Prabir Kumar Ghosal

Prabir Kumar Ghosal (born 1957)^[1] is an Indian politician from West Bengal. He is a former member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Uttarpara Assembly constituency in Hooghly district. He was elected in the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election representing the All India Trinamool Congress.^[2]

Early life and education

Ghosal is from Uttarpara, Hooghly district, West Bengal. He is the son of late Ajit Kumar Ghosal. He completed his graduation at a college affiliated with the University of Calcutta in 1980. His wife runs the family business.

Career

Ghosal was elected in the Uttarpara Assembly constituency representing the All India Trinamool Congress. He polled 84,918 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Srutinath Praharaj of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), by a margin of 12,000 votes.^[3] Later in January 2021, he resigned from two Trinamool party posts but remained as a primary member. However, he shifted to the Bharatiya Janata Party and contested the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election on the BJP ticket. He polled 57,889 votes and lost to Kanchan Mullick of the Trinamool Congress, by a margin of 35,989 votes.^[4][5] Mullick, a first timer, polled 93,878 votes.^[6]