Sukumar De

Sukumar De (born 1960)^[1] is an Indian politician from West Bengal. He won as an three time MLA from Nandakumar Assembly constituency representing the Trinamool Congress.^[1][2][3][4]

Sukumar De
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2011
Preceded by	Established
Constituency	Nandakumar
Personal details
Born	9 October 1960
Political party	Trinamool Congress
Residence(s)	Nandakumar, West Bengal
Profession	Politician

Early life and education

De is from Nandakumar, Purba Medinipur District, West Bengal. He is the son of Kshudiram De. He is a graduate in arts.^[1]

Career

De first became an MLA winning the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election defeating Brahmamoy Nanda of the Samajwadi Party.^[3] He retained the seat in the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election representing Trinamool Congress. In 2016, he defeated his nearest rival Siraj Khan, who was an independent candidate supported by the LF - INC alliance.^[3] He won for the third consecutive time in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election defeating Nilanjan Adhikary of the Bhratiya Janata Party by a margin of 5,406 votes.^[2]