Gautam Chakroborty

Gautam Chakroborty
গৌতম চক্রবর্তী
Member of Parliament
for Tangail-6
In office
14 July 1996 – 27 October 2006
Preceded byKhandaker Abu Taher
Succeeded byKhondokar Abdul Baten
State Minister of Water Resources
In office
28 October 2001 – 27 October 2006
Succeeded byMahbubur Rahman
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party

Gautam Chakroborty (1954 – 27 May 2022) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Tangail-6 constituency. He also served as the state minister of water resources.[1]

Early life

Born in East Pakistan, Gautam received his education up to LLB.[2]

Career

Chakroborty was elected to parliament from Tangail-6 (Nagarpur-Delduar) in 1996 and 2001 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) beating Bangladesh Awami League candidate Khondokar Abdul Baten twice.[3] He received the nomination from the party in the 2008 Bangladesh General Election but lost the contest to Ahasanul Islam Titu of Awami League.[4][5]

Death

Chakroborty died from cardiac arrest in the afternoon/evening according to reports on 27 May 2022.[6]

References

  1. ^ "AL, BNP freshers face strong rivals in Tangail-2,3,4,6". The Daily Star. 7 December 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Literate to PhD holders in eight Tangail seats". The Daily Star. 27 December 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Delimitation brightens AL's prospect in Tangail-6". The Daily Star. 6 November 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  4. ^ "2 ex-JCD leaders to fight BNP nominees". The Daily Star. 2 December 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Get 11th Bangladesh National Election 2018 Results". The Daily Star. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Former state minister Gautam Chakraborty dies". Dhaka Tribune. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.


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