Gautam Chakroborty Explained

Gautam Chakroborty
Native Name:	গৌতম চক্রবর্তী
Native Name Lang:	bn
Constituency Mp:	Tangail-6
Term Start:	14 July 1996
Term End:	27 October 2006
Predecessor:	Khandaker Abu Taher
Successor:	Khondokar Abdul Baten
Office1:	State Minister of Water Resources
Term Start1:	28 October 2001
Term End1:	27 October 2006
Successor1:	Md. Mahbubur Rahman
Party:	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Nationality:	Bangladeshi

Gautam Chakroborty (1954 – 27 May 2022) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Tangail-6 constituency. He also served as the state minister of water resources.^[1]

Early life

Born in East Pakistan, Gautam received his education up to LLB.^[2]

Career

Chakroborty was elected to parliament from Tangail-6 (Nagarpur-Delduar) in 1996 and 2001 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) beating Bangladesh Awami League candidate Khondokar Abdul Baten twice.^[3] He received the nomination from the party in the 2008 Bangladesh General Election but lost the contest to Ahasanul Islam Titu of Awami League.^{[4] [5]}

Death

Chakroborty died from cardiac arrest in the afternoon/evening according to reports on 27 May 2022.^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: AL, BNP freshers face strong rivals in Tangail-2,3,4,6. 4 March 2018. The Daily Star. 7 December 2008. en.
2. News: Literate to PhD holders in eight Tangail seats. 4 March 2018. The Daily Star. 27 December 2008. en.
3. News: Delimitation brightens AL's prospect in Tangail-6. 4 March 2018. The Daily Star. 6 November 2008. en.
4. News: 2 ex-JCD leaders to fight BNP nominees. 4 March 2018. The Daily Star. 2 December 2008. en.
5. Web site: 14 November 2018. Get 11th Bangladesh National Election 2018 Results. 23 September 2020. The Daily Star. en.
6. Web site: Former state minister Gautam Chakraborty dies. Dhaka Tribune. 27 May 2022. 27 May 2022.