Bachchu Hansda (born 1 March 1979)[2] is an Indian politician from Tapan in West Bengal. He served as the Minister of State for North Bengal Development in the Government of West Bengal from 2016 to 2021. Hansda was elected twice to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from the Tapan constituency, in 2011 and 2016.[3][4]
Bachchu Hansda | |
|---|---|
| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2011–2021 | |
| Constituency | Tapan |
| Minister of State for North Bengal Development | |
| In office 2016–2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1979[1] |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Residence(s) | Chenchra, Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal, India |
| Profession | Politician, Teacher |
Hansda faced allegations of widespread corruption, including accusations of accepting large sums of money from individuals in exchange for appointments to government teaching positions at various school levels. As a result of these allegations, the Trinamool Congress denied him a ticket to contest the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, later Handsa joined opposition party Bharatiya Janata Party.[5][6]
Political career
editHansda was first nominated as a candidate by the All India Trinamool Congress in the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, where he contested against Revolutionary Socialist Party leader Khara Soren. Hansda won the election with a margin of 18,657 votes, securing a total of 72,643 votes, while Soren received 53,986 votes.[4]
In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Hansda was again fielded by the TMC. He contested against RSP leader Urow Raghu and won the election with a reduced margin of 4,401 votes, obtaining 72,511 votes, while Raghu received 68,110 votes. Following this victory, Hansda was appointed as the Minister of State for North Bengal Development in the Mamata Banerjee-led government.[4][7]
Hansda later faced allegations of widespread corruption, including accusations of accepting large sums of money from individuals in exchange for appointments to government teaching positions. As a consequence of these allegations, the TMC denied him a ticket for the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.[5]
On 10 April 2021, after TMC denies him ticket, Hansda joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, the primary opposition party in West Bengal, in the presence of Dilip Ghosh at an event in Kolkata.[8][9] However, just seven days later, he expressed his desire to rejoin the Trinamool Congress, but the party declined his request. Since then, Hansda has not been affiliated with any political party and is currently involved in teaching at schools that he owns.[6][10][11]
References
edit- ^ "Bachchu Hansda, AITC MLA from Tapan - Our Neta". Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Bachchu Hansda, AITC MLA from Tapan - Our Neta". Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Tapan (West Bengal) Assembly Election Results 2021 Live: Winner, Runner-up". The Indian Express. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "West Bengal Assembly election 2021, Tapan profile: TMC's Bachchu Hansda retained seat in 2016 election". Firstpost. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ a b Bangla, TV9 (29 March 2022). "মন্ত্রী হয়েছিলেন একবার, বাচ্চু হাঁসদার বাড়ি দেখলে চমকে যাবেন আপনিও". TV9 Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 10 December 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Pal, Satyen (29 May 2021). "তৃণমূলে ফিরতে মরিয়া প্রাক্তন মন্ত্রী বাচ্চু হাঁসদা, বিজেপি বলছে 'সুযোগসন্ধানী'" [Desperate to Return to TMC, Former Minister Bachchu Hansda, BJP Calls Him 'Opportunistic']. Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Bachchu Hansda(All India Trinamool Congress(AITC)):Constituency- TAPAN (ST)(DAKSHIN DINAJPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Denied Ticket, Trinamool Minister Bachchu Hansda, MLA Gouri Sankar Dutta Join BJP". NDTV.com. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ Mohant, Anupratan (27 May 2021). "হারিয়েছেন তো বাচ্চুই, বলছেন তৃণমূল কর্মীরা" [TMC Workers Say It Was Bachchu Who Lost]. Anandabazar. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ Gupta, Apromeya Datta (26 May 2021). "'এখন ফিরিয়ে নিলে আরও কাজ করতে পারব', তৃণমূলে ফিরতে চাইছেন বাচ্চু". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "সাতদিনেই মোহভঙ্গ! বিজেপি ছেড়ে তৃণমূলে ফেরার ইচ্ছাপ্রকাশ বাচ্চু হাঁসদার". sangbadpratidin. Retrieved 10 December 2024.