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Protima Rajak

Protima Rajak (born 1978)[1] is an Indian politician from West Bengal. She was a former member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Burwan Assembly constituency which is reserved for Scheduled Caste community in Murshidabad district. She won for the first time in the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election representing the Indian National Congress.[2]

Early life and education

Rajak is from Burwan, Murshidabad district, West Bengal. She married Kanuhari Rajak. She completed her BA at a college affiliated with the University of Kolkata in 1998. She is an ICDS worker.[1]

Career

Rajak won from Burwan Assembly constituency representing the Indian National Congress in the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. She polled 55,906 votes and defeated her nearest rival, Shasthi Charan Mal of the All India Trinamool Congress, by a margin of 15,002 votes.[3][2] She became an MLA for the first time winning the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election where she polled 66,034 votes.[4][5] In March 2021, she resigned from the Congress party.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Protima Rajak(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- BURWAN (SC)(MURSHIDABAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b "West Bengal Assembly Election Results in 2011". www.elections.in. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Burwan Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  4. ^ Live, A. B. P. "Murshidabad Election Results 2021 LIVE, Vote Counting, Leading, Trailing Winners West bengal Murshidabad District Election News LIVE". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Protima Rajak". Electwise. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  6. ^ Bangla, TV9 (15 March 2021). "'বাচ্চার জন্য দলে সময় দিতে পারছি না', কংগ্রেস ছাড়লেন দু'বারের জেতা বিধায়ক". TV9 Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 20 April 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)