Ram Sankar Halder
Ram Sankara Halder | |
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| Member of Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | |
| In office 2016–2021 | |
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| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Ram Sankar Halder (born 1955)[1] is an Indian communist politician from West Bengal. He was elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly twice, representing the Kultali Assembly constituency in the South 24 Parganas district. In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, he was elected on behalf of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Halder is from Kultali, South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. He is the son of late Haridas Halder. He studied Class 12 and passed the examinations conducted by the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education in 1973.[1]
Career
[edit]Halder was first elected as an MLA from Kultali Assembly constituency winning the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election representing the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He polled 81,297 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Joy Krishna Halder of the Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) Party (SUCI (C)), by a margin of 4,813 votes.[3] He retained the seat for the Communist Party winning the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election defeating Gopal Majhi of the All India Trinamool Congress by a margin of 11,724 votes.[4][5] However, he lost the next election in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election which was won by Ganesh Chandra Mondal of the Trinamool Congress. Sankar Halder finished third behind second placed Mintu Halder of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2][6][7]
References
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- ^ "West Bengal Assembly election 2021, Kultali (SC) profile: CPM's Ram Sankar Halder won seat in previous two elections". Firstpost. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ^ "Kultali Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Ganesh Chandra Mondal of TMC secures victory". News18. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
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- ^ "West Bengal Election: Kultali (S.C) Assembly Constituency 2021/22". Hindustan Times. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2025.