Pankaj Kumar Banerjee | |
Birth Date: | 27 July 1945 |
Death Date: | 26 October 2018 (aged 73) |
Office1: | Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal |
Term Start1: | 2001 |
Term End1: | 2006 |
Predecessor1: | Atish Chandra Sinha |
Successor1: | Partha Chatterjee |
Deputy1: | Ambica Banerjee |
Office2: | MLA of Tollyganj Vidhan Sabha Constituency |
Term Start2: | 1972 |
Term End2: | 1977 |
Predecessor2: | Satyapriya Roy |
Successor2: | Prasanta Sur |
Term Start3: | 1996 |
Term End3: | 2006 |
Predecessor3: | Prasanta Sur |
Successor3: | Aroop Biswas |
Party: | Trinamool Congress (1998-2006) Indian National Congress (1968-1998) |
Alma Mater: | B.E. in Marine Engineering |
Spouse: | Aparna Bandyapadhyay |
Children: | 1 |
Pankaj Kumar Banerjee was an Indian politician and marine engineer belonging to All India Trinamool Congress. He was elected as MLA of Tollyganj Vidhan Sabha Constituency in West Bengal Legislative Assembly in 1972, 1996 and 2001.[1] [2] [3] He served as Leader of the Opposition of West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2006.[4] [5]
Bandyopadhyay was married to Aparna Bandyopadhyay. Pragga Bandyopadhyay is their only daughter.[6]
Bandyopadhyay died on 26 October 2018 at the age of 73.[7] [8] [9]