Swapan Bhattacharjee | |
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স্বপন ভট্টাচার্য্য | |
Minister of State for Rural Development and Cooperatives Division | |
In office 20 May 2019 [1] – 10 January 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Preceded by | Mashiur Rahaman Ranga |
Succeeded by | Vacant |
Member of Parliament | |
In office 25 January 2014 – 07 January 2024 | |
Preceded by | Khan Tipu Sultan |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Yakub Ali |
Constituency | Jessore-5 |
Personal details | |
Born | Jessore, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan | 2 February 1952
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Relatives | Pijush Kanti Bhattacharjee (brother) |
Swapan Bhattacharjee (born 2 February 1952) [2] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member from Jessore-5 constituency since January 2014. His brother Pijush Kanti Bhattacharjee is a former member of parliament. [3]
Bhattacharjee was elected to Jatiya Sangsad on 5 January 2014 from Jessore-5 as an independent candidate. [2] He defeated the incumbent Bangladesh Awami League candidate Khan Tipu Sultan by more than 20 thousand votes. [4]
Swapan Bhattacharjee | |
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স্বপন ভট্টাচার্য্য | |
Minister of State for Rural Development and Cooperatives Division | |
In office 20 May 2019 [1] – 10 January 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Preceded by | Mashiur Rahaman Ranga |
Succeeded by | Vacant |
Member of Parliament | |
In office 25 January 2014 – 07 January 2024 | |
Preceded by | Khan Tipu Sultan |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Yakub Ali |
Constituency | Jessore-5 |
Personal details | |
Born | Jessore, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan | 2 February 1952
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Relatives | Pijush Kanti Bhattacharjee (brother) |
Swapan Bhattacharjee (born 2 February 1952) [2] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member from Jessore-5 constituency since January 2014. His brother Pijush Kanti Bhattacharjee is a former member of parliament. [3]
Bhattacharjee was elected to Jatiya Sangsad on 5 January 2014 from Jessore-5 as an independent candidate. [2] He defeated the incumbent Bangladesh Awami League candidate Khan Tipu Sultan by more than 20 thousand votes. [4]