Lakshman Chandra Seth

Lakshman Chandra Seth (born 11 April 1946), commonly known as Lakshman Seth, is an Indian politician from Tamluk, West Bengal, India. He was a West Bengal state committee member of the CPI(M) and is a former MP of Tamluk.^[2]

Lakshman Chandra Seth
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1998–2009
Preceded by	Jayanta Bhattacharya
Succeeded by	Suvendu Adhikari
Constituency	Tamluk
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office 1982–1996
Preceded by	Shiba Nath Das
Succeeded by	Tushar Kanti Mandal
Constituency	Sutahata
Personal details
Born	(1946-04-11) 11 April 1946 (age 79) Midnapore, Bengal Presidency, British India
Political party	Indian National Congress (2018–present)
Other political affiliations	Communist Party of India (Marxist) (expelled in 2014) Bharatiya Janata Party (2016–2018)
Spouse(s)	Late Tamalika Panda Seth Manashi Dey[1]
Children	2 sons
Residence	Midnapore East

He was expelled from the Communist Party of India (Marxist). In 2016, Seth joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and merged Bharat Nirman Party of his own which was floated by him^{[clarification needed]} after his expulsion from the CPI(M).^[3][4][5] He was expelled from BJP in 2018 and fought 2019 election from Tamluk constituency from Indian National Congress ticket.^[6]Mr. Lakshman Chandra Seth is widely recognised for his contributions in education sector.