Ranajit Kumar Roy Explained

Ranajit Kumar Roy
Office:	Member of Parliament
Birth Date:	1 February 1955
Party:	Bangladesh Awami League

Ranajit Kumar Roy (রণজিত কুমার রায়) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Jessore-4.

Early life

Roy was born on 1 February 1955. He has studied up to H.S.C or grade 12.^[1]

Career

Roy was elected to Parliament in 2008 from Jessore-4 as an Awami League candidate.^[2]

Roy was re-elected to Parliament in 2014 from Jessore-4 as an Awami League candidate.^[3]

Roy was re-elected to Parliament in 2019 from Jessore-4 as an Awami League candidate with 273,234 votes while his nearest rival, TS Ayub of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 30,874.^[4] His nomination was opposed by Awami League activists from Jessore who described him as corrupt at a press conference at the Dhaka Reporters' Unity; allegations he has refuted.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ranajit Kumar Roy Biography . Amarmp . 15 November 2018.
2. Web site: Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results - Amar Desh Online. 2021-07-08. amardesh.com. 2021-07-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184342/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=81&Year=2008. dead.
3. Web site: Ranajit Kumar Roy History . Amarmp . 15 November 2018.
4. Web site: 2018-11-25. Jashore-4 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018. 2021-07-08. The Daily Star. en.
5. News: Don't nominate 'corrupt' lawmakers . 15 November 2018 . The Daily Star . 24 September 2018 . en.