Asima Chowdhuri

Asima Chowdhuri (born 1944)^[1] is an Indian politician from West Bengal. She is a former two time member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Manikchak Assembly constituency in Malda district. She was last elected in the 2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election representing the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

Asima Chowdhuri
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office 13 May 2001 – 13 May 2011
Preceded by	Ram Probesh Mondal
Succeeded by	Sabitri Mitra
Constituency	Malatipur
Personal details
Born	1944 (age 80–81) English Bazar, West Bengal, India
Political party	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Residence(s)	Malda district, West Bengal, India
Occupation	Politician

Early life and education

Chowdhuri is from Manikchak, Malda district, West Bengal. She is the wife of late Subodh Chowdhury. She completed her graduation in arts and teaching.^[1]

Career

Chowdhuri was first elected as an MLA winning the 2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election representing the Communist Party of India (Marxist) from Manikchak Assembly constituency. She polled 48,239 votes and defeated the Congress candidate, Ram Prabesh Mandal, by a margin of 8,383 votes.^[2][3] She retained the seat for the Communist Party in the 2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. In 2006, she polled 45,660 votes and once again defeated her nearest rival, Ram Prabesh Mandal of the Indian National Congress, who got 40,196. The margin of victory was 5,464 votes.^[4][5]