Debasish Kumar
Debasish Kumar | |
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| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2 May 2021 – 4 May 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Sovandeb Chattopadhyay |
| Succeeded by | Swapan Dasgupta |
| Constituency | Rashbehari |
| Member Of Board of Administration KMC | |
| Assumed office 1 April 2020 | |
| Mayor | Firhad Hakim |
| Deputy | Atin Ghosh |
| Constituency | Ward No. 85 |
| President of South Calcutta District Trinamool Congress Committee | |
| Assumed office 23 July 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 December 1959 |
| Party | Trinamool Congress |
| Spouse | Devjani Basu Kumar |
| Alma mater | 12th pass |
| Profession | Politician |
| Website | www.debasishkumar.com |
Debasish Kumar (born 22 December 1959) is an Indian politician and member of Trinamool Congress.[1][2] He is a former MLA,[3] elected from the Rashbehari constituency in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.[4][5] He was once the Deputy Chief Government Whip, in Government of West Bengal, Assembly House. He was the Member Mayor in Council of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.[6] Debasish Kumar was also the District President, South Kolkata District of Trinamool Congress. Currently he doesn't hold any office after being defeated by Dr Swapan Dasgupta in 2026 election by a margin of over twenty thousand votes. The Trinamool Congress were humiliated and humbled in the election. His daughter Devlina Kumar is an actress and married to actor Gourab Chatterjee.
References
- ↑ "Debasish Kumar Election Affidavit". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election Candidate Debasish Kumar". NDTV. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ↑ "Debasish Kumar was a TMC candidate Rashbehari". News18. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ↑ "Rashbehari, West Bengal Assembly election result 2021". India Today. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ↑ "Debasish Kumar - राशबिहारी विधानसभा चुनाव 2021 परिणाम". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ↑ "Board of Administrators". KMC.