Rama Prasad Giri

Rama Prasad Giri
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
4 May 2026
Preceded bySurja Kanta Atta
ConstituencyNarayangarh
Personal details
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
ProfessionPolitician

Rama Prasad Giri (born 1975) is an Indian politician from West Bengal.[1] He is a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from the Narayangarh Assembly constituency in Paschim Medinipur district representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2][3]

Early life and education

Ramaprasad is from Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. He is the son of the late Sunil Baran Giri. He completed his BA at a college affiliated with the University of Calcutta in 1998 and did a diploma in Elementary Education in 2018 and passed the examinations conducted by the West Bengal Board of Primary Education.[4] He and his wife are primary school teachers. He declared assets worth Rs.91 lakhs in his affidavit to the Election Commission of India.[5]

Career

Ramaprasad won the Narayangarh Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. He polled 1,16,050 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Pratibha Maiti of the All India Trinamool Congress by a margin of 20,367 votes.[6][7][8] Earlier in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, he lost to Atta Surja Kanta of the All India Trinamool Congress by a margin of 2,416 votes.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Giri Ramaprasad, NARAYANGARH constituency, BJP, WestBengal Assembly Election 2026: Profile & Affidavit". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Narayangarh, Vidhan Sabha 2026 — IndiaVotes". www.indiavotes.com. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Narayangarh Election Results 2026 | West bengal Assembly Election Results". NDTV. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Rama Prasad Giri(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- NARAYANGARH(PASCHIM MEDINIPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Giri Ramaprasad(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- NARAYANGARH(PASCHIM MEDINIPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Narayangarh Election Result 2026 LIVE Updates: West Bengal (Narayangarh) Assembly Election Results 2026 Winner, Vote Counting, Runner-up". The Indian Express. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Narayangarh Election Result 2026 Highlights: BJP's Giri Ramaprasad wins Narayangarh with 116050 votes". India Today. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Narayangarh assembly election results 2026: BJP's Ramprasad Giri defeats Trinamool's Pratibha Maiti by 20,367 votes". The Times of India. 5 May 2026. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Narayangarh Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Narayangarh, West Bengal Assembly election result 2021". India Today. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2026.