Tapas Banerjee

Tapas Banerjee is an Indian advocate and politician from West Bengal belonging to All India Trinamool Congress. He was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly representing Asansol Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency) from 2011 to 2021.

Tapas Banerjee
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2021
Preceded by	Runu Dutta
Constituency	Raniganj
In office 13 May 2011 – 4 May 2021
Preceded by	Amitava Mukhopadhyay
Succeeded by	Agnimitra Paul
Constituency	Asansol Dakshin
In office 1996–2001
Preceded by	Goutam Roy Choudhury
Succeeded by	Kalyan Banerjee
Constituency	Asansol Uttar
Personal details
Political party	All India Trinamool Congress
Education	B.Com & LLB
Alma mater	University of Calcutta
Profession	Politician, lawyer

He graduated with B.Com. & LLB from University of Calcutta.^[1] He was elected as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Asansol Dakshin in 2011 and 2016.^[2][3]

Political career

Tapas Banerjee won Asansol Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in the 2011 assembly elections. Banerjee defeated his nearest contender, Ashok Kumar Mukherjee of CPI(M), with a margin of 28,541 votes. Banerjee received 89,645 votes, while the runner-up Mukherjee, got 61,104. The voter turnout in the election was 78.69%.^[4]