Biswanath Chowdhury

Biswanath Chowdhury (1 August 1942 – 27 July 2024) was an Indian Revolutionary Socialist Party politician, and a MLA from Balurghat eight times. He was the West Bengal minister for Jails and Social Welfare for quarter of a century.

Biswanath Chowdhury
Minister for Jails and Social Welfare in the West Bengal Government
In office 1986–2011
Member of Legislative Assembly of West Bengal
In office 2016–2021
Preceded by	Sankar Chakraborty
Succeeded by	Ashok Kumar Lahiri
Constituency	Balurghat
In office 1977–2011
Preceded by	Bireshwar Roy
Succeeded by	Sankar Chakraborty
Constituency	Balurghat
Personal details
Born	(1942-08-01)1 August 1942
Died	27 July 2024(2024-07-27) (aged 81) Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Political party	Revolutionary Socialist Party

Seven-time MLA

Biswanath Chowdhury, a graduate from Balurghat College,^[1] first became a MLA in 1977.^[2] Thereafter, he continued as MLA in 1982,^[3] 1987,^[4] 1991,^[5] 1996,^[6] 2001^[7] and 2006.^[8] In the 2011 elections he lost to Sankar Chakraborty of All India Trinamool Congress.^[9]

Ministerial role

Chowdhury was minister for Jails and Social Welfare in West Bengal for 25 years from 1986 to 2011.^[10]

Death

Chowdhury died from cancer in Kolkata, on 27 July 2024, at the age of 82.^[11]