Shankar Ghosh (politician)

Dr Shankar Ghosh was born at Bishnupur in Bankura District, West Bengal, India. His early life was spent at several places including Medinipur, Jhargram, Joypur, Jorbangla. He completed his college and got doctoral studies from University of North Bengal. == Political career ==

Dr Shankar Ghosh joined SFI in 1991 and DYFI in 1995. He was part of the Indian Delegation Team at the 17th World Festival of Youth and Students, held in South Africa in 2010. In 2015 he was elected as the Councillor from ward 24 in Siliguri. He was appointed the Member Mayor in Council (Education, Sports, Culture and Youth). Later, he was also given additional charge of Health. He served a term as a member of the Board of Administrators in Siliguri. He joined the Bharatiya Janta Party on 12 March 2021. On 2 May 2021, he was elected as the Member of Legislative Assembly from the Siliguri Assembly constituency by defeating Om Prakash Mishra of All India Trinamool Congress by 35,586 votes. == References ==