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Ranajit Kumar Roy

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Ranajit Kumar Roy
রণজিত কুমার রায়
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Jessore-4
In office
25 January 2009 – 29 January 2024
Preceded byM. M. Amin Uddin
Succeeded byEnamul Haque Babul
Personal details
Born (1955-02-01) 1 February 1955 (age 69)
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

Ranajit Kumar Roy (born 1 February 1955) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Jessore-4 constituency.

Early life

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

Career

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "Ranajit Kumar Roy Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results - Amar Desh Online". amardesh.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Ranajit Kumar Roy History". Amarmp. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Jashore-4 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Don't nominate 'corrupt' lawmakers". The Daily Star. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.