leftist activism in the state.[11]Initial roles in CPI(M)
Following his leadership in the Students' Federation of India (SFI), Sujan Chakraborty transitioned into direct organizational roles within the Communist Party of India (Marxist (CPI(M)). He assumed the position of secretary of the party's South 24 Parganas district committee in 2010, after internal deliberations where the previous secretary, Abdul Nazir Mollah, was sidelined and tasked with proposing Chakraborty's candidacy at the district meeting.[13] This district, encompassing southern suburbs of Kolkata and rural areas, represented a key administrative unit for the CPI(M)'s operations in West Bengal amid declining electoral fortunes post-2009. As district secretary, Chakraborty coordinated branch-level activities, mobilized cadres for protests and elections, and navigated factional tensions within the party structure.[14] He retained the role through at least 2016, during which the CPI(M) faced violent clashes with Trinamool Congress activists, including incidents where Chakraborty was reportedly confined or heckled.[15] [16] This position facilitated his involvement in responding to local crises, such as condemning attacks on party workers and advocating for investigations into political murders in the district.[17] Chakraborty's district secretary tenure underscored the CPI(M)'s emphasis on grassroots consolidation in West Bengal, where organizational discipline was critical amid competition from regional rivals. It preceded his elevation to the state secretariat and central committee, marking an initial phase of administrative focus over electoral candidacy.[14]Legislative and parliamentary career
State assembly positions
Chakraborty was elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from the Jadavpur constituency in the 2016 state assembly elections, securing 98,977 votes and defeating the Trinamool Congress candidate Krishna Dasgupta by a margin of approximately 28,000 votes.[18] He assumed office on May 30, 2016, as a member of the 16th Assembly, representing the Communist Party of India (Marxist) amid the Left Front's reduced presence following the 2011 defeat.[19] During his term, which lasted until May 2021, Chakraborty served as the leader of the Left Front legislature party, advocating for industrial policies and critiquing the ruling Trinamool Congress government's handling of urban development in Kolkata's southern suburbs.[20] In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, Chakraborty sought re-election from Jadavpur but received 60,606 votes, losing to Trinamool Congress candidate Debabrata Majumdar, who polled 98,100 votes, by a margin of 37,494 votes.[21] This defeat marked the end of his state assembly tenure and reflected the broader decline of Left Front representation, with no CPI(M) MLAs securing seats in that cycle.[22] Prior to 2016, Chakraborty had not held state assembly positions, focusing instead on parliamentary and party organizational roles.[4]Lok Sabha representation
Sujan Chakraborty was elected to the 14th Lok Sabha from the Jadavpur constituency in West Bengal during the 2004 Indian general election as a candidate of the Communist Party of India (Marxist.[1] His term commenced following the election results declared on 13 May 2004 and concluded with the dissolution of the Lok Sabha on 16 May 2009.[1] During his parliamentary tenure, Chakraborty was appointed to the Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests; the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Agro and Rural Industries and Small Scale Industries; and the Committee on Human Resource Development, with these roles effective from 5 August 2007.[1] These positions involved oversight of policy areas related to scientific research, environmental protection, industrial development, and education initiatives.[1] Chakraborty did not secure re-election in subsequent Lok Sabha polls from Jadavpur, including the 2009 and 2014 general elections, nor from Dum Dum in 2024, where he received fewer votes than the winning Trinamool Congress candidate Sougata Roy.[3] [23]Key legislative contributions and opposition activities
During his tenure as a Member of Parliament in the 14th Lok Sabha representing Jadavpur (2004–2009), Sujan Chakraborty contributed to legislative oversight through membership in key parliamentary committees. He served on the Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests from August 5, 2007, focusing on policy scrutiny in these domains, and on the Committee on Human Resource Development, which examined education and skill development initiatives.[1] Additionally, as a member of the Consultative Committee attached to the Ministries of Agro and Rural Industries and Small Scale Industries, he provided input on industrial policies aimed at rural economic growth and micro-enterprise support.[1] In the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, where Chakraborty represented Jadavpur multiple times (including 2006–2011 and 2016–2021), his opposition role emphasized critiques of governance and support for targeted social legislation. He endorsed the West Bengal (Prevention of Lynching) Bill, 2019, passed on August 30, arguing it was essential to combat mob violence despite broader concerns over implementation.[24] Chakraborty opposed the Trinamool Congress-led government's Lokayukta and Other Authorities (Amendment) Bill, 2018, passed on July 26, contending that exempting the Chief Minister from oversight provisions undermined anti-corruption mechanisms and reflected executive overreach.[25] As part of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)'s parliamentary strategy, Chakraborty actively opposed central government measures perceived as favoring corporate interests. In December 2020, alongside Left Front allies, he urged the West Bengal government to enact state-level countermeasures against the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, and related farm laws, highlighting risks to small farmers' livelihoods without secured minimum support prices.[26] In August 2019, he questioned the Trinamool Congress's commitment to opposing the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019, after its MPs staged a walkout during Lok Sabha voting, asserting such actions diluted substantive resistance to the legislation's federal implications.[27] These stances aligned with CPI(M)'s broader advocacy for protecting agrarian and labor rights against neoliberal reforms.Electoral history and performance
Major election contests
Chakraborty first achieved electoral success in the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election from the Jadavpur constituency, securing victory as the Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate.[28] He retained the seat in subsequent terms until facing defeat in the 2021 assembly election, where he finished as runner-up to All India Trinamool Congress candidate Debabrata Majumdar, who polled 98,100 votes amid a broader shift in voter preferences toward the ruling party.[29] In parliamentary elections, Chakraborty represented Jadavpur in the Lok Sabha as a CPI(M) member during the 14th Lok Sabha (2004–2009), capitalizing on the party's historical stronghold in the urban leftist belt of Kolkata.[1] His most recent national contest occurred in the 2024 Lok Sabha election from Dum Dum constituency, where he garnered 240,784 votes (19.11% of the total), placing third behind All India Trinamool Congress winner Sougata Roy (528,579 votes, 41.95%) and Bharatiya Janata Party's Silbhadra Datta (457,919 votes, 36.34%).[23] These contests highlight Chakraborty's focus on Kolkata-adjacent urban seats, reflecting CPI(M)'s efforts to reclaim influence in areas once dominated by left-wing politics but eroded by the rise of regional parties like Trinamool Congress since 2011.| Election | Year | Constituency | Party | Position | Votes | % Share | Opponent/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Bengal Assembly | 2016 | Jadavpur | CPI(M) | Winner | Not specified in source | N/A | Defeated rivals in CPI(M) stronghold.[28] |
| West Bengal Assembly | 2021 | Jadavpur | CPI(M) | Runner-up | Not specified in source | N/A | Lost to AITC's Debabrata Majumdar (98,100 votes).[29] |
| Lok Sabha | 2004 | Jadavpur | CPI(M) | Winner | N/A | N/A | Served 14th Lok Sabha term.[1] |
| Lok Sabha | 2024 | Dum Dum | CPI(M) | 3rd | 240,784 | 19.11% | TMC's Sougata Roy won; BJP 2nd.[23] |

